Rico Henry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rico Antonio Henry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Walsall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Walsall | 46 | (2) |
| 2016– | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2015– | England U19 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 31 August 2016 (UTC). | |||
Rico Antonio Henry (born 8 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left–back for Championship side Brentford. He is also an England U19 international.
Club career
Walsall
Henry joined Walsall aged 11 and made his first senior appearance for the club shortly after his 16th birthday in July 2013 in a pre season friendly against Leeds United.[2]
Henry was given his first professional contract by the Saddlers on 30 July 2014 shortly after his 17th Birthday when impressing at youth level.[3] He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2014 in the Football League Trophy area semi-finals as Walsall beat Tranmere on penalties after a 2–2 draw.[4] Henry then made his first league appearance on 13 December 2014 against Barnsley in a 3–1 victory.[5]
Henry started the 2015–16 season as a regular in the Walsall starting XI and won the Football League Young Player of the Month Award for September after an impressive string of performances in a table topping side.[6]
Henry scored his first senior goal for the club on 25 August 2015 in a 2–1 victory over table topping Championship side Brighton and Hove Albion.[7] His first league goal came five weeks later in a 1–0 away victory at Scunthorpe United.[8]
On 2 October 2015, Henry was offered and signed a new three-year contract with Walsall after a very impressive start to the season.[9]
After helping Walsall to third-place finish in League 1 during the 2015/16 season, Henry was named the left back in the League 1 Team of The Year for the 2015/16 season.[10] Henry was also one of three players nominated for the Football League Young Player of the Year award, alongside Lewis Cook then of Leeds United and Moussa Dembélé then of Fulham, however Henry missed out when the award was won by Lewis Cook.[11]
Brentford
On 31 August 2016, Henry signed for Championship side Brentford for an initial fee of £1.5m on a five-year contract, rising to £5 Million.[12]
International career
On 10 November 2015, Henry received his first call up to the England U19 squad for games against the Netherlands and Japan.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 7 November 2015.
| SeasonClub | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Walsall | 2014–15[14] | League One | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2015–16[15] | League One | 33 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| Total | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 42 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Football League Trophy
Honours
- Football League Young Player of the Month: September 2015[6]
- Short-listed for the Football League Young Player of the Year award 2015/2016
- Named in The PFA Sky Bet League 1 Team of the Year 2016
References
- ↑ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 62. Retrieved 16 July 2015.
- ↑ Sport, Ged Scott BBC. "Walsall: 'No risk' Rico Henry a joy to work with, says Saddlers manager Dean Smith". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "PRO DEAL FOR TALENTED YOUNGSTER". Walsall Football Club. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "MATCH REPORT". Walsall Football Club. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ↑ "Walsall 3-1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- 1 2 League, The Football. "Walsall defender Rico Henry named Football League Young Player of the Month". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Walsall 2-1 Brighton & Hove Albion". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Scunthorpe United 0-1 Walsall". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Rico Henry: Walsall defender signs new three-year contract". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ ThePFA.com. "The PFA League 1 Team of the Year". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ↑ "Leeds United's Lewis Cook named Football League Young Player of the Year". Football League. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
- ↑ "Rico Henry: Brentford sign teenage defender from Walsall". BBC Sport. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
- ↑ http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2015/11/10/walsalls-rico-henry-called-up-to-england-under-19-squad/
- ↑ "Games played by Rico Henry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ "Games played by Rico Henry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
