Eduardo Henrique da Silva (born 17 May 1995), known as Eduardo Henrique or simply Eduardo, is a Brazilian professional

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who plays as a defensive midfielder for Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.

Club career

Guarani

Born in Limeira, São Paulo, Eduardo graduated from Guarani's youth setup. He made his professional debut on 21 January 2012, coming on as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against Oeste for the

Campeonato Paulista The Campeonato Paulista Série A1, commonly known as Campeonato Paulista, nicknamed Paulistão, is the top-flight professional association football, football league in the Brazilian States of Brazil, state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo. Run b ...

championship.

São Paulo

In September 2012 Eduardo moved to São Paulo, on loan until January. After his loan expired, he refused to return to his parent club, and his deal was eventually cancelled in March 2013.

Atlético Mineiro

Late in the year, Eduardo moved to Atlético Mineiro. He made his Série A debut on 18 May 2014, playing the last 24 minutes of a 2–1 away win against Santos.

Internacional

In August 2018, Eduardo joined Internacional and in April 2017, he was loaned out to

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for the rest of the year.

Belenenses SAD

On 28 June 2018, Eduardo joined Portuguese

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club

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on loan for the 2018–19 season.

Sporting CP and loans

On 2 July 2019, Eduardo signed a five-year contract with fellow Primeira Liga club Sporting CP, for a reported fee of €3 million. On 10 September 2020, Eduardo joined

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on a season-long loan. On 6 August 2021, Sporting CP sent Eduardo on a season-long loan to Saudi Pro League club Al Raed. On 23 December 2023, Eduardo terminated his contract with Sporting CP.

Qingdao West Coast

On 22 January 2024, Eduardo joined newly-promoted Chinese Super League club Qingdao West Coast.

Career statistics

International career

On 27 November 2014 Eduardo was called up to Brazil under-20's for the

2015 South American Youth Football Championship The 2015 South American Youth Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Sub-20 "Juventud de América" Uruguay 2015, pt, Campeonato Sulamericano Sub-20 "Juventude da América" Uruguai 2015, region=BR) was the 27th edition of the biennial ...

, held in Uruguay.

Honours

Atlético Mineiro *

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* Copa do Brasil:

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henrique, Eduardo 1995 births Living people Footballers from São Paulo (state) Sportspeople from Limeira Brazilian men's footballers Brazilian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Guarani FC players Coimbra Sports players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Sport Club Internacional players Club Athletico Paranaense players B-SAD players Sporting CP footballers FC Crotone players Al Raed FC players Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players Primeira Liga players Serie A players Saudi Pro League players Chinese Super League players Brazil men's youth international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in China Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China Qingdao West Coast F.C. players