Emily Henderson (born 12 March 1997) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emily Henderson | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Perth Hills United FC[1] | |||
| FW NTC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Perth Glory | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2013 | Australia U17 | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 October 2016 | |||
Early life
editHenderson grew up in Perth. Henderson took up soccer at a young age, playing for a boys team at the Perth Hills United Football Club.[3] She represented Australia in futsal at under-13 level.[4] In 2009, Henderson played for the Western Australian under-14 team at the age of 11.[5] In 2010, Henderson was selected for the Australian under-13 team at the Asian Football Confederation Festival of Football tournament in Vietnam.[6][7][8] In July 2011, her performance at the national under-14 girls’ soccer championship, helped secure a position on Western Australia's under-15 national training center team.[9] In July 2012 she captained a Western Australia (WA) under-15 team to the national championships. Her performance on the left wing was praised as "mature and influential" by the team's technical director and she was the only WA player to be selected for the tournament all-star game.[10][11]
Club career
editAt the age of 16, Henderson signed for Perth Glory, originally as an injury replacement in late 2013.[12] Henderson made three appearances for the club during the 2013–14 W-League season.[13] in which the Glory finished in fifth place during the regular season with a 5–7–0 record.[14]
Henderson returned to the Glory for the 2015–16 season and made nine appearances for the club.[13] The club finished in eighth place with a 3–7–2 record.[15]
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Henderson didn't re-sign with Perth Glory for the 2017–18 W-League season.[16]
International career
editHenderson has represented Australia on the women's national under-17 soccer team.[17][18]
Honors and awards
editwith Perth Glory
References
edit- ^ "About Us". Perth Hills United FC. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
One of our former players, Emily Henderson, has gone on to represent Australia.
- ^ "Emily Henderson". Perth Glory. Archived from the original on 27 March 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Anatomy of a Champion". Hills Gazette. News Limited. 17 July 2009. p. 51.
- ^ "Henderson among the goals". Midland-Kalamunda Reporter. 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 11 March 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Henderson earns WA squad spot". Hills Gazette. News Limited. 20 March 2009. p. 59.
- ^ Hope, Shayne (21 June 2010). "Young soccer star in national team". The West Australian. p. 10.
- ^ "Emily in Aussie squad". Hills Gazette. News Limited. 2 July 2010. p. 31.
- ^ "Henderson kicks goals in Vietnam". Hills Gazette. News Limited. 16 July 2010. p. 35.
- ^ "Perth Hills United soccer girls do WA proud". Women's soccer in Western Australia. 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- ^ "State Squads impress". WomenSoccer.com.au. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- ^ "Emily named All Star again". Hills Gazette. News Limited. 22 July 2011. p. 39.
- ^ "Eastman in for Glory Women debut". The West Australian. Perth. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Emily Henderson". Soccer Way. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "2013/2014 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "2015/2016 W-League". Soccer Way. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
- ^ "U17s thump Thailand". The Women's Game. 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Stockdale, Craig (29 September 2013). "Australia pocket the points". The Women's Game. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
External links
edit- Emily Henderson at Soccerway