# Paulo Henrique (footballer, born July 1996)

Paulo Henrique de Oliveira Alves (born 25 July 1996), known as Paulo Henrique, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as right-back for Vasco da Gama.

## Club career
### Londrina

Paulo Henrique was born in Sete Barras, São Paulo, and was a Londrina youth graduate. He made his first team debut on 16 March 2016, starting in a 1–0 away win against Parauapebas for the year's Copa do Brasil.
After being rarely used, Paulo Henrique served loans at Iraty, Operário Ferroviário, União Beltrão and Metropolitano.

### Atlético Tubarão

On 1 August 2019, Paulo Henrique moved to Atlético Tubarão. He was an undisputed starter during the year's Copa Santa Catarina.

### Paraná

On 10 January 2020, Paulo Henrique agreed to a deal with Série B side Paraná. After impressing with the club, he renewed his contract until December 2021 on 7 October.

### Juventude

On 24 February 2021, Paulo Henrique was announced at Juventude, newly promoted to Série A. He made his top tier debut on 30 May, replacing Michel Macedo in a 2–2 away draw against Cuiabá.
A backup to Michel Macedo during his first year, Paulo Henrique became a starter in the 2022 season, despite playing some matches as a right midfielder.

### Atlético Mineiro

On 3 January 2023, Paulo Henrique joined Atlético Mineiro on a two-year deal.

### Vasco da Gama

On 25 February 2023, Paulo Henrique signed a season-long loan deal with Vasco da Gama as he ended up disputing the right-back position with Puma Rodríguez throughout the season. On November 6, he ended up scoring the lone goal in a Clássico da Amizade match for the Brasileirão Série A, putting pressure against Botafogo, who were first in the table at the time of when the game was played.
With good performances by the end of the 2023 season, Paulo Henrique was acquired definitely for US$1,000,000 by Vasco on 27 December.

## Career statistics

    As of 28 December 2023
| Club | Season | League | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Londrina | 2016 | Série B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Iraty (loan) | 2016 | Paranaense Série Bronze | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Iraty (loan) | 2017 | Paranaense Série Prata | — | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Iraty (loan) | Total | Total | — | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Operário Ferroviário (loan) | 2017 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| União Beltrão (loan) | 2018 | Paranaense | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Metropolitano (loan) | 2018 | Catarinense Série B | — | — | 18 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 26 | 1 |
| Metropolitano (loan) | 2019 | Catarinense | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 |
| Metropolitano (loan) | Total | Total | — | — | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Atlético Tubarão | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Paraná | 2020 | Série B | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 1 |
| Juventude | 2021 | Série A | 17 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Juventude | 2022 | Série A | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Juventude | Total | Total | 43 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 2 |
| Atlético Mineiro | 2023 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Vasco da Gama (loan) | 2023 | Série A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 91 | 4 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 181 | 7 |
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa Santa Catarina

## Honours

Operário Ferroviário
* Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2017
Metropolitano
* Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2018