Gustavo Henrique (footballer, born 1993)

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Gustavo Henrique
Gustavo Henrique during a press conference as Fenerbahçe player in 2022
Personal information
Full name Gustavo Henrique Vernes
Date of birth (1993-03-24) 24 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Corinthians
Number 13
Youth career
Vitória
2007–2013 Santos
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 Santos 132 (7)
2020–2023 Flamengo 51 (5)
2022–2023 → Fenerbahçe (loan) 13 (2)
2023 Fenerbahçe 0 (0)
2023–2024 Valladolid 12 (1)
2024– Corinthians 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Brazil U20 3 (0)
2015 Brazil U23 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Brazil
Men's Football
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Toronto Team Competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 July 2015

Gustavo Henrique Vernes (born 24 March 1993), better known as Gustavo Henrique, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club Corinthians.

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Born in São Paulo, Gustavo Henrique moved to Salvador, Bahia at early age. He started his career at Vitória's youth setup, before moving back to his home state in 2007, after joining Santos.[2]

Santos[edit]

Gustavo Henrique with Santos in 2019

Gustavo Henrique and made his first team – and Série A – debut on 17 June 2012, in a 1–0 away loss against Flamengo.[3] He scored his first goal on 24 July of the following year, in a 2–0 away win against CRAC for the season's Copa do Brasil.[4]

In mid-September 2013, Gustavo Henrique replaced Durval in the starting eleven, after the latter was deemed surplus to requirements.[5] He scored his first league goal on 27 October, in a 1–1 away draw against Corinthians.[6] Roughly a month later he scored his second, in a 2–2 away draw against Vasco da Gama.[7]

In late February 2014, Gustavo Henrique suffered a knee injury, being sidelined for six months.[8] He returned to action in October,[9] but was only selected on the bench in the remainder of the season.

Gustavo Henrique played his first match after his injury on 1 February 2015, starting in a 3–0 home win against Ituano.[10] In August, after the arrival of new manager Dorival Júnior, he was again first-choice after overtaking new signing Werley.[11]

On 29 February 2016, Gustavo Henrique renewed his contract until January 2020.[12] He became an undisputed starter during the campaign, and on 12 June completed his 100th game for the club by starting in a 2–0 away win against Santa Cruz.[13] In September, however, he suffered another knee injury, being sidelined for another six months.[14]

Gustavo Henrique returned to action on 14 August 2017, starting in a 0–0 home draw against Fluminense. On 10 September, in a 2–0 home win against Corinthians, he suffered another knee injury and was sidelined for the remainder of the year.[15]

Gustavo Henrique made his Copa Libertadores debut on 5 April 2018, replacing Renato late into a 1–0 away win against Estudiantes.[16]

Flamengo[edit]

In December 2019, Gustavo Henrique agreed to a pre-contract deal with Flamengo, effective as of the following 1 February.[17] On 3 January 2020, however, he was announced by the club after agreeing to a four-year deal.[18]

Fenerbahçe[edit]

On 26 July 2022, Gustavo Henrique signed with Turkish club Fenerbahçe on a season-long loan with option to buy.[19] At the end of the season, he signed a permanent two-year deal with Fenerbahçe.[20][21]

Valladolid[edit]

On 22 August 2023, Gustavo Henrique moved to Spanish Segunda División side Real Valladolid on a three-year contract.[22]

Corinthians[edit]

Gustavo Henrique playing for Corinthians in 2024

On 15 January 2024, Gustavo Henrique was announced at Corinthians back in his country's top tier, on a two-year contract.[23]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 2 December 2023.[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Santos 2012 Série A 1 0 — — — — 1 0
2013 24 2 0 0 3 1 — — 27 3
2014 0 0 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2015 20 0 7 0 10 0 — — 37 0
2016 24 1 18 2 4 0 — — 46 3
2017 2 0 — — 0 0 — 2 0
2018 29 1 4 0 4 1 3[b] 0 — 40 2
2019 32 3 14 1 7 1 2[c] 0 — 55 5
Total 132 7 51 3 28 3 5 0 0 0 216 13
Flamengo 2020 Série A 25 2 7 0 2 0 4[b] 1 3[d] 0 41 3
2021 21 2 3 0 3 0 8[b] 1 0 0 35 3
2022 5 1 4 0 0 0 1[b] 0 1 0 11 1
Total 51 5 14 0 5 0 13 2 4 0 87 7
Fenerbahçe (loan) 2022–23 Süper Lig 13 2 — 1 0 9[e] 1 — 23 3
Real Valladolid 2023–24 Segunda División 12 1 — 1 0 — — 13 1
Career total 208 15 65 3 36 3 27 3 4 0 339 24
  1. ^ Includes Copa do Brasil, Turkish Cup and Copa del Rey
  2. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ^ Two appearances in Recopa Sudamericana; one appearance in Supercopa do Brasil
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours[edit]

Santos

Flamengo

Fenerbahçe

Brazil U23

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Gustavo Henrique – Santos Futebol Clube". Archived from the original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Ex-vendedor de hot dog, joia santista foi de camisa 10 a zagueiro porque cresceu demais" [Former hot dog seller, Santos pearl went from a number 10 to stopper because he grew too much] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Com pênalti polêmico, Fla vence reservas do Santos em má atuação" [With polemic penalty, Fla defeats Santos' reserves in a poor performance] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 17 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Garotos brilham, Santos derrota Crac e se classifica para as oitavas de final" [Boys shine, Santos defeats Crac and qualifies for round of 32] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 24 July 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Por 'questões técnicas', Claudinei saca Durval e aposta em Gustavo Henrique" [Due to 'technical reasons', Claudinei sacks Durval and bets in Gustavo Henrique] (in Portuguese). Lance!. 17 September 2013.
  6. ^ "Walter e a trave garantem empate nos 100 anos de Corinthians x Santos" [Walter and the post grant draw in the 100 years of Corinthians vs. Santos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Vasco e Santos empatam, mas derrota do Flu ajuda cruz-maltinos" [Vasco and Santos draw, but Flu's defeat help the cruz-maltinos] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Operado, zagueiro santista Gustavo Henrique só retorna em seis meses" [Operated, Santos' stopper Gustavo Henrique returns only in six months] (in Portuguese). O Estado de S. Paulo. 27 February 2014.
  9. ^ "Aranha reaparece no Santos, e Gustavo Henrique treina normalmente" [Aranha reappears in Santos, and Gustavo Henrique trains normally] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 14 October 2014.
  10. ^ "Na "revanche" da final de 2014, Santos bate o Ituano na Vila Belmiro" [In the "rematch" of 2014 final, Santos defeats Ituano in Vila Belmiro] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 1 February 2015.
  11. ^ "Dorival barra 'zagueiro perseguido' e poupa artilheiro em treino do Santos" [Dorival puts aside 'pursued stopper' and rests goalscorer in Santos' training] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 6 September 2015.
  12. ^ "Gustavo Henrique assina contrato por mais quatro anos com o Santos FC" [Gustavo Henrique signs contract for four further years with Santos FC] (in Portuguese). Santos FC. 29 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Santos vence Santa Cruz, quebra jejum de quase um ano e dá salto na classificação" [Santos defeat Santa Cruz, end a drought from almost a year and jump in the table] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Gustavo Henrique rompe ligamento do joelho e só volta ao Santos em 2017" [Gustavo Henrique tears knee ligament and only returns to Santos in 2017] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  15. ^ "Gustavo Henrique passa por artroscopia e só deve voltar ao Santos em 2018" [Gustavo Henrique goes through arthroscopy and may only return to Santos in 2018] (in Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  16. ^ "Vanderlei brilha, Santos vence Estudiantes e vira líder na Libertadores" [Vanderlei shines, Santos defeat Estudiantes and become leader in the Libertadores] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Gustavo Henrique diz sim ao Flamengo e será mais um reforço para 2020" [Gustavo Henrique says yes to Flamengo and will be another addition for 2020] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  18. ^ "Gustavo Henrique assina com o Flamengo por quatro anos" [Gustavo Henrique signs with Flamengo for four years] (in Brazilian Portuguese). CR Flamengo. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  19. ^ "Gustavo Henrique İstanbul'da" [Gustavo Henrique in Istanbul]. fenerbahce.org (in Turkish). 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Fenerbahçe'de Gustavo Henrique'nin bonservisi alındı!" (in Turkish). Fenerbahçe S.K. 24 June 2023. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Flamengo: Gustavo Henrique assinará em definitivo com o Fenerbahçe" (in Brazilian Portuguese). TNT Sports. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Gustavo Henrique 2026" (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
  23. ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação de Gustavo Henrique" [Corinthians announce the signing of Gustavo Henrique] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 15 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  24. ^ Gustavo Henrique at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  25. ^ Vickery, Tim (27 February 2020). "Flamengo's Recopa win over Independiente a stepping stone to more glory". ESPN. Retrieved 27 February 2020.
  26. ^ "Supercopa: em jogo doido, Flamengo vence o Palmeiras nos pênaltis". One Football (in Portuguese). 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  27. ^ "Santos domina seleção do Paulistão; Audax emplaca dois e mais o técnico" [Santos dominate the Paulistão team of the year; Audax include two and the manager] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  28. ^ "Corinthians, Jean Mota e Martinelli dominam premiação do campeonato" [Corinthians, Jean Mota and Martinelli dominate the tournament's awards] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação Paulista de Futebol. 22 April 2019. Retrieved 23 April 2019.

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