Now at Ceará, striker with Corinthians past expresses gratitude in reunion | OneFootball

On the afternoon of last Sunday (9), Corinthians hosted Ceará at the Neo Química Arena in a match valid for the 33rd round of the Brazilian Championship, and ended up being defeated by a score of 1-0. The result left the Corinthians team further from competing for a spot in the Pre-Libertadores via Brasileirão – 13th position with 42 points.

The match also marked the reunion of striker Pedro Henrique, now with Ceará, with the club from Parque São Jorge. This is because the athlete played for the Alvinegro during the 2024 season, where he scored two goals and provided an assist in 27 games (only nine as a starter).

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In an interview with the press in the mixed zone, right after the match, the 35-year-old player emphasized his gratitude for Corinthians and the greatness of the institution: “Much respect for all the professionals (at Corinthians). We knew it was going to be very difficult, happy to meet many friends I left here, despite it being just one season, it was a very intense season in the past, I only have good memories of the club.”

“One of the biggest in Brazil, in the country, if not the biggest. So, very happy to meet friends and, obviously, leaving aside the field part which is more important, I think we also leave with open doors, the professional side – that everyone had with me here is what I will carry for the rest of my life,” he said.

Pedro Henrique was one of the first signings of former president Augusto Melo's management at the beginning of last year. At the time, Corinthians paid 500 thousand dollars (a little over R$ 2 million) for 70% of the athlete's economic rights from Internacional. However, after the arrival of Ramón Díaz and mid-year reinforcements, he ended up losing space.

Still with the Portuguese coach Antônio Oliveira, in April of last year, Pedro Henrique suffered a muscle injury and was out of the fields for a little over a month. At the end of 2024, the Alvinegro terminated his contract, allowing a free transfer to Ceará in January 2025. He was part of the squad responsible for a sequence of nine consecutive victories in the last Brasileirão, securing a spot in the Pre-Libertadores.

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