Henrique Almeida

Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes (born 27 May 1991), known as Henrique Almeida, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Amazonas.

Club career

Born in Brasília, Federal District, Henrique Almeida began his career as a goalkeeper in futsal, but later moved to a forward position when transitioning to the fields. He joined São Paulo's youth setup from Atlético Paranaense.

After impressing in the 2009 Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior, Henrique Almeida made his first team debut on 8 March of that year, coming on as a second-half substitute for Aislan in a 2–0 Campeonato Paulista away loss to Mogi Mirim. Rarely used, he only scored his first goal on 18 February 2010, netting his side's third in a 3–1 home win over Grêmio Barueri.

On 19 July 2010, Henrique Almeida was presented at Vitória on loan for the remainder of the year. He scored his first goals for the side on 15 August, netting a brace in a 4–2 home win over Santos, and despite scoring a further two goals, suffered team relegation.

Back to São Paulo, Henrique Almeida spent several months away on international duty, later declaring he would leave the club in August as he was "out of contract". However, he returned to the club shortly after, as his contract was running until 2013.

On 17 January 2012, it was announced São Paulo had agreed a fee to sell Henrique Almeida to English club QPR, subject to a work permit. Six days later, however, news broke of the collapse of the deal due to the work permit not being granted to the player, and he moved to La Liga side Granada on loan on 31 January.

On 25 May 2012, after featuring rarely at Granada, Henrique Almeida joined Sport Recife also in a temporary deal. The following 2 January, he signed a four-year contract with Botafogo, after the club bought 50% of his economic rights.