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David Henen

David Henen
Personal information
Full name David Boris Philippe Henen[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 28)[2]
Place of birth Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
Tobol
Number 77
Youth career
Virton
Standard Liège
2011–2013 Anderlecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2013–2014Monaco II (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2014–2015Everton (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2018 Everton 0 (0)
2015–2016Fleetwood Town (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2020 Charleroi 40 (3)
2020–2022 Grenoble 41 (2)
2022–2024 Kortrijk 30 (0)
2024– Tobol 19 (3)
International career
2010–2011 Belgium U15 9 (4)
2011–2012 Belgium U16 3 (2)
2012 Belgium U17 3 (2)
2013–2014 Belgium U18 4 (2)
2014 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2019– Togo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:48, 12 November 2020 (UTC)

David Boris Philippe Henen (born 19 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Kazakhstani club Tobol. Born in Belgium, Henen represents the Togo national football team.

Early and personal life

Henen was born in Libramont-Chevigny on 19 April 1996.[3]

Club career

Henen played youth football with Virton, Standard Liège and Anderlecht, before moving on loan to French club Monaco II on loan in September 2013.[4]

In July 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club Everton.[5]

On 1 September 2014, he signed for Greek club Olympiacos, simultaneously moving on loan to Everton for the duration of the 2014–15 season.[6] The transfer was made permanent in July 2015,[7] for a fee of around £200,000.[8]

Henen joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a season long loan on 11 November 2015.[9]

He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season.[10]

On 31 August 2018, Henen joined Belgian side Charleroi.[11] He signed a contract running to 2020.[12]

In October 2020 he signed for French club Grenoble.[13]

On 31 January 2022, Henen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kortrijk back in Belgium.[14]

On 7 February 2024, Henen joined Tobol in Kazakhstan on a two-year contract.[15]

International career

Henen was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Togolese mother, and is eligible for both national teams.[16] He has represented Belgium at youth international level.[17]

Henen represented the Togo national football team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Comoros on 14 November 2019.[18]

Style of play

Henen has been described as a "pacy and gifted forward."[8]

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Everton 2015–16[19] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17[20] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18[21] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2015–16[19] 11 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 1
Charleroi 2018–19[3] 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 16 2
Career total 25 3 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 3

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2015.
  2. ^ "David Henen". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. ^ a b c David Henen at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ^ "Le jeune David Henen quitte Anderlecht pour ... Monaco" (in French). RTBF.be. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Everton transfer news: David Henen close to £1.5m switch". The Independent. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Everton sign Belgian teenager David Henen from Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ^ Hamish Dufton (2 July 2015). "Henen Signs Permanent Deal". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. ^ a b Phil Kirkbride (16 September 2015). "Why David Henen is on course for Everton first-team". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Fleetwood Town: Everton's David Henen joins on one-month loan". BBC Sport. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. ^ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. ^ "Officiel : Massimo Bruno et David Henen signent chez les Zèbres!". walfoot.be (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ^ "David Henen profile Charleroi" (in French). R. Charleroi S.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Transferts : l'attaquant David Henen signe à Grenoble". L'Équipe.
  14. ^ "DAVID HENEN KOMT OVER VAN GRENOBLE" (Press release) (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Давид Энен – «Тобыл» ойыншысы" [David Henen is a "Tobol" player] (in Kazakh). FC Tobol. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ^ "David Henen: l'espoir que se dispute la Belgique et le Togo". 23 May 2016.
  17. ^ Belgian profile at Belgian FA
  18. ^ "Togo vs. Comoros Islands - Football Match Summary - November 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  19. ^ a b "Games played by David Henen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  20. ^ "Games played by David Henen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Games played by David Henen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2018.