Conor Henderson

Conor Alan Henderson (born 8 September 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Conor Henderson
Personal information
Full name Conor Alan Henderson[1]
Date of birth (1991-09-08) 8 September 1991
Place of birth Sidcup, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2010 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Arsenal 0 (0)
2012 → Coventry City (loan) 2 (0)
2013–2014 Hull City 0 (0)
2014 → Stevenage (loan) 3 (0)
2014–2016 Crawley Town 20 (2)
2015 → Grimsby Town (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Grimsby Town 3 (0)
2016–2017 Crawley Town 12 (0)
2017 Eastbourne Borough 1 (0)
2017–2018 Pirin Blagoevgrad 24 (3)
2019 Dunărea Călărași 11 (0)
2019–2022 Pirin Blagoevgrad 41 (3)
International career
2007 England U17 3 (0)
2008–2010 Republic of Ireland U19 6 (2)
2011–2012 Republic of Ireland U21 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2022 (UTC)

Henderson came through the youth academy at Arsenal, signing professional terms in 2010. He went on to play in the Football League for Coventry City, Hull City, Stevenage, Crawley Town and Grimsby Town, as well as a stint with non-league Eastbourne Borough. Between 2017 and 2022 he played his football in Bulgaria and Romania with spells at Pirin Blagoevgrad and Dunărea Călărași.

Born in England, he was capped by England U17 but switched allegiance to play for Republic of Ireland U19 and U21.

Career

Arsenal

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. During pre-season, he damaged his knee ligaments. Arsène Wenger later said that he would be out for a minimum of six months.[10] In March 2012 he played his first game in eight months in a behind-closed-doors match against Reading.[11]

In September 2012, Henderson went on a three-month loan to Coventry City,[12] making his debut in a 2–1 home defeat to Carlisle United.[13] However, Henderson's loan spell at Coventry City was marred by a spell on the substitution bench and injuries. After making two appearances, Henderson returned to his parent club on 23 December 2012.[14]

Henderson was released by Arsenal after the end of the 2012–13 season, after failing to agree a new deal with the club.

Hull City

After impressing manager Steve Bruce during two reserve matches, Henderson was signed by Hull City on 24 September 2013 on a free transfer and was given the number 30 shirt.[15] Henderson made his debut against Huddersfield Town in the third round of the Football League Cup and came on in the 74th minute, replacing fellow Irish midfielder Stephen Quinn in a 1–0 win for the Tigers.[16]

On 27 March 2014, Henderson went out on loan to Stevenage for the rest of the season.[17] After featuring on the bench four times, Henderson made his debut for the club on 12 April 2014, where he made his first start, as Stevenage lose 3–2 to Colchester United.[18] Henderson added two more appearances for Stevenage. Stevenage were relegated to League Two and he returned to Hull City.

At the end of the 2013–14 season, Henderson was released by the club upon the expiry of the contract.[19]

Crawley Town

After being released by Hull City, Henderson joined Crawley Town for free on a one-year contract.[20] Henderson made his debut in the opening game of the season, where he set up the only goal in the game as Crawley Town beat Barnsley 1–0.[21] Henderson scored his first goal for the club on 21 October 2014, in a 1–0 win over Walsall.[22] However, Henderson was placed on the transfer list by Manager John Gregory after being on the bench.[23] Nevertheless, Henderson remained in the first team, until an ankle injury in the 2–2 draw against Milton Keynes Dons kept him out for the remainder of the season.[24] Having spoke to new manager Mark Yates in June 2015, Henderson agreed to a new six-month contract with the club.[25]

Grimsby Town

On 25 November 2015, Henderson joined National League side Grimsby Town, on loan until January 2016.[26] Having previously spending a week on trial at Scottish Premiership side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.[27]

Following his release by Crawley, Henderson signed a deal until the end of the 2015–16 season.[28] He was part of the team that eventually beat Forest Green Rovers 3–1 in the 2016 National League play-off final at Wembley, seeing Grimsby promoted to League Two after a six-year absence from the Football League.[29][30] Henderson was released when his contract expired at the end of the season.[31]

Return to Crawley Town

On 1 November 2016, Henderson re-joined Crawley Town on a short-term deal.[32] Henderson made his return for Crawley, in a FA Cup replay at Bristol Rovers on 16 November as an emergency left back. The game resulted in a 4–2 defeat for the Reds, with Henderson conceding a penalty in extra time.[33] On 17 January 2017, Henderson extended his contract with Crawley until the end of the 2016–17 campaign.[34]

On 30 May 2017, it was announced that Henderson would leave Crawley upon the expiry of his contract in June 2017.[35]

Eastbourne Borough

Following his release from Crawley, Henderson joined National League South side Eastbourne Borough.[36]

Bulgaria and Romania

On 14 August 2017, following a successful trial period, Henderson signed a one-year contract with Bulgarian club Pirin Blagoevgrad.[37] At the end of the season his team was relegated to Second League and he left.[38]

On 10 January 2019, he joined Romanian Liga I side Dunărea Călărași on an 18-month deal. His team was relegated at the end of the season.[39]

On 13 August 2019, Henderson re-joined Pirin.[40]

International career

He represented England at youth level but then switched to Republic of Ireland and has represented them at U-19 level.[41] In March 2011 made his debut appearance for the Irish national Under-21 team.[42] On 10 September 2012, Conor scored for the U21s, in a 4–2 win over Italy.

Club statistics
As of matches played on 14 May 2021[43][44]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Arsenal 2010–11Premier League 0010000010
2011–12Premier League 0000000000
2012–13Premier League 0000000000
Total 0010000010
Coventry City (loan) 2012–13League One 200000—20
Hull City 2013–14Premier League 000010—10
Stevenage (loan) 2013–14League One 300000—30
Crawley Town 2014–15League One 1720020—192
2015–16League Two3000000030
Total 202002000222
Grimsby Town 2015–16National League 3000—5[lower-alpha 1]181
Crawley Town 2016–17League Two 12010001[lower-alpha 2]0140
Eastbourne Borough 2017–18National League South 1000—0010
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2017–18First League 24300——243
FC Dunărea Călărași 2018–19Liga I 11010——120
Pirin Blagoevgrad 2019–20Second League 13210——142
2020–21Second League 23110——241
Career total 11284030611269
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

Club

Arsenal[3][4][5]
Grimsby Town[29][30]

References

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  44. Conor Henderson at Soccerway
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