Ángelo Henríquez
File:Angelo Henriquez.jpg | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester United FC | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | Universidad de Chile | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011– | Universidad de Chile | 17 | (11) |
International career‡ | |||
2009 | Chile U15 | 4 | (2) |
2011 | Chile U17 | 2 | (3) |
2012 | Chile U20 | 9 | (14) |
2012– | Chile U23 | 1 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2011 |
Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra (born 13 April 1994) is a Chilean footballer who plays for Universidad de Chile as a striker.
Club career
Early career
Henríquez began his football career at Universidad de Chile aged 13 in 2007, taking up the sport after he had stopped playing tennis, the sport that he played until the age of 12. Two years later, in 2009, Manchester United and Universidad de Chile signed an agreement to purchase the rights of Henríquez, for €4m, which can be paid until 2014.[1]
Universidad de Chile
On 27 June 2011, Henríquez professionally started for the club in a Copa Chile match that Universidad de Chile beat Unión San Felipe 1–0 with a goal scored by Francisco Castro in the 80th minute.[2][3] He failed to play in all the second semester, but was part of team directed by Jorge Sampaoli that was champion of Clausura Tournament and the Copa Sudamericana.
After the departure of Gustavo Canales to Chinese Super League club Dalian Shide, the club desperately tried to sign a striker, nonetheless, Jorge Sampaolí trusted the talented Henríquez to replace Canales in the starting line-up for the 2012 season, despite the interest of other clubs that wanted him on loan. On 22 February, he scored on his international debut in the Copa Libertadores in a 5–1 win over Godoy Cruz of Mendoza, in where Henríquez scored the last goal of the victory in the 90th minute.[4] On 28 February, he incremented his tally goal scoring a twice in a 4–1 win over Cobreloa, being this his first goals for tournaments of the Chilean Primera División.[5]
Manchester United
On 21 August 2012, Manchester United have announced that Henríquez has been granted a governing body endorsement which will allow him to register and play for the club.[6]
International career
He has constantly participated in the youth national football teams in Chile, the 2009 South American Under-15 in Bolivia where he scored two goals against Paraguay,[7] and the 2011 South American Under-17 in Ecuador where he scored against Colombia,[8] Brazil[9] and Venezuela.[10]
Angelo Henriquez has done 21 goals in 18 games with the various categories of the National Football Team of Chile, 16 of these during the last tour of the Under-20 team, between July and August of 2012.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | International | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Universidad de Chile | 2011 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2012 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 15 | |
Total | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 15 | |
Career Total | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 15 |
- As of 16 July 2012[11]
Personal life
His brother, César, is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Palestino.
References
- ^ Ángelo Henríquez, cadete de la U: La historia del niño de los cuatro millones de euros
- ^ La "U" debutó con un triunfo en la Copa Chile 2011
- ^ "U. Chile ganó 1-0 a U. San Felipe y S. Morning 2-1 a Palestino ambos como visita en la Copa Chile". Radioagricultura.cl (in Spanish). Radio Agricultura. 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Angelo Henríquez calificó como "soñado" su estreno goleador con la U". Cooperativa.cl. 22 February 2012.
- ^ "U. de Chile goleó a Cobreloa en el Santa Laura y se subió al liderato". Cooperativa.cl. 28 February 2012.
- ^ Marshall, Adam (21 August 2012). "Henriquez to join Reds". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
- ^ Bolivia 2009 Sudamericano Sub 15
- ^ Sub 17: Igualaron Chile y Colombia
- ^ Chile no pudo aguantar ventaja inicial y cae ante Brasil en el Sudamericano Sub 17
- ^ Marcador Virtual: Chile vs. Venezuela
- ^ "Player – Angelo Henríquez". FootballDatabase. Retrieved 5 April 2012.