Henrique Dourado

José Henrique da Silva Dourado (born 15 September 1989), known as Henrique Dourado, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward.

Henrique Dourado
Personal information
Full nameJosé Henrique da Silva Dourado
Date of birth (1989-09-15) 15 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birthSão Paulo, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)Forward
Youth career
Santos
2007–2008Flamengo-SP
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008Guarulhos22(3)
2009Lemense26(14)
2010–2012União São João29(7)
2011Santo André (loan)2(1)
2011–2012Cianorte (loan)30(14)
2012Chapecoense (loan)8(5)
2013Mogi Mirim20(8)
2013–2016Mirassol0(0)
2013Santos (loan)3(0)
2013–2014Portuguesa (loan)29(10)
2014Palmeiras (loan)33(16)
2015Cruzeiro (loan)8(1)
2015Vitória Guimarães B (loan)2(1)
2015–2016Vitória Guimarães (loan)28(12)
2016–2017Fluminense55(26)
2018–2019Flamengo31(11)
2019–2022Henan Jianye50(22)
2019Palmeiras (loan)4(0)
2023Cruzeiro11(1)
2023Chapecoense13(0)
2024Portuguesa11(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:05, 18 March 2024 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in São Paulo, Dourado made his senior debut with Guarulhos, in the 2008 Campeonato Paulista Segunda Divisão (state league fourth division). In the following year, he joined Lemense in the same category, and scored 14 goals in the 2009 Paulista Segunda Divisão.[1]

In 2010, Dourado signed a contract with União São João. In August 2011, he joined Santo André.[2] He made his debut for the club on 21 August, against Joinville, and scored a goal almost a month later, against Brasil de Pelotas.

In September 2011, Dourado left Santo André and joined Cianorte.[3] A year later, he joined Chapecoense.[4] He helped the team to promotion, scoring 5 goals in only 8 matches. In December 2012, he signed a contract with Mogi Mirim.[5] He made his Sapo debut on 20 January 2013, against Ponte Preta. He scored his first goal on the 31st, against Corinthians. On 27 April, he scored a hat-trick in a 6–0 routing against Botafogo-SP.[6]

Santos

On 21 May 2013, Dourado signed a one-year loan deal with Santos, with his rights being assigned to Mirassol.[7] Five days later, he made Peixe - and Série A - debut, in a 0–0 draw against Flamengo.[8]

Portuguesa

On 9 September 2013, after only three league appearances for Santos, Dourado signed with Portuguesa.[9] He scored three goals during the season, with Portuguesa being relegated despite finishing in 12th.

Palmeiras

After being the topscorer of Lusa in 2014 Campeonato Paulista, Dourado joined Palmeiras on 28 April 2014, on loan until the end of the year.[10] He was the club's top goalscorer with 16 goals (the second-best in the competition) as his side narrowly avoided relegation.

Cruzeiro and Vitória de Guimarães

On 7 February 2015, Dourado was announced at Cruzeiro on loan until the end of the year. After scoring just once in six months, he moved to Portuguese club Vitória de Guimarães for the 2015–16 season, where he scored 12 goals in 30 games.

Fluminense

On 30 June 2016, Dourado returned to Brazil with Fluminense. The striker scored a penalty in normal time to help secure a 3–3 draw in the final of the 2017 Taça Guanabara, against bitter rivals Flamengo. Fluminense went on to win in the penalty shootout.

Playing for Fluminense, he was the top scorer of the 2017 Série A along with (for Corinthians), both with 18 goals.[11] In 2017, he was also the country's isolated top scorer amongst players of the top division, with 32 goals.[12]

Flamengo

On 1 February 2018, Flamengo announced Dourado's signing paying the sum of R$11million (around US$3.47 million and 2.79 million) to acquire 75% of his economic rights.[13]

Henan Jianye

On 1 March 2019, Dourado joined Chinese Super League club Henan Jianye.[14] Two days later, in the opening game of the 2019 Chinese Super League season, Dourado scored his first goal for Henan in his debut in a 1–1 draw against Dalian Professional, then tragically broke his leg after a foul by Qin Sheng, effectively ended his season after just one game. [15]

Return to Palmeiras (loan)

On 24 July 2019, Dourado accepted his return to Palmeiras on a six-month loan deal.[16]

Return from loan

On 26 July 2020, Dourado made his comeback by scoring twice in a 4–3 defeat against Jiangsu Suning in the opening game of the 2020 Chinese Super League season.

On 21 August 2022, during a Chinese Super League game between Wuhan Yangtze River and Henan Songshan Longmen, Dourado deliberately knocked referee Ma Ning over after a heated quarrel between the two, and was subsequently sent off for violent conduct. The game finished 2–2.[17] Five days later, the Chinese FA announced a 12-month suspension to Dourado, which was the severest penalty in the history of Chinese Super League. [18] On 24 November 2022, as a result of the suspension, Dourado was released from Henan.[19]

Cruzeiro return

On 18 April 2023, Dourado was announced at Cruzeiro.[20] On 1 August, after just 11 matches and one goal, he reached an agreement to terminate his contract.[21]

Chapecoense return

On 22 August 2023, Dourado returned to Chapecoense on a contract until the end of the year.[22] He made 13 goalless appearances for Chape as they narrowly avoided relegation in the 2023 Série B.

Portuguesa return

On 6 December 2023, Dourado returned to Portuguesa after nearly ten years.[23]

Career statistics

As of 18 March 2024[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueState LeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Guarulhos2008Paulista 2ª Divisão223223
Lemense2009Paulista 2ª Divisão26142614
União São João2010Paulista A212313[a]3256
20111746[a]0234
Total2971934810
Santo André2011Série C2121
Cianorte2011Série D2020
2012752192814
Total952193014
Chapecoense2012Série C8585
Mogi Mirim2013Série C208208
Santos2013Série A301040
Portuguesa2013Série A153153
2014Série B147147
Total1531472910
Palmeiras2014Série A3316623918
Cruzeiro2015Série A50313[b]0111
Vitória de Guimarães B2015–16LigaPro2121
Vitória de Guimarães2015–16Primeira Liga28122[c]03012
Fluminense2016Série A12220142
20173218116747[d]42[e]05932
Total44201169474207334
Flamengo2018Série A20683517[f]24012
2019003200000032
Total2061155172004314
Henan Jianye2019Chinese Super League110011
202016810178
202120831239
202213500135
Total5022415423
Palmeiras (loan)2019Série A4040
Cruzeiro2023Série A111111
Chapecoense2023Série B130130
Portuguesa2024Paulista111111
Career total2569215756238196213478159

Honours

Individual

References