David Henen

{{Infobox football biography

|name = David Henen

|image =

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|fullname = David Boris Philippe Henen{{cite web|url=http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf|title=Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists|date=4 September 2012|publisher=Premier League|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209035352/http://www.premierleague.com/content/dam/premierleague/site-content/News/publications/squad-lists/premier-league-squad-lists-january-2015.pdf|archivedate=9 February 2015}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|19|df=y}}{{cite web |title=David Henen |url=http://www.11v11.com/players/david-henen-250359/|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=1 December 2015}}

|birth_place = Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium

|height = 1.85 m

|position = Winger, striker

|currentclub = Tobol

|clubnumber = 77

|youthyears1 =

|youthclubs1 = Virton

|youthyears2 =

|youthclubs2 = Standard Liège

|youthyears3 = 2011–2013

|youthclubs3 = Anderlecht

|years1 = 2013–2014

|clubs1 = Anderlecht

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2013–2014

|clubs2 = → Monaco II (loan)

|caps2 = 0

|goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2014–2015

|clubs3 = Olympiacos

|caps3 = 0

|goals3 = 0

|years4 = 2014–2015

|clubs4 = → Everton (loan)

|caps4 = 0

|goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2015–2018

|clubs5 = Everton

|caps5 = 0

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2015–2016

|clubs6 = → Fleetwood Town (loan)

|caps6 = 11

|goals6 = 1

|years7 = 2018–2020

|clubs7 = Charleroi

|caps7 = 40

|goals7 = 3

|years8 = 2020–2022

|clubs8 = Grenoble

|caps8 = 41

|goals8 = 2

|years9 = 2022–2024

|clubs9 = Kortrijk

|caps9 = 30

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2024–

|clubs10 = Tobol

|caps10 = 20

|goals10 = 3

|nationalyears1 = 2010–2011

|nationalteam1 = Belgium U15

|nationalcaps1 = 9

|nationalgoals1 = 4

|nationalyears2 = 2011–2012

|nationalteam2 = Belgium U16

|nationalcaps2 = 3

|nationalgoals2 = 2

|nationalyears3 = 2012

|nationalteam3 = Belgium U17

|nationalcaps3 = 3

|nationalgoals3 = 2

|nationalyears4 = 2013–2014

|nationalteam4 = Belgium U18

|nationalcaps4 = 4

|nationalgoals4 = 2

|nationalyears5 = 2014

|nationalteam5 = Belgium U19

|nationalcaps5 = 5

|nationalgoals5 = 0

|nationalyears6 = 2019–

|nationalteam6 = Togo

|nationalcaps6 = 20

|nationalgoals6 = 1

|club-update = 13:47, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

|ntupdate = 13:47, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

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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, he represents the Togo national team.

Early and personal life

Henen was born in Libramont-Chevigny on 19 April 1996.{{Soccerway|david-henen/259668|accessdate=2 September 2014}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/etranger/france/detail_le-jeune-david-henen-quitte-anderlecht-pour-monaco?id=8079879|title=Le jeune David Henen quitte Anderlecht pour ... Monaco|date=2 September 2013|accessdate=2 September 2014|language=French|publisher=RTBF.be}}

In July 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club Everton.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/everton-transfer-news-david-henen-close-to-15m-switch-9623254.html|title=Everton transfer news: David Henen close to £1.5m switch|date=23 July 2014|accessdate=24 July 2014|work=The Independent}}

On 1 September 2014, he signed for Greek club Olympiacos, simultaneously moving on loan to Everton for the duration of the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29030725|title=Everton sign Belgian teenager David Henen from Olympiakos|date=2 September 2014|accessdate=2 September 2014|publisher=BBC Sport}} The transfer was made permanent in July 2015,{{cite web|url=http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2015/07/02/henen-signs-permanent-deal|title=Henen Signs Permanent Deal|date=2 July 2015|accessdate=2 July 2015|author=Hamish Dufton|publisher=Everton F.C.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704232927/http://www.evertonfc.com/news/2015/07/02/henen-signs-permanent-deal|archive-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead}} for a fee of around £200,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/david-henen-course-everton-first-10070347|title=Why David Henen is on course for Everton first-team|date=16 September 2015|accessdate=11 November 2015|author=Phil Kirkbride|publisher=Liverpool Echo}}

Henen joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a season long loan on 11 November 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/34792491|title=Fleetwood Town: Everton's David Henen joins on one-month loan|date=11 November 2015|accessdate=11 November 2015|publisher=BBC Sport}}

He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/698753|title=Premier League clubs publish released lists|date=8 June 2018|accessdate=11 June 2018|publisher=Premier League}}

On 31 August 2018, Henen joined Belgian side Charleroi.{{cite web|url=https://www.walfoot.be/fra/news/lis/2018-08-31/massimo-bruno-quitte-leipzig-pour-le-sporting-de-charleroi-david-henen-signe-aussi|title=Officiel : Massimo Bruno et David Henen signent chez les Zèbres!|website=walfoot.be|date=31 August 2018|accessdate=28 September 2018|language=French}} He signed a contract running to 2020.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporting-charleroi.be/d1-joueurs-detail.php?id=168|title=David Henen profile Charleroi|publisher=R. Charleroi S.C.|accessdate=28 September 2018|language=French|archive-date=24 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524184443/https://www.sporting-charleroi.be/d1-joueurs-detail.php?id=168|url-status=dead}}

In October 2020 he signed for French club Grenoble.{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transferts-l-attaquant-david-henen-signe-a-grenoble/1180380|title=Transferts : l'attaquant David Henen signe à Grenoble|website=L'Équipe}}

On 31 January 2022, Henen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kortrijk back in Belgium.{{cite press release|publisher=Kortrijk|url=https://www.kvk.be/nieuws/david-henen-komt-over-van-grenoble-2/|title=DAVID HENEN KOMT OVER VAN GRENOBLE|date=31 January 2022|access-date=9 February 2022|language=nl}}

On 7 February 2024, Henen joined Tobol in Kazakhstan on a two-year contract.{{cite web|publisher=FC Tobol|url=https://vk.com/fctobol?w=wall-157879_131181|title=Давид Энен – «Тобыл» ойыншысы|trans-title=David Henen is a "Tobol" player|date=7 February 2024|access-date=7 February 2024|language=kk}}

International career

Henen was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Togolese mother, and is eligible for both national teams.{{cite web|url=https://www.africatopsports.com/2016/05/23/david-henen-lespoir-se-dispute-belgique-togo/|title=David Henen: l'espoir que se dispute la Belgique et le Togo|date=23 May 2016|publisher=}} He has represented Belgium at youth international level.[http://static.belgianfootball.be/project/publiek/jrinteren/speler_PH_5834.htm#itop Belgian profile] at Belgian FA

Henen represented the Togo national football team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Comoros on 14 November 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/match?gameId=558132|title=Togo vs. Comoros Islands - Football Match Summary - November 14, 2019 - ESPN|website=ESPN.com}}

Style of play

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

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|FA Cup !colspan="2"\|League Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="4"\|Everton \|2015–16{{soccerbase season\|89188\|2015\|accessdate=31 January 2016}} \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016–17{{soccerbase season\|89188\|2016\|accessdate=28 September 2018}} \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2017–18{{soccerbase season\|89188\|2018\|accessdate=28 September 2018}} \|0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
colspan="1"\|Total !0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fleetwood Town (loan) \|2015–16 \|11	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	13	1
Charleroi \|2018–19 \|14	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	2
colspan="2"\|Career total !25	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	29	3