Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra (; born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a

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for Polish Ekstraklasa club Miedź Legnica and the

Chile national team Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

. Henríquez began his career with Universidad de Chile before moving to English club

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in 2012. After loan spells with Wigan Athletic, Real Zaragoza and Dinamo Zagreb, he joined Dinamo Zagreb on a permanent basis in July 2015. A full international since 2012, Henríquez was part of the Chilean squad that won the

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Club career

Early career

Henríquez began his football career with Universidad de Chile in 2007 at the age of 13, taking up the sport after he had stopped playing tennis, the sport that he played until the age of 12. In 2009, Henríquez went on trial with

, who purchased the rights to sign Henríquez for €4 million at any point until 2014.

Universidad de Chile

On 27 June 2011, Henríquez professionally started for the club in a Copa Chile match that Universidad de Chile beat Unión San Felipe 1–0 with a goal scored by Francisco Castro in the 80th minute. He failed to play in all the second semester, but was part of team directed by

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that was champion of Clausura Tournament and the

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. After the departure of

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to Chinese Super League club Dalian Aerbin, the club desperately tried to sign a striker, nonetheless, Jorge Sampaolí trusted the talented Henríquez to replace Canales in the starting line-up for the 2012 season, despite the interest of other clubs that wanted him on loan. On 22 February, he scored on his international debut in the

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in a 5–1 win over Godoy Cruz of Mendoza, in where Henríquez scored the last goal of the victory in the 90th minute. On 28 February, he incremented his goal tally scoring twice in a 4–1 win over Cobreloa, being this his first goals for tournaments of the

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Manchester United

On 21 August 2012, Manchester United announced that Henríquez had been granted a governing body endorsement which would allow him to register and play for the club. His signing was confirmed on 5 September, and he was given the squad number 21. Henríquez made his debut for United as he featured for the under-21 side and scored the final goal in a 4–2 win over

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Wigan Athletic loan

On 2 January 2013, Henríquez joined Wigan Athletic on loan until the end of the 2012–13 season. It was confirmed he could wear the number 11 shirt. He made his debut in English football as a half-time substitute for Daniel Redmond in an FA Cup third-round game against

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on 5 January, a 1–1 draw at the DW Stadium. His Premier League debut came two weeks later as a 71st-minute substitute for

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against

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, and eight minutes later he headed in Shaun Maloney's cross for Wigan's second goal in a 3–2 home loss. He won his first major trophy on 11 May 2013, as an unused substitute in the 1–0 FA Cup Final win against favourites

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Real Zaragoza loan

Henríquez returned to Manchester United ahead of the 2013–14 season and scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Swedish club AIK in the final match of the club's pre-season tour on 6 August 2013. On 28 August, he joined Real Zaragoza on a season-long loan. He made his

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debut three days later, as a 54th-minute substitute for Víctor Rodríguez in a 1–0 defeat away to FC Barcelona B. On 21 September he scored his first goal, opening a 2–1 win at

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after five minutes. He scored six times in 25 matches, 20 as a starter, including a first-half brace in a 4–2 win at

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on 6 October.

Dinamo Zagreb

Initial loan

On 11 August 2014, Henríquez signed a loan contract with Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb. Upon arrival he was given the shirt number 9, and made his debut for the club four days after signing in the league match against RNK Split, replacing

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for the last 17 minutes of a 1–0 win at Stadion Maksimir. He scored his first goal for Dinamo in the Eternal derby away to

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on 31 August, coming off the bench for Ognjen Vukojević in the 59th minute and confirming a 3–2 win in added time. He then scored league hat-tricks against NK Lokomotiva, RNK Split and Hajduk Split, ending with 29 goals in 37 appearances in all competitions.

Permanent transfer

On 6 July 2015, Henríquez joined Dinamo Zagreb on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee. He scored for the club 22 days later in the third qualifying round of the season's Champions League, heading the equaliser in a 1–1 home draw with Molde FK.

Club Atlas

On 27 December 2017, Henriquez signed for Mexican club Atlas costing €1.5 million. Officially announcing the signing on their website.

Return to Universidad de Chile

On second half 2018, he returned to Universidad de Chile to replace Mauricio Pinilla, staying until the second half 2021.

Fortaleza

On second half 2021, he moved to Brazilian club

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on a deal until 12 December 2022.

Miedź Legnica

On 15 June 2022, Henríquez moved to the newly promoted Polish Ekstraklasa side Miedź Legnica, signing a three-year contract.

International career

Henríquez has consistently participated in the youth national football teams in Chile, the 2009 South American Under-15 in Bolivia, where he scored two goals against Paraguay, and the 2011 South American Under-17 in Ecuador, where he scored against

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, Brazil and Venezuela. Henríquez made his debut for the Chile senior team on 14 November 2012, coming on as a 20th-minute substitute for the injured Alexis Sánchez and scoring Chile's only goal with two minutes remaining with a header from Matías Fernández's cross in a 3–1 friendly defeat by Serbia at the AFG Arena in Switzerland. In his next game on 14 August 2013, he concluded a 6–0 friendly win over Iraq at the

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. In May 2015, Henríquez was included in Chile's squad for the

. He made his first appearance in the final group game against

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at the Estadio Nacional, coming on at half time for Sánchez and sending in the cross from which

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' own goal concluded a 5–0 victory. In the final against Argentina, he came on for Eduardo Vargas at the start of extra time, as Chile won their first major international honour in a penalty shoot-out following a goalless draw.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of the former footballer César Henríquez, who played for Universidad de Chile too.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Chile's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Universidad de Chile *

: 2012 Torneo Apertura Wigan Athletic * FA Cup:

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Dinamo Zagreb *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 *

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: 2014–15, 2015–16 Fortaleza *

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* Campeonato Cearense:

International

Chile *

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References

External links

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