Henrique Almeida Caixeta Nascentes

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…

Henrique Almeida represented Brazil at under-20 level in the 2011 South American Youth Championship and the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. At the latter tournament, he scored Brazil's 200th goal in the competition, being also awarded the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe.

As of 21 February 2025

Botafogo

Campeonato Carioca: 2013 Grêmio

Copa do Brasil: 2016 Coritiba

Campeonato Paranaense: 2017 Amazonas

Campeonato Amazonense: 2025 Brazil U20

South American Youth Championship: 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup: 2011 Individual

FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Ball: 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup Golden Shoe: 2011