Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho (born 13 March 1989), known simply as Paulo Henrique, is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paulo Henrique Carneiro Filho | ||
Date of birth | (1989-03-13) March 13, 1989 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | João Pessoa, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Atlético Mineiro | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Atlético Mineiro | 13 | (3) |
2007–2010 | Heerenveen | 55 | (18) |
2010–2011 | Desportivo Brasil | 0 | (0) |
2010 | → Palmeiras (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2010–2011 | → Westerlo (loan) | 32 | (18) |
2011–2014 | Trabzonspor | 84 | (19) |
2014–2017 | Shanghai Shenhua | 24 | (12) |
2015 | → Liaoning Whowin (loan) | 5 | (1) |
2016 | → Estoril (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2017 | → Sport Recife (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Akhisar Belediyespor | 23 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paulo Henrique made his professional debut and scored his first professional goal for Atlético Mineiro in a 1–0 away win against São Paulo in the Campeonato Brasileiro on June 10, 2007.[1] On August 21, 2007, Paulo Henrique signed a 3+2-year deal with SC Heerenveen, in the Dutch Eredivisie.[2] He scored on his debut for SC Heerenveen, scoring two goals in the 5–1 away victory at NAC Breda on December 15, 2007.[3] In February 2009 he scored the first two Heerenveen goals in a 2–3 win at PSV Eindhoven. He was released by Heerenveen at the end of March 2010 because of conflict on terms to re-new his contract.
Paulo Henrique was immediately signed by third-party owner Traffic Group in a four-year contract, via a proxy subsidiary club Desportivo Brasil. He then joined Brazilian Série A club Palmeiras in a temporary deal until 31 December 2011.[4] In August 2010 he returned to Europe for Belgian side Westerlo in another loan.
Paulo Henrique signed for Turkish club Trabzonspor from Desportivo Brasil in July 2011 for €4 million transfer fee. He signed a four-year contract worth an average of €900,000 a season.[5]
On 2 July 2014, Paulo Henrique transferred to Chinese Super League side Shanghai Greenland Shenhua for €4 million transfer fee.[6][7] On 16 July 2015, Henrique was loaned to fellow Chinese Super League side Liaoning Whowin until 31 December 2015.[8] On 15 July 2016, Henrique was loaned to Primeira Liga club Estoril.[9] On 20 January 2017, he was loaned to Sport Recife.[10]
On 21 July 2017, Paulo Henrique returned to Turkey and joined another Süper Lig side Akhisar Belediyespor on free transfer.[11] On 10 May 2018, Henrique helped Akhisar Belediyespor win their first professional trophy, the 2017–18 Turkish Cup.[12]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Atlético Mineiro | 2007 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 |
Heerenveen | 2007–08 | Eredivisie | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 |
2008–09 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 35 | 13 | ||
2009–10 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | 25 | 4 | ||
Total | 55 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 2 | 73 | 22 | ||
Palmeiras (loan) | 2010 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Westerlo (loan) | 2010–11 | Belgian Pro League | 32 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 22 |
Trabzonspor | 2011–12 | Süper Lig | 32 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 44 | 3 |
2012–13 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
2013–14 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 1] | 8 | 46 | 21 | ||
Total | 84 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 24 | 9 | 118 | 29 | ||
Shanghai Shenhua | 2014 | Chinese Super League | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6 |
2015 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||
Total | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
Liaoning Kaixin (loan) | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Estoril (loan) | 2016–17 | Primeira Liga | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Sport Recife (loan) | 2017 | Campeonato Brasileiro Série A | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 11 | 2 |
Akhisarspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 |
Career totals | 243 | 77 | 29 | 7 | 47 | 13 | 319 | 97 |