Rico Henry

Rico Henry

Personal information
Full name	Rico Antonio Henry[1][2]
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	Walsall
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2014	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2014–	Walsall	43	(2)
National team
2015–	England U19	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:45, 27th April 2016 (UTC). † Appearances (goals)

Rico Antonio Henry (born 8 July 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left–back for League One side Walsall.

Club career

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.^[3]

Henry was given his first professional contract by the Saddlers on 30 July 2014 shortly after his 17th Birthday when impressing at youth level.^[4] 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.^[5] Henry then made his first league appearance on 13 December 2014 against Barnsley in a 3–1 victory.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.^[8] His first league goal came five weeks later in a 1–0 away victory at Scunthorpe United.^[9]

On 2 October 2015, Henry signed a new three year contract with Walsall. And not very long after, his impressive performances gathered large rumors around him, with suggestions Tottenham Hotspur, Arsenal and Chelsea were among many teams holding interest in the left back/ left mid dubbed by his former manager, Dean Smith, as the young Ashley Cole. ^[10]

International career

On 10 November 2015, Henry received his first call up to the England U19 squad for games against the Netherlands and Japan.^[11]

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[12]	League One	9	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	2015–16[13]	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

1. Appearances in Football League Trophy

Honours

• Football League Young Player of the Month: September 2015^[7]
• 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

1. "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.
2. "Rico Henry". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
3. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34508302
4. "PRO DEAL FOR TALENTED YOUNGSTER". Walsall Football Club. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
5. "MATCH REPORT". Walsall Football Club. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
6. "Walsall 3-1 Barnsley". BBC Sport. 13 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
7. http://www.football-league.co.uk/news/article/2015/rico-henry-named-football-league-young-player-of-the-month-2744046.aspx
8. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33969992
9. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34321340
10. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34424123
11. http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/walsall-fc/2015/11/10/walsalls-rico-henry-called-up-to-england-under-19-squad/
12. "Games played by Rico Henry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
13. "Games played by Rico Henry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 November 2015.

External links

• Rico Henry career statistics at Soccerbase