Henrique Ribeiro Pires (born 8 April 2002) is a Portuguese professional

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who plays as a

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for Juventude Évora.

Club career

A youth product of Sporting CP,

Barreirense Futebol Clube Barreirense is a Portuguese sports club founded on 11 April 1911. The main sports are football and basketball. In both sports, the club has represented Portugal in European competitions. In basketball, the club won 2 national champ ...

, Amora and

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, Pires began his senior career with the reserves of

Belenenses SAD B-SAD is a Portuguese football club from Lisbon founded on 30 June 2018 as an independent entity. A rebel offshoot of Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, they last played in the Primeira Liga, being relegated to Liga Portugal 2 for 2022–23. They ...

in 2020. He was called to the senior team after a COVID-19 outbreak hit the squad. One of only 9 starters in the squad for the match, he made his professional debut with B-SAD in a 7–0

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loss to Benfica on 24 July 2021 that ended up being called off.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Pires, Henrique 2002 births Living people Portuguese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Sporting CP footballers F.C. Barreirense players Amora F.C. players B-SAD players G.D. Estoril Praia players Juventude Sport Clube players Campeonato de Portugal (league) players