:Emily Henderson
{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 1997)}}
{{for|the New Zealand politician|Emily Henderson (politician)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emily Henderson
| image =
| fullname = Emily Henderson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1997|3|12}}
| birth_place = Australia
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
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| 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.{{cite web|title=Emily Henderson |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/players/Emily-Henderson/106827 |publisher=Perth Glory |accessdate=2 October 2016 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327115808/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/perthglory/players/Emily-Henderson/106827 |archivedate=27 March 2014 |df=dmy }}
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.{{Cite news |date=17 July 2009 |title=Anatomy of a Champion |work=Hills Gazette|publisher=News Limited|page=51}} She represented Australia in futsal at under-13 level.{{cite news|title=Henderson among the goals|url=http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-sport/Henderson-among-the-goals/7581730/|accessdate=9 April 2021|work=Midland-Kalamunda Reporter|date=22 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110311135019/http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-sport/Henderson-among-the-goals/7581730/|archive-date=11 March 2011}} In 2009, Henderson played for the Western Australian under-14 team at the age of 11.{{Cite news |date=20 March 2009 |title=Henderson earns WA squad spot |work=Hills Gazette|publisher=News Limited|page=59}} In 2010, Henderson was selected for the Australian under-13 team at the Asian Football Confederation Festival of Football tournament in Vietnam.{{Cite news |last=Hope |first=Shayne |date=21 June 2010 |title=Young soccer star in national team |work=The West Australian|page=10}}{{Cite news |date=2 July 2010 |title=Emily in Aussie squad |work=Hills Gazette|publisher=News Limited|page=31}}{{Cite news |date=16 July 2010 |title=Henderson kicks goals in Vietnam |work=Hills Gazette|publisher=News Limited|page=35}} 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.{{cite web|title=Perth Hills United soccer girls do WA proud|url=http://www.womensoccer.com.au/?p=385|accessdate=7 October 2016|date=20 July 2011|publisher=Women's soccer in Western Australia}} 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.{{cite news|title=State Squads impress|url=http://www.womensoccer.com.au/?p=1045|accessdate=4 October 2016|work=WomenSoccer.com.au|date=17 July 2012}}{{Cite news |date=22 July 2011 |title=Emily named All Star again |work=Hills Gazette|publisher=News Limited|page=39}}
Club career
At the age of 16, Henderson signed for Perth Glory, originally as an injury replacement in late 2013.{{cite news|url=https://thewest.com.au/sport/soccer/eastman-in-for-glory-women-debut-ng-ya-264150 |title=Eastman in for Glory Women debut |date=20 December 2013 |accessdate=5 May 2021 |work=The West Australian |location=Perth}} Henderson made three appearances for the club during the 2013–14 W-League season.{{cite web|title=Emily Henderson|url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/players/emily-henderson/325804/|publisher=Soccer Way|accessdate=2 October 2016}} in which the Glory finished in fifth place during the regular season with a {{Win–loss record|w=5|l=7|d=0}} record.{{cite web|title=2013/2014 W-League|url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/national/australia/w-league/20132014/regular-season/r22774/|publisher=Soccer Way|accessdate=2 October 2016}}
Henderson returned to the Glory for the 2015–16 season and made nine appearances for the club. The club finished in eighth place with a {{Win–loss record|w=3|l=7|d=2}} record.{{cite web|title=2015/2016 W-League|url=http://us.women.soccerway.com/national/australia/w-league/20152016/regular-season/r33200/|publisher=Soccer Way|accessdate=2 October 2016}}
In October 2017, it was confirmed that Henderson didn't re-sign with Perth Glory for the 2017–18 W-League season.{{cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/sport/football/complete-preview-for-each-wleague-team-for-season-201718/news-story/76670dbf0ac0dcef9c1c67eae3b0e7a6|title=Complete preview for each W-League team for season 2017/18|newspaper=news.com.au|publisher=News Corp Australia|date=26 October 2017}}
International career
Henderson has represented Australia on the women's national under-17 soccer team.{{cite web|title=U17s thump Thailand|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2012/11/u17s-thump-thailand/|publisher=The Women's Game|accessdate=2 October 2016|date=7 November 2012}}{{cite web|last1=Stockdale|first1=Craig|title=Australia pocket the points|url=http://thewomensgame.com/2013/09/stockys-scribbles-australia-pocket-the-points/|publisher=The Women's Game|accessdate=2 October 2016|date=29 September 2013}}
Honors and awards
References
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External links
- {{soccerway|emily-henderson/325804}}
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Category:Australian women's soccer players
Category:21st-century Australian sportswomen
Category:Perth Glory FC (women) players
Category:Women's association football midfielders