Bruno Henrique Pinto (born 30 December 1990), known as Bruno Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for

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and the Brazil national team. He made his

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debut with

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in 2015 and then moved to Germany, where he made just 17 appearances in a year with

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before returning home to Santos for €4 million. In January 2019, he moved to

for a fee of R$23 million, and won the

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and Libertadores Cup in his first year, ending as top scorer in the first and voted

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of the tournament in the last, being the first in the history of the

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to be rewarded with a 18k gold and diamonds ring. Bruno Henrique made his senior international debut for

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in 2019.

Club career

Early career

Born in

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, Bruno Henrique joined Cruzeiro after being named the best player of the 2012 Copa Itatiaia (an amateur competition in the state) while playing for Inconfidência FC. He made his senior debuts while on loan at

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in 2012, and signed permanently for the club in 2013. In July 2014 Bruno Henrique was loaned to

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. He scored seven goals in only 12 matches for the side, including braces against América-GO and

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Goiás

After scoring seven goals for Itumbiara, Bruno Henrique moved to

on 7 January 2015. He made his debut for the club late in the month by starting in a 2–2

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home draw against Trindade, and scored his first goal on 4 February in a 3–1 away win against

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. Bruno Henrique made his Série A debut on 10 May, starting in a 0–0 away draw against Vasco. He scored his first goals in the category six days later, netting his team's all goals in a 2–0 home win against

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Wolfsburg

Bruno Henrique moved abroad for the first time in his career on 29 January 2016, joining

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club

. He made his debut in the category on 6 February, coming on as a second half substitute for

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in a 3–0 away loss against

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. Bruno Henrique made his

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debut on 6 April 2016, starting and assisting

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's second goal in a 2–0 home win against

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; he also started in the second leg six days later, a 3–0 loss at the

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which knocked his side out of the competition.

Santos

On 23 January 2017, Bruno Henrique joined Santos back in his home country, after an

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4 million offer was accepted by Wolfsburg. He was officially announced at his new club four days later, signing a four-year contract. Bruno Henrique made his debut for the club on 12 February 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 3–2

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away win against

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. He scored his first goals on 12 March, netting a

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in a 4–1 away routing of São Bernardo FC. On 23 July 2017, Bruno Henrique scored all his team's goals in a 3–0 home defeat of

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. He finished the season with 18 goals and 11 assists, being best of his team in both attributes. Bruno Henrique only played for ten minutes during the first match of the 2018 season before suffering an eye injury which kept him out for three months.

Flamengo

On 23 January 2019, Bruno Henrique agreed to a deal with fellow top tier club

, for a rumoured fee of R$23 million, plus Jean Lucas on loan to Santos for one year. In the year's