Paul Henderson (footballer)
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| Paul Henderson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul John Henderson | |
| Date of birth | April 22, 1976 | |
| Place of birth | Sydney, Australia | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Leicester City | |
| Number | 31 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Sutherland | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1996–1998 1998–2004 2004 2004–2006 2006– |
Sutherland Northern Spirit Manly-Warringah Dolphins Bradford City Leicester City |
21 (0) 134 (0) 6 (0) 40 (0) 51 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul John Henderson (born April 22, 1976 in Sydney, Australia) is a football goalkeeper playing for Leicester City.
[edit] Club career
Henderson started his career in club football in Australia. He played in the New South Wales Premier League for Sutherland before signing for NSL club Northern Spirit until the club became defunct in 2004. He returned to the New South Wales Premier League before moving to England to sign for Bradford City.
Henderson then became the latest Australian to join Leicester City when he signed on a free transfer from Bradford City, where he had been a regular member of the first team, in the summer of 2005. He joins fellow Aussies Patrick Kisnorbo and James Wesolowski in the City squad.
Henderson was brought to City as an understudy to Rab Douglas. He signed a two year deal stating he was "willing to fight for his place" and the he felt Leicester City was a club "moving in the right direction". After Douglas came under criticism for inconsistent performances, Henderson had a run of matches in the first team under new boss Rob Kelly, making 15 appearances during the 2005–06 season. At the start of the 2006–07 season, Henderson played himself into the first choice position, and despite losing his place for a short term to Conrad Logan he soon regained his spot in the team.
He was effectively dropped following the loan signing of Hungarian goalkeeper Márton Fülöp, who quickly excelled with a string of fine performances. Henderson returned to the first team on December 31 after Fülöp was recalled to Sunderland. He conceded three goals against QPR on 1 January 2008 in his first game since 14 August 2007,[1] and another two against Southampton in an FA Cup match on 5 January 2008.[2] Henderson was dropped from the squad again following the arrival of Ben Alnwick on loan from Tottenham Hotspur.[3]
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