Kobi Joseph Henry (born April 26, 2004) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Reims B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kobi Joseph Henry | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Lakeland, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Center-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reims B | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Florida Rush | |||
| 2018–2019 | Orlando City | ||
| 2019–2020 | Inter Miami | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Orange County SC | 27 | (1) |
| 2022– | Reims B | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Villefranche (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | United States U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | United States U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | United States U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 2, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editHenry was in Lakeland, Florida, to athletic parents; his father was a semi-professional soccer player, and his mother did track and field. His grandfather Ken Henry was a strength and conditioning coach for the Trinidad and Tobago national team. His parents both went into teaching, and as a result lived in 10 different places growing up including New York, New Jersey, and even Bermuda.[1] He was part of the Florida Rush soccer academy before joining Orlando City's youth side in 2018. He then joined the Inter Miami academy a year later, before signing a professional contract with the USL Championship side Orange County SC on June 18, 2020.[2] He made his competitive debut for the club on August 22, 2020, against LA Galaxy II. He came on as a stoppage-time substitute for Brian Iloski as Orange County won 2–1.[3] Henry won the 2021 USL Championship Playoffs with Orange County, although he was an unused sub in the game against the Tampa Bay Rowdies.[citation needed]
Reims
editOn June 14, 2022, Henry signed for the French club Stade de Reims on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid to Orange County was $700,000, a record in the USL Championship.[4] He was initially assigned to Reims's reserve side in the Championnat National 2.[5]
Loan to Villafranche
editAhead of the 2023–24 season, Henry joined Villefranche on a season-long loan.[6]
International career
editBorn in the United States, Henry is of Trinidadian descent.[7] He has represented the Under States national under-17 team.[2] He was called up to the United States senior camp in December 2021 but did not appear in the game against Bosnia and Herzegovina.[8]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of October 15, 2023[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Orange County SC | 2020 | USL Championship | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2021 | USL Championship | 18 | 1 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | USL Championship | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| Reims B | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Villefranche (loan) | 2023–24 | Championnat National | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in USL Championship Playoffs
Honors
editOrange County
References
edit- ^ "ASN: Orange County and U.S. U-20 defender Kobi Henry looking to impress with USMNT". americansoccernow.com.
- ^ a b "Orange County SC Signs U.S. U17 International Kobi Henry". Our Sports Central. June 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2020.
- ^ "LA Galaxy II 1–2 Orange County SC". Soccerway.
- ^ Carlisle, Jeff (June 14, 2022). "U.S. youth international Kobi Henry signs for Ligue 1 club Reims". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Kobi Henry, nouvelle signature du groupe Pro 2" (in French). Stade de Reims. June 14, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
- ^ "Un international américan débarque au FCVB!". fcvb.fr (in French). Villefranche. September 2, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
- ^ Communications, Orange County SC (August 24, 2024). "Orange County signs U.S. U-17 International Kobi Henry, who is also eligible for Trinidad and Tobago". Soca Warriors Online - Trinidad and Tobago Football.
- ^ "Orange County SCs Kobi Henry eager to make his mark during early call-up to USMNT". The Los Amgeles Times. December 13, 2021.
- ^ Kobi Henry at Soccerway
External links
edit- Profile at the US Soccer Development Academy website
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