Luís Henrique (footballer, born 1998)
Brazilian footballer
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Luís Henrique Farinhas Taffner (born 17 March 1998), known as Luís Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Italian Serie D club Magenta.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luís Henrique Farinhas Taffner | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Vila Velha, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Magenta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010 | CFZ Rio | ||
| 2011–2013 | Flamengo | ||
| 2013–2015 | Botafogo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Botafogo | 20 | (4) |
| 2017 | Atlético Paranaense | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | Feirense | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Nacional-SP | ||
| 2018–2019 | → Grêmio FBPA (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | Oeste | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | HIFK | 14 | (8) |
| 2020–2022 | Vejle | 5 | (0) |
| 2020 | → HIFK (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2021 | → HJK Helsinki (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2021 | → Honka (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Kataller Toyama | 3 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Livorno | 17 | (4) |
| 2024 | Albenga | 5 | (1) |
| 2024– | Magenta | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Brazil U17 | 5 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 November 2024 | |||
Club career
Born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Luís Henrique began his professional career at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. He made his debut on 3 July 2015, at the age of 17, starting in a Série B against Sampaio Corrêa at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, scoring two goals in the first half of a 5–0 victory which kept his team at the top of the table.[1] Away to title rivals Bahia twenty-two days later, he opened a 1–1 draw.[2]
After finishing the year with four goals in 15 appearances and a subsequent promotion, Luís Henrique featured regularly during the 2016 Campeonato Carioca, but only scored two goals. He made his Série A debut on 22 May of that year, coming on as a late substitute for Neílton in a 1–1 away draw against Sport.
On 3 January 2017, after being rarely used, Luís Henrique rescinded his contract – which was due to expire in May – and signed a two-year contract with Atlético Paranaense.[3]
On 16 May 2019, Henrique joined Finnish club Helsinki IFK.[4] On 15 January 2020 it was confirmed, that Helsinki's cooperation club, Vejle Boldklub from Denmark, had signed Henrique. The Brazilian, however, would stay at Helsinki for the 2020 season on loan.[5] HIFK confirmed on 8 September 2020, that Vejle had recalled Henrique.[6] However, he only played 82 minutes in the league and therefore, he was loaned out once again on 24 January 2021, this time to HJK Helsinki.[7]
On 9 March 2022, Henrique joined Japanese J3 League club Kataller Toyama.[8]
International career
Luís Henrique was part of the Brazil squad at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. In the last 16, against New Zealand at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, he won an added-time penalty when fouled by James McGarry, and converted it for the only goal of the game.[9]
Honours
- Botafogo