Karl Henry
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karl Levi Daniel Henry | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Stoke City | 120 | (1) |
| 2004 | → Cheltenham Town (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2006– | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 167 | (6) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:13, 3 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
Karl Levi Daniel Henry (born 26 November 1982 in Wolverhampton) is an English footballer of Jamaican descent who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Henry is a product of the Stoke City academy and went on to make over 120 appearances for the club, whilst having a brief loan spell at Cheltenham Town in 2004. He joined hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006 and went on to become captain of the side in the Premier League. Henry also has parental qualification to play for Jamaica.
Career
Stoke City
Henry began his career as a youth player with Stoke City, making his first team debut on 7 February 2001 in a Football League Trophy win over Walsall. He did not feature again until the following season though, when he became a regular player as the club won promotion from the third tier via the play-offs. This time also saw him selected for England under 18, 20 and 21 squads. He scored his first and only goal for Stoke in a 4–2 defeat at Bradford City in December 2002.[2]
Henry was loaned out to Cheltenham Town during the 2003–04 season, after falling from favour at the Potters. At Cheltenham he scored once in a 4–2 win over Mansfield Town.[3] He won his place back for the following season, but was again largely left on the sidelines in 2005–06 under new coach Johan Boskamp. Stoke had originally announced he would be released at the season's conclusion, but, after the return of his former manager Tony Pulis, they decided to offer him a old contract.
By this time Henry was officially a free agent although still training with Stoke City. The club allowed him to go on trial at Wolves, whom he subsequently joined permanently in August 2006 after a compensation package was agreed of £100,000, rising to £175,000 based on appearances, with a 15 per cent sell-on clause.[4]
Wolverhampton Wanderers
His first season at his home town club was a success as Henry held down a first team place, often covering as a right-back. However, a bruised spleen suffered in March 2007 ruled him out for the rest of the season, missing the team's Championship play-off games. He returned for the next season and featured in 44 games, his highest seasonal tally to date, but missed out on another play-off finish on goal difference.
The 2008–09 season went very well for Henry and his boyhood club Wolves. After a record-equalling start to the season, Wolves sat pretty at the top of the table with Henry captaining them in the absence of the experienced Jody Craddock. His gritty displays often gained him credit for doing the 'dirty work' in the centre of midfield alongside summer recruit David Jones. Henry was part of the starting 11 against QPR resulting in Wolves promotion. On 3 May 2009 Henry, alongside club captain Jody Craddock, lifted the Championship trophy as captain of Wolves after the 1–0 victory over Doncaster Rovers.
He was a virtual ever present as captain for the club as they survived their first season back in the Premier League. The 2010–11 season however has seen him gain notoriety after the media highlighted his aggressive style in a match against Newcastle,[5][6] leading to both he and his manager having to defend his tackling.[7][8][9] In the weeks following, he again hit the headlines after a challenge of his left Bobby Zamora with a broken leg,[10] before he received a straight red card for a lunging tackle against Wigan Athletic's Jordi Gomez.[11] He apologised for the sending off against Wigan, admitting it was deserved.[12]
He is contracted to the Molineux club until Summer 2014 (with the option of a further year).[13]
International career
On the 8 October 2008, Henry was approached by manager John Barnes to play for Jamaica. Although he left the door open to play for Jamaica in the future he wanted to try and get himself into the England squad. On the 20 February 2011, it was confirmed that Henry had made the 40 man England provisional squad, alongside team-mate Matt Jarvis, for the game against Denmark, but he didnt make it to the final cut of 26.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke City | 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001–02 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2002–03 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 120 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 136 | 1 | |
| Cheltenham Town (loan) | 2003–04 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2006–07 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 38 | 3 | |
| 2007–08 | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2008–09 | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 47 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 34 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | ||
| Total | 167 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 7 | |
| Career Total | 296 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 330 | 9 | |
- Note
- A. ^ constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.
Honours
- Football League Championship (II): 2009
References
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Bradford 4–2 Stoke". BBC Sport. 26 December 2002. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Cheltenham 4–2 Mansfield". BBC Sport. 28 February 2004. Retrieved 2 February 2010.
- ^ "Wolves make Henry deal with Stoke". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Wolves captain Karl Henry loves putting his foot in..." Daily Mail. 12 September 2010.
- ^ "Are Wolves really a dirty team?". Guardian. 24 September 2010.
- ^ "Henry - Tackling is an art". Sky Sports. 11 September 2010.
- ^ "Boss's backing for Henry". wolves.co.uk. 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Carry on Karl!". wolves.co.uk. 17 September 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Zamora injury unfortunate - Karl Henry". BBC Sport. 13 September 2010.
- ^ "Wigan 2-0 Wolverhampton". BBC Sport. 2 October 2010.
- ^ "Karl Henry apologises to Wolves for Jordi Gomez tackle". BBC Sport. 5 October 2010.
- ^ "Wolves' double contract boost". wolves.co.uk. 25 January 2011.
External links
- Official club profile
- Karl Henry at Soccerbase