Henry playing for Canada at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Doneil Jor-Dee Ashley Henry | ||
Date of birth | April 20, 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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West Ham United | ||
Number | 25 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2010 | Toronto FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2013 | Toronto FC | 49 | (1) |
2014–2015 | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
2014 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2015– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2016 | → AC Horsens (loan) | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010–2013 | Canada U20 | 6 | (0) |
2012– | Canada U23 | 3 | (1) |
2012– | Canada | 22 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:39, 30 October 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:24, 6 October 2016 (UTC) |
Doneil Jor-Dee Ashley Henry (born April 20, 1993) is a Canadian international soccer player who plays professionally for West Ham United, as a defender.
He has previously played for Toronto FC and Apollon Limassol. Henry has also played for Canada at under-20, under-23 and senior levels.
Henry's parents, Beverly and Menocal Henry, moved to Canada from Jamaica. He started playing soccer when he was ten and played youth soccer with the Brampton Youth Soccer Club and North Mississauga.
Henry joined the Toronto FC Academy in November 2008, and captained the team through two seasons in the Canadian Soccer League in 2009 and 2010.
He appeared for Toronto FC in the 2010 Nutrilite Canadian Championship against the Vancouver Whitecaps and a CONCACAF Champions League Qualifying match against C.D. Motagua. He also played in an international friendly against Bolton Wanderers. He signed with Toronto FC on August 26, 2010 becoming the first TFC Academy player to sign for the first team.
On June 15, 2011, in a 0–0 away draw against New England Revolution, Henry drew high praise from Taylor Twellman who was commentating on the game. After coming on for Richard Eckersley in the second half against Real Salt Lake on April 28, 2012, he scored his first goal for Toronto in the 77th minute in a 3–2 away defeat. On August 21, the club announced that it had re-signed him to a long term deal.