Darius Henderson
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| Darius Henderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Darius Alexis Henderson | |
| Date of birth | 7 September 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Doncaster, England | |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Watford | |
| Number | 10 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2000–2004 2003 2004–2005 2004 2005– |
Reading → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) Gillingham → Swindon Town (loan) Watford |
71 (11) 10 (2) 36 (9) 6 (5) 105 (29) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Darius Alexis Henderson (born 7 September 1981 in Doncaster) is a professional footballer, currently playing for Watford.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Reading
Henderson started his career at Reading, making his debut as a substitute on 18 March 2000 in a 3–0 loss to Burnley. After a further two substitute appearances he made his first start, in a 2–1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers on 24 April 2000, although he was substituted at half-time. He made a further two appearances that season.
Despite his spell in the team towards the end of that season he was limited to six appearances in the 2000–01 campaign. However, he became a regular in the Reading side in Division Two. His first League goals came in a 4–0 win over Luton Town, in which he scored twice. He made a further 24 appearances for Reading in the 2002–03 season, mostly in the latter part of the campaign, scoring four goals, but was loaned out to Brighton & Hove Albion for the start of the 2003–04 season for whom he scored two goals in ten games in a two month spell. He made what was to be his final appearance for Reading in November 2003, before being sold to Gillingham for a nominal fee in January 2004. He had scored 11 goals in 71 games for Reading.
[edit] Gillingham
Unfortunately for Henderson, he picked up an injury just a month after joining Gillingham, and didn't play for the reminder of the 2003–04 season. Early in the 2004–05 season he was loaned to League One side Swindon Town, for whom he scored an impressive five goals in six appearances. Returning to Priestfield, Gillingham were already struggling in the lower reaches of the Championship. Henderson became a regular in the side's struggle for survival, scoring 11 goals.
[edit] Watford
With the 2005–06 season due to start, he became part of Adrian Boothroyd's reshaped Watford side, joining for a fee of £450,000. Signed the day before the first game of the season, he made his debut and scored in the 2–1 loss to Preston North End which opened the season. Henderson went on to be an integral part of Watford's successful season in the Championship, scoring 14 goals - nine of which were headers - in 27 games as they finished third. He also scored a penalty in Watford's 3–0 defeat of Leeds United in the Championship play-off final, as Watford were promoted to the Premier League. A passionate player, Henderson amassed six yellow cards and one red in the 2005–06 season.
While in the Premiership it wasn't until 10 February 2007 that he scored his first goal of the season, against West Ham United at Upton Park in a 1–0 victory for the Hornets.
In the 2007–08 season his goal tally currently stands at ten after a clinical start to the season.
[edit] External links
- Darius Henderson career stats at Soccerbase
- Darius Henderson profile at watfordfc.co.uk
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Henderson, Darius Alexis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Footballer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7 September 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Doncaster, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
