Gustavo Henrique Santos (born 17 October 1999), known as Gustavo Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Paysandu, on loan from Portuguesa.
Career Born in Fernando Prestes, São Paulo, Gustavo Henrique had failed trials at São Paulo, Jabaquara, Novorizontino and Guarani before applying to a college in the United States in late 2016. After passing the test for a four-year college period in October 2017, he was later unable to gain a visa and briefly focused on his studies before deciding to return to football in June 2018.
Back to football, Gustavo Henrique played for Capivariano for a brief period before joining São-Carlense. At the latter club, he made his senior debut in the 2019 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão, before moving to Itapirense and being assigned to the under-20 squad.
In November 2019, Gustavo Henrique signed for Atlético Mineiro, being initially a member of the under-20 team. He was moved to the under-23 squad for the 2020 season, and signed his first professional contract with the club on 1 October, after agreeing to a two-year deal. He made his professional debut with Galo on 26 November 2020, coming on as a late substitute for Eduardo Sasha in a 2–1 Série A home win over Botafogo.
On 21 January 2021, Bahia announced the signing of Gustavo Henrique on loan for the entire season. On 20 October, he agreed to a permanent three-year contract with the club, effective as of the following January.
On 11 April 2022, after featuring rarely for Bahia, Gustavo Henrique was loaned to Botafogo-SP for one year. He helped in the club's promotion to the Série B, but left on 14 March 2023.
On 13 April 2023, Gustavo Henrique was announced at Sampaio Corrêa also on loan. A regular starter as the club suffered relegation, he moved to CRB on 20 December.
On 12 December 2024, Gustavo Henrique was announced on loan at Portuguesa. The following 25 March, after being a starter, he signed a permanent deal with Lusa until 2028.
On 28 August 2025, Gustavo Henrique was loaned to Caxias in the third division, until the end of the season. Back to Portuguesa for the 2026 season, he was regularly used before being again loaned out to Paysandu on 21 August of that year.
Personal life Gustavo Henrique's younger brother Guilherme died in a car accident in July 2023.
Career statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSão-Carlense2019Paulista 2ª Divisão—50———50Atlético Mineiro2020Série A100000——10Bahia2021Série A6010100001Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste01712022Série B004000—1050Total60141000020221Botafogo-SP (loan)2022Série C131———8Appearance(s) in Copa Paulista22132023Série B008020——100Total1318020—82313Sampaio Corrêa (loan)2023Série B290————290CRB2024Série B2004130—20291Portuguesa2025Série D1509010——2502026508030——160Total20017040——413Caxias (loan)2025Série C40————40Paysandu (loan)2026Série C10————10Career total94147290001221625
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