Caio Henrique

Caio Henrique
Caio Henrique with Monaco in 2025
Personal information
Full name Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva
Date of birth (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997
Place of birth Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Ajax
Number 12
Youth career
2008–2016 Santos
2016 Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Atlético Madrid B 20 (1)
2016–2020 Atlético Madrid 0 (0)
2018 → Paraná (loan) 27 (0)
2019 → Fluminense (loan) 49 (2)
2020 → Grêmio (loan) 3 (0)
2020–2026 Monaco 158 (3)
2026– Ajax 2 (0)
International career‡
2016–2017 Brazil U20 13 (0)
2019–2020 Brazil Olympic 11 (0)
2023– Brazil 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 November 2025 (UTC)

Caio Henrique Oliveira Silva (born 31 July 1997), known as Caio Henrique (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkaju ẽˈʁiki]), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Brazil national team.

Club career

Born in Santos, São Paulo, Caio joined Santos' youth setup in 2008, aged ten. On 1 February 2016, he was sold to Atlético Madrid, as his contract was due to expire.[2][3]

Caio was promoted to the reserves ahead of the 2016–17 campaign, but spent the whole pre-season with the main squad.[4] He made his senior debut on 28 August 2016, starting in a 1–0 Tercera División away win against Fútbol Alcobendas Sport.[5]

Caio made his professional debut on 30 November 2016, starting in a 6–0 Copa del Rey away routing of Guijuelo.[6] He would resume his appearances with the B-side, however.

On 3 April 2018, Caio returned to his home country after agreeing to a loan deal with Série A side Paraná, until December.[7]

He spent the 2019 season on loan at Fluminense, making 65 appearances and scoring twice. In January 2020, he joined Grêmio also on loan, making only five appearances for the side before the stoppage of football in Brazil due to concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Monaco

On 27 August 2020, Caio Henrique joined Ligue 1 club Monaco, signing a five-year contract with the principality club.[8] On 15 January 2021, he provided a right-footed assist to his captain Wissam Ben Yedder who scored a header against Montpellier.[9] On the 22nd matchday of the season, he again provided an assist to Kevin Volland with a subtle dip against Nantes.[10]

His season was so successful that he even aroused the interest of Paris-Saint-Germain and Barcelona during the transfer window; despite this, he decided to stay at Monaco.[11]

On 6 August 2021, in the opening match of the 2021–22 season, he provided an assist to Gelson Martins, who scored the first goal in Ligue 1.[12] On September 26, he provided two assists to his captain Wissam Ben Yedder and Kevin Volland, for a 3–1 victory over Clermont Foot.[13] He played his 50th game for Monaco in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League draw against Real Sociedad.[14]

On 3 April 2022, he delivered his tenth assist of the season against Metz in a 2–1 away victory.[15]

Ajax

On 28 June 2026, Henrique joined Eredivisie club Ajax on a five-year contract for a reported €14 million fee.[16]

International career

Caio Henrique with Brazil U20 in 2017

Caio Henrique is a youth international for Brazil, having played up to the Brazil U23s. In January 2021, he gained Spanish citizenship after years of residency while at Atlético Madrid, and expressed interest in representing the Spain national team.[17]

In August 2023, he received his first call-up to the Brazil senior national team by interim head coach Fernando Diniz, for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Bolivia and Peru.[18][19]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026[20][21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league[a] National cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Atlético Madrid B 2016–17 Tercera División 151————151
2017–18 Segunda División B 50————50
Total 201————201
Atlético Madrid 2016–17 La Liga 00—1000—10
Paraná (loan) 2018 Série A 270—00——270
Fluminense (loan) 2019 Série A 351141808[c]0—652
Grêmio (loan) 2020 Série A 0030002[d]0—50
Monaco 2020–21 Ligue 1 310—50——360
2021–22 Ligue 1 342—3012[e]0—492
2022–23 Ligue 1 351—109[f]0—451
2023–24 Ligue 1 90—00——90
2024–25 Ligue 1 270—208[g]01[h]0380
2025–26 Ligue 1 220—309[g]0—340
Total 1583—150370102113
Ajax 2026–27 Eredivisie 20—005[i]0—70
Career total 2425171230530103366
  1. ↑ Includes Campeonato Carioca, Campeonato Gaúcho
  2. ↑ Includes Copa del Rey, Copa do Brasil, Coupe de France
  3. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  4. ↑ Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  5. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  8. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  9. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 18 November 2025[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Brazil 202310
202540
Total50

Honours

Monaco

References

  1. ↑ "La fiche technique de Caio Henrique, latéral gauche de l'AS Monaco". AS Monaco.
  2. ↑ "Santos vende promessa de apenas 18 anos para o Atlético de Madrid" [Santos sell 18-year-old prospect to Atlético Madrid] (in Portuguese). UOL Esporte. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "El Atlético ficha al brasileño Caio Henrique" [Atlético sign Brazilian Caio Henrique] (in Spanish). ABC. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ex-Santos, brasileiro do Atlético de Madrid agrada Simeone e sobe aos profissionais" [Formerly of Santos, Brazilian from Atlético Madrid pleases Simeone and is promoted to the main squad] (in Portuguese). Globo Esporte. 23 June 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Alcobendas Sport 0–1 At. Madrid B | Amarga derrota para los alcobendenses" [Alcobendas Sport 0–1 At. Madrid B | Bitter defeat for the alcobendenses] (in Spanish). El Gol de Madriz. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Un Atlético de pata negra" [An Atlético of black paw] (in Spanish). Marca. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Direto da Espanha" [Straight from Spain] (in Portuguese). Paraná Clube. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "Caio Henrique joins AS Monaco". AS Monaco FC. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Liveticker | Montpellier HSC - AS Monaco 2:3 | 20. Spieltag | Ligue 1 2020/21". kicker (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Ergebnis Nantes - Monaco (1-2) 22. Spieltag Ligue 1 2020/2021 31/1". Fussball Transfers (in German). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "Monaco : Paris et le Barça sur Caio Henrique". news.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  12. ↑ "Monaco - Nantes: les notes du match". Foot Mercato: Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). 6 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Leçon de réalisme à la Monégasque ! - Débrief et NOTES des joueurs (Clermont 1-3 ASM)". www.maxifoot.fr (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  14. ↑ UEFA.com. "Real Sociedad-Monaco | Infos de base". UEFA (in French). Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "Les stats' folles de Caio Henrique, le Brésilien distributeur de caviars" (in French). AS Monaco FC. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 10 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Ajax signs Caio Henrique from AS Monaco for €10M plus add-ons". CryptoBriefing.com. 28 June 2026. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
  17. ↑ "Cidadão espanhol, Caio Henrique recebe sondagem de federação e não descarta jogar pelo país". ge. July 2021.
  18. ↑ "Fernando Diniz convoca Seleção Brasileira para a estreia das Eliminatórias" (in Portuguese). CBF. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  19. ↑ Mota, Cahê; Zarko, Raphael (18 August 2023). "Convocados da Seleção: veja a primeira lista de Fernando Diniz". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  20. ↑ Caio Henrique at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  21. ↑ Caio Henrique at LaPreferente.com (in Spanish)
  22. ↑ Caio Henrique at National-Football-Teams.com
  23. ↑ "Monaco 0–2 Paris Saint Germain: PSG win sixth French Cup in seven years". BBC Sport. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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