Conor Henderson

Conor Henderson
Personal information
Full name Conor Alan Henderson[1]
Date of birth 8 September 1991 (1991-09-08) (age 20)
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Arsenal
Number 44
Youth career
2001–2010 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Arsenal 0 (0)
National team‡
2007 England U17 3 (0)
2008–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (2)
2011– Republic of Ireland U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:36, 3 March 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:45, 26 March 2011 (UTC)

Conor Alan Henderson (born 8 September 1991) is an English-born Irish professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder or wide midfielder for Arsenal.

Contents

Career

Club career

A product of the Arsenal Academy, Henderson came to prominence during the Gunners' 2008–09 FA Youth Cup, 2008–09 Premier Academy League and 2009–10 Premier Academy League wins.[3][4][5]

Henderson was named on the bench for the away trips to Wigan and Blackburn near the end of the 2009–10 season but did not make an appearance.[6][7] On 2 March 2011, it was announced that he would make his debut against Leyton Orient in an FA Cup replay.[8] He played the full 90 minutes as Arsenal won 5–0.[9] Arsène Wenger later stated after the match that he expects Henderson to be a future player for the first team.

International career

Henderson elected to play for Ireland as he was eligible. He qualifies to play for Ireland through all of his grandparents being Irish. He represented England at youth level but then switched to Ireland and has represented them at U-19 level.[10] In March 2011 made his debut appearance for the Irish national Under-21 team.[11]

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of 2 March 2011

Club Season League Cup[12] Europe Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Arsenal 2010–11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Career total 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

Personal life

Henderson attended Colfe's School before obtaining his GCSEs.

Honours

Arsenal

References

  1. ^ "Search 1837 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.com. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action. Retrieved 2010-08-12. 
  2. ^ "Conor Henderson profile". ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/131635/conor-henderson?cc=5739. Retrieved 2 March 2011. 
  3. ^ Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal, arsenal.com, accessed 02 March 2011.
  4. ^ Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal, arsenal.com, accessed 02 March 2011.
  5. ^ Arsenal 5-3 Nottm Forest, arsenal.com, accessed 02 March 2011.
  6. ^ Wigan Athletic 3-2 Arsenal, arsenal.com, accessed 02 March 2011.
  7. ^ Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Arsenal, arsenal.com, accessed 02 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Team News: Henderson and Miquel to start". Arsenal.com (Arsenal Football Club). 2011-03-02. http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/team-news-henderson-and-miquel-start. Retrieved 2011-03-03. 
  9. ^ "Arsenal 5-0 Leyton Orient". Arsenal.com. Arsenal Football Club. http://www.arsenal.com/match-menu/3369904/first-team/arsenal-v-leyton-orient?tab=report. Retrieved 2011-03-02. 
  10. ^ Under 19 Player Profiles, fai.ie, accessed 02 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Late goals shade it for Portugal U21s". The Football Association of Ireland. 26 March 2011. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=101644:late-goals-shade-it-for-portugal-u21s&catid=3:under-21&Itemid=11. Retrieved 27 March 2011. 
  12. ^ Includes FA Cup and League Cup

External links

Arsenal F.C. – current squad