Igor Henrique Martins Machado (born 20 December 1991) is a Brazilian footballer who plays for
Vila Nova on loan from
Água Santa as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
.
Club career
Born in
Castanhal, Pará
Castanhal is a city near the eastern edge of the state of Pará, Northern Brazil. It is located some 65 km east of the state's capital Belém and 50 km inland SE of the Bay of Marajo. It is accessed by car or bus via federal highway BR- ...
, Henrique started his career with lower tier
Esporte Clube XV de Novembro (Jaú) and subsequently played for
Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia
Esporte Clube Iranduba da Amazônia, commonly known as Iranduba, is a Brazilian men's and women's football club based in Iranduba, Amazonas state. The women's team competed in the Copa do Brasil de Futebol Feminino once.
History
The club was foun ...
and
Barretos Esporte Clube
Barretos Esporte Clube, commonly referred to as Barretos, is a Brazilian professional association football club based in Barretos, São Paulo. The team competes in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3, the third tier of the São Paulo state footbal ...
. While playing with Barretos, he emerged as the top-scorer of the
Paulista A3 after having scored 11 goals. On 6 March 2015, he moved to
Mirassol Futebol Clube after agreeing to a two-year deal.
In 2016, Henrique moved to
Ituano Futebol Clube
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. The following year, he moved to
Tombense Futebol Clube.
On 4 April 2017,
Série A club
Atlético Goianiense
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announced that he would join their club on a one year loan deal from Ituano at the end of the Paulista championship. On 16 July, he scored his first goal in a 2–1 defeat against
Atlético Mineiro. He contributed with one goal in 28 matches; expressing his desire to renew his contract for the next season.
On 22 December 2017, Henrique moved to
Fortaleza Esporte Clube
Fortaleza Esporte Clube, usually known as Fortaleza, is primarily a football club, but is active in other sports such as futsal, handball and basketball. Fortaleza Esporte Clube is based in Fortaleza, capital of the State of Ceará, Brazil. ...
on a year-long loan deal.
On 20 December 2018,
Ponte Preta announced the signing of Henrique.
Ponte Preta anuncia a contratação de Igor Henrique, que estava no Fortaleza
opovo.com.br, 20 December 2018
References
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1991 births
Living people
Brazilian men's footballers
Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
Men's association football midfielders
Atlético Clube Goianiense players
Barretos Esporte Clube players
Ituano FC players
Mirassol Futebol Clube players
Fortaleza Esporte Clube players
Associação Atlética Ponte Preta players
Esporte Clube Água Santa players
Vila Nova Futebol Clube players
Footballers from Pará
People from Castanhal