Luiz Henrique withZenit Saint Petersburg in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-01-02)2 January 2001 (age 25) | ||
| Place of birth | Petrópolis, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zenit Saint Petersburg | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2020 | Fluminense | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Fluminense | 89 | (10) |
| 2022–2024 | Real Betis | 47 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Botafogo | 38 | (7) |
| 2025– | Zenit Saint Petersburg | 27 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Brazil U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brazil | 11 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 | |||
Luiz Henrique André Rosa da Silva (Brazilian Portuguese:[luˈiz͜ ẽj̃ˈʁi.ki], born 2 January 2001) is a Brazilian professionalfootballer who plays as aright winger forRussian Premier League clubZenit Saint Petersburg and theBrazil national team.
Born inPetrópolis,Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Henrique joinedFluminense's youth setup at the age of 9 in 2010.[1] He made his first team – andSérie A – debut on 12 August 2020, coming on as a second-halfsubstitute forNenê in a 1–1 home draw againstPalmeiras.[2]
On 7 September 2020, Luiz Henrique renewed his contract until September 2025.[3] He scored his first professional goal on 17 October, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw againstCeará.
In summer 2022, Luiz Henrique moved toReal Betis, agreeing to a contract until 2028.[4]
On 31 January 2024, John Textor, owner of Eagle Football and majority shareholder ofBotafogo, announced the signing of Luiz Henrique, at the time the biggest signing in Brazilian football history, worth 106.6 million reals. Henrique was signed for one season.[5]
At the State Championship, against Volta Redonda, in the second game for Botafogo, Luiz Henrique left the field in the 78th minute with a calf injury.[6] The injury was confirmed by Botafogo on February 16, in an official statement.[7]
Luiz Henrique returned to play for Botafogo on 31 March in the 2-0 victory over Boavista, in the second game of the Rio Cup final. The striker played the opening 45 minutes.[8] He scored his first goal for Botafogo in a 3-1 win overUniversitario in Copa Libertadores.
In the2024 Copa Libertadores final, Luiz Henrique scored the opening goal of Botafogo's win. He was elected man of the match and of the tournament.[9][10]
On 20 January 2025, Russian championsZenit St. Petersburg announced the transfer of Luiz Henrique to Zenit, withArtur moving in the opposite direction, andWendel also moving to Botafogo at the end of the 2024–25 Russian season. Luiz Henrique signed a contract with Zenit for four years, with an optional fifth year.[11]
Luiz Henrique made his debut for theBrazil national team on 6 September 2024 in aWorld Cup qualifier against Ecuador at theEstádio Couto Pereira. He started the game and played 62 minutes in Brazil's 1-0 win.[12]
| Club | Season | League | State league[a] | National cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fluminense | 2020 | Série A | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2021 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10[c] | 0 | — | 55 | 7 | |||
| 2022 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10[d] | 2 | — | 37 | 4 | |||
| Total | 73 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 20 | 2 | — | 120 | 14 | |||
| Betis | 2022–23 | La Liga | 33 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 2 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 2023–24 | 14 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 | 5[e] | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4 | |||
| Botafogo | 2024 | Série A | 35 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12[c] | 4 | 1[g] | 0 | 55 | 12 |
| Zenit Saint Petersburg | 2024–25 | Russian Premier League | 11 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2025–26 | 16 | 2 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 27 | 4 | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||||
| Career total | 182 | 22 | 19 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 44 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 272 | 34 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2024 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | |
Scores and results list Brazil's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 October 2024 | Estadio Nacional,Santiago, Chile | 3 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 15 October 2024 | Arena BRB Mané Garrincha,Brasília, Brazil | 4 | 4–0 | 4–0 |
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