Henrique Pereira Araújo

That night captured what he had been building through the club's academy since 2018: a forward capable of finishing at the top level of youth football, and the same year he was named Liga Portugal 2 Young Player of the Year after a string of appearances for Benfica B, where he scored 28 goals in 60 matches across three seasons in the Segunda Liga.

His breakthrough at Benfica B earned him a senior debut in January 2022 and a Primeira Liga winner's medal, though by the time the title was confirmed he had already moved to Watford on loan, making eight appearances in the Championship without scoring. The loan spells that followed told an uneven story. Famalicão, in the Primeira Liga, brought twenty appearances and no goals. Arouca, a year later, brought a return to form: six goals in twenty-four games.

Internationally, Araújo built a substantial record at youth level, six goals in six caps for Portugal's under-18s and later nine goals in twenty-three appearances for the under-21s.

After a second spell with Benfica B in 2025–26, Araújo left the club, joining Casa Pia permanently on a contract until 2029.