Claudinho (footballer, born 2005)

Claudinho
Personal information
Full name Claudio Henrique de Jesus Passos[1]
Date of birth (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005[1]
Place of birth Uberaba, Brazil[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Athletico Paranaense
Number 26
Youth career
São Paulo
2023–2025 Desportivo Brasil
2025 → Athletico Paranaense (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Desportivo Brasil 25 (1)
2026– Athletico Paranaense 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:23, 10 August 2026 (UTC)

Claudio Henrique de Jesus Passos (born 26 October 2005), commonly known as Claudinho, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a left-back for Athletico Paranaense.

Career

Born in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Claudinho spent a short period in the youth sides of São Paulo before moving to Desportivo Brasil in 2023. He started to appear with the latter's senior team in the following year, in the Campeonato Paulista Série A3.[2]

In 2025, Claudinho joined Athletico Paranaense initially for the under-20 team, on loan. After signing a permanent deal in December of that year,[3] and subsequently played with the club's under-23 squad in the Campeonato Paranaense.

Claudinho first appeared with the main squad on 18 May 2026, coming on as a first-half substitute for injured Léo Derik in a 1–1 Série A home draw against Flamengo.[4] On 7 July, he renewed his contract until 2030.[5]

Career statistics

As of 9 August 2026[6]
Club Season League State League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Desportivo Brasil 2024 Paulista A3 —90———90
2025 —161———161
Total —251———251
Athletico Paranaense 2025 Série B ————6[a]060
2026 Série A 607000——130
Total 607000—60190
Total 60321000060441
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in Taça FPF

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Claudinho" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Club Athletico Paranaense. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  2. ↑ ""Vai ser o melhor lateral-esquerdo da história": Quem é a nova sensação do Athletico" ["He will be the best left-back of history": Who is Athletico's new sensation] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Um Dois Esportes. 4 June 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "Athletico recebe Portilla e deve comprar lateral-esquerdo jovem" [Athletico receive Portilla and might buy young left-back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Bem Paraná. 22 December 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Lateral do Athletico entra "na fogueira", estreia no Brasileirão e recebe elogios; conheça" [Athletico's full-back comes in "in the deep end", debuts in the Brasileirão and receives praise; know him] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 18 May 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Athletico estende contrato de Claudinho até 2030 e blinda joia da lateral esquerda" [Athletico extend Claudinho's contract until 2030 and tie up pearl of left back] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ge. 7 July 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Claudinho at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2026.