Luís Henrique (footballer, born 1998)

This name uses Portuguese naming customs. The first or maternal family name is Farinhas and the second or paternal family name is Taffner.
Luís Henrique
Personal information
Full name Luís Henrique Farinhas Taffner
Date of birth (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998
Place of birth Vila Velha, Brazil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Botafogo
Number 9
Youth career
2010 CFZ Rio
2011–2013 Flamengo
2013–2015 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Botafogo 19 (4)
National team‡
2015–2016 Brazil U17 5 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 August 2015

Luís Henrique Farinhas Taffner (born 17 March 1998), known as Luís Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Botafogo.

Club career

Born in Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Luís Henrique began his professional career at Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas. He made his debut on 3 July 2015, at the age of 17, starting in a Série B against Sampaio Corrêa Futebol Clube at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange, scoring two goals in the first half of a 5–0 victory which kept his team at the top of the table.[1] Away to title rivals Esporte Clube Bahia twenty-two days later, he opened a 1–1 draw.[2]

International career

Luís Henrique was part of the Brazil squad at the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. In the last 16, against New Zealand at the Estadio Sausalito in Viña del Mar, he won an added-time penalty when fouled by James McGarry, and converted it for the only goal of the game.[3]

Honours

Botafogo

References

  1. ↑ "Botafogo 5x0 Sampaio Corrêa: em estreia pelos profissionais, Luis Henrique tem noite histórica" [On his professional debut, Luís Henrique has a historic night] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Schneider, Guilherme (25 July 2015). "Bahia 1 x 1 Botafogo: Favoritos ao título da Série B empatam em Salvador" [Série B title favourites draw in Salvador] (in Portuguese). Goal.com. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Brazil edge past resolute New Zealand". FIFA. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
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