Henrique Fernandes da Silva (born 17 October 2005) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Portuguese club Santa Clara.
Career Born in São Paulo, Silva played up to the under-20 side of Cruzeiro, being also known as Seninha and developing as both a defensive midfielder and a centre back. In September 2022, he signed his first professional contract, until the end of 2025. He helped the team win the under-20 Campeonato Mineiro and the Copa do Brasil Sub-20 in 2023. In January 2024, he played seven games as the club finished runners-up in the Copa São Paulo de Futebol Júnior. The following month, he and two teammates were excluded from training due to a partying scandal.
Silva signed for Santa Clara in Portugal in January 2025, being assigned to the under-23 side. His performances in the earned him call-ups to first-team training and a new contract in September 2025, to last until 2028. On 29 October, he made his debut, as a substitute for the last 15 minutes of a 5–0 loss to Braga in the quarter-finals of the Taça da Liga. Over 2025–26, the International Centre for Sports Studies ranked him as the 6th best under-21 centre-back for build-up play.
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