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.

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$1000000 by Vasco on 27 December.

Honours
Operário Ferroviário
 * Campeonato Brasileiro Série D: 2017

Metropolitano
 * Campeonato Catarinense Série B: 2018