Henrique Roberto Rafael (born 23 August 1993), better known as Henrique, is a Brazilian

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who plays as a

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for Bulgarian club CSKA 1948.

Club career

Born in

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, Henrique was an Atlético Mineiro youth graduate, also training with the main squad in 2012. In 2014, he was loaned to Ipatinga, and made his senior debut on 2 August 2014 by starting in a 2–3 Série D home loss against

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. On 4 September 2014, Henrique joined

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on loan until the end of the year. On 30 December, despite struggling with injuries, he renewed his contract for a further six months. On 30 April 2015 Henrique signed for Paraná on loan until December. On 8 May he made his professional debut, starting and scoring the game's only in a home success against

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for the Série B championship. Henrique finished the campaign with five goals and six assists in 28 appearances, being included in ''Galo's'' first team squad in the following year after his loan expired.

CSKA Sofia

On 17 June 2017, Henrique joined

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n club CSKA Sofia on a season-long loan deal. He made 22 league appearances during his spell with the club and signed for CSKA permanently on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee on 7 June 2018.

Marítimo

In June 2021, Henrique signed a contract with

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club Marítimo.

CSKA 1948

In June 2022 Henrique was heavily linked with returning to Bulgaria, but this time with CSKA 1948, managed by

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, with whom he worked in CSKA Sofia. On 29 June 2022 he officially signed a contract with the team.Енрике Рафаел официално е футболист на ЦСКА , ЦСКА 1948 , Честният път към върха , cska1948.bg
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Career statistics

Honours

;CSKA Sofia *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henrique Living people 1993 births Brazilian footballers Association football midfielders Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Primeira Liga players Clube Atlético Mineiro players Ipatinga Futebol Clube players Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Piracicaba) players Paraná Clube players Esporte Clube Bahia players Grêmio Novorizontino players PFC CSKA Sofia players C.S. Marítimo players FC CSKA 1948 Sofia players Brazilian expatriate footballers Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Portugal Sportspeople from Minas Gerais