Henrique Pereira Araújo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ẽˈʁiki aɾaˈuʒu]; born 19 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Benfica.

Henrique Araújo

Araújo with Benfica in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Henrique Pereira Araújo
Date of birth	(2002-01-19) 19 January 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Funchal, Portugal
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Benfica
Number	39
Youth career
2008–2011	Andorinha
2011–2018	Marítimo
2018–2022	Benfica
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Benfica B	55	(36)
2022–	Benfica	8	(3)
National team‡
2019	Portugal U18	6	(4)
2020	Portugal U19	1	(0)
2021–	Portugal U21	8	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:44, 30 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 14 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira, Araújo started his football career in the youth ranks of local side Andorinha in 2008, and later moved to Marítimo's in 2011.[2] In 2018, aged 16, he went on a week trial with Benfica, who signed him and he subsequently moved from Madeira to Seixal, near Lisbon, to join Benfica's youth academy, despite also having trained with rivals Porto, who declined signing him.[3]

On 5 March 2019, Araújo signed his first professional contract with Benfica B.[4] Araújo made his professional debut with Benfica B in a 1–0 LigaPro loss to Estoril on 4 October 2020.[5] Following a prolific goalscoring form for the B team, to which he scored ten goals and provided three assist, Araújo was promoted to Benfica's first team by interim manager Nélson Veríssimo, making his debut on 2 February 2022, in a 2–1 home loss to Gil Vicente in the Primeira Liga.[6]

He scored his first goal for the club on 11 March in a 1–1 home draw to Vizela.[7] During that season, Araújo played in the 2021–22 UEFA Youth League, scoring a hat-trick in the final on 25 April, in a 6–0 win over Red Bull Salzburg to help Benfica win their first Youth League title, and their first title in European football since the 1961–62 European Cup.[2] In his first start on 13 May, Araújo scored a brace in a 2–0 away win against Paços de Ferreira.[8] On 5 September, he agreed to a contract extension to 2027, increasing his buyout clause to €100 million.[9][10]

On 2 November, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 6–1 away win against Maccabi Haifa in their last 2022–23 UEFA Champions League group stage match, to ensure Benfica's qualification to the round of sixteen, as group winners.[11]

International career

Araújo represented Portugal at under-17 and under-19, for a total of 7 caps, scoring four goals.[2] On 7 October 2022, Araújo won his first cap for the under-21 side, replacing Gonçalo Ramos in the 46th minute in the 11–0 victory thrashing of Liechtenstein for the 2023 European Championship qualification campaign.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 23 August 2022[13]

Honours

Benfica

• UEFA Youth League: 2021–22[14]

Individual

• Liga Portugal 2 Best Young Player of the Year: 2021–22
• Liga Portugal 2 Forward of the Month: February 2021
• SJPF Segunda Liga Young Player of the Month: February 2021[15]

References

External links

• Henrique Araújo at Soccerway
• FPF Profile
• Fora de Jogo Profile

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