Emily Henderson Explained

Emily Henderson
Fullname:Emily Henderson
Birth Date:1997 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Australia
Position:Midfielder
Youthclubs1:Perth Hills United FC[1]
Youthclubs2:FW NTC
Years1:2013–2017
Clubs1:Perth Glory
Caps1:12
Goals1:0
Nationalyears1:2012–2013
Nationalteam1:Australia U17
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:27 October 2017
Ntupdate:2 October 2016

Emily Henderson (born 12 March 1997) is an Australian football (soccer) player, who last played for Perth Glory in the Australian W-League.[2]

Early life

Henderson 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

At 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 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 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

Henderson has represented Australia on the women's national under-17 soccer team.[17] [18]

Honors and awards

with Perth Glory

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. Perth Hills United FC. 4 October 2016. One of our former players, Emily Henderson, has gone on to represent Australia.. 4 September 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180904051323/https://phufc.com.au/about_us1. dead.
  2. Web site: Emily Henderson . Perth Glory . 2 October 2016 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20140327115808/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/players/Emily-Henderson/106827 . 27 March 2014 . dmy .
  3. News: 17 July 2009 . Anatomy of a Champion . Hills Gazette. News Limited. 51.
  4. News: Henderson among the goals. 9 April 2021. Midland-Kalamunda Reporter. 22 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110311135019/http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-sport/Henderson-among-the-goals/7581730/. 11 March 2011.
  5. News: 20 March 2009 . Henderson earns WA squad spot . Hills Gazette. News Limited. 59.
  6. News: Hope . Shayne . 21 June 2010 . Young soccer star in national team . The West Australian. 10.
  7. News: 2 July 2010 . Emily in Aussie squad . Hills Gazette. News Limited. 31.
  8. News: 16 July 2010 . Henderson kicks goals in Vietnam . Hills Gazette. News Limited. 35.
  9. Web site: Perth Hills United soccer girls do WA proud. 7 October 2016. 20 July 2011. Women's soccer in Western Australia.
  10. News: State Squads impress. 4 October 2016. WomenSoccer.com.au. 17 July 2012.
  11. News: 22 July 2011 . Emily named All Star again . Hills Gazette. News Limited. 39.
  12. News: Eastman in for Glory Women debut . 20 December 2013 . 5 May 2021 . . Perth.
  13. Web site: Emily Henderson. Soccer Way. 2 October 2016.
  14. Web site: 2013/2014 W-League. Soccer Way. 2 October 2016.
  15. Web site: 2015/2016 W-League. Soccer Way. 2 October 2016.
  16. News: Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18. news.com.au. News Corp Australia. 26 October 2017.
  17. Web site: U17s thump Thailand. The Women's Game. 2 October 2016. 7 November 2012.
  18. Web site: Stockdale. Craig. Australia pocket the points. The Women's Game. 2 October 2016. 29 September 2013.