Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995)

Jack Hendry
Personal information
Full name Jack Hendry
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 4
Youth career
2004–2011 Celtic
2011–2013 Peterborough United
2013–2014 Dundee United
2014–2015 Partick Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Partick Thistle 6 (0)
2015–2017 Wigan Athletic 3 (0)
2016 → Shrewsbury Town (loan) 6 (0)
2016 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 12 (0)
2017–2018 Dundee 30 (2)
2018– Celtic 14 (0)
National team‡
2018– Scotland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 29 September 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:09, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Jack Hendry (born 7 May 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Celtic and the Scotland national team. Hendry has previously played for Partick Thistle, Wigan Athletic and Dundee. While at Wigan, he had loan spells at Shrewsbury Town and Milton Keynes Dons.

Club career

Partick Thistle

Hendry joined Partick Thistle in August 2014. He featured in Thistle's development squad frequently, before making his first-team debut for the side on the final day of the 2014–15 season in a goalless draw against Motherwell at Fir Park on 23 May 2015.[1]

On 2 June 2015, Hendry signed a new one-year contract with the Jags, alongside David Wilson and goalkeepers Paul Gallacher and Tomáš Černý.[2] After an outstanding pre season, Hendry came on as a substitute in the opening game of the season away to Hamilton after only 29 minutes following an earlier red card for Frédéric Frans, he went on to help keep a clean sheet alongside Liam Lindsay in defence as the match finished 0–0.[3] Following the match it was reported that English Premier League club Everton had been watching Hendry.[4]

Wigan Athletic

On 1 September 2015, Hendry signed for Wigan Athletic.[5] He joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2016.[6]

On 31 August 2016, Hendry joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until January 2017.[7] On 4 October 2016, Hendry made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons, featuring in a 0–1 away EFL Trophy group stage win over Peterborough United.[8]

Dundee

Hendry signed a two-year contract with Dundee in July 2017.[9] He played regularly and became a key player for Dundee in the first part of the 2017–18 season.[10] Dundee rejected offers from Celtic for Hendry during January 2018,[11] before agreeing a club-record fee on 31 January.[12]

Celtic

Celtic signed Hendry to a four-and-a-half-year contract on 31 January 2018.[12] He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock on 3 February.[13]

International career

In March 2018, Hendry received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad for the friendlies with Costa Rica and Hungary.[14] He made his Scotland debut on 27 March, playing in a 1–0 win against Hungary.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 July 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2014–15[16] Scottish Premiership 100000—10
2015–16[17] Scottish Premiership 300010—40
Total 4000100050
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[17] League One 0000003[a]030
2016–17[18] Championship 000000–00
Total 0000003030
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2015–16[17] League One 6000000060
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2016–17[18] League One 7020003[a]0120
Dundee 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 2411051—302
Celtic 2017–18[19] Scottish Premiership 110000000110
2018–19[20] Scottish Premiership 0000003[b]030
Total 110000030140
Career total 521306190702

    Footnotes

    a. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy.
    b. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League.

    References

    1. ↑ McLaughlin, Brian. "Motherwell prepared for the Premiership play-off final against Rangers with a goalless draw against Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    2. ↑ "Czech bounces into Firhill". Partick Thistle FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
    3. ↑ Sutherland, Jonathan (1 August 2015). "Hamilton 0-0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
    4. ↑ Jack, Christopher (3 August 2015). "Everton eye Jags star Hendry". Evening Times. Newsquest Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
    5. ↑ "Wigan Athletic: Kellett, Vuckic & Hendry sign". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
    6. ↑ "Wigan Athletic: Shrewsbury Town sign defender Jack Hendry on loan". BBC Sport. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
    7. ↑ "Wigan Athletic defender Jack Hendry joins MK Dons on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
    8. ↑ "Report: Peterborough United 0-1 MK Dons". MK Dons FC. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    9. ↑ "Jack Hendry: Dundee recruit centre-half on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
    10. ↑ Robertson, Neil (6 December 2017). "Analysis: Dundee summers signings – the hits, misses and maybes". The Courier. DC Thomson. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
    11. ↑ Roache, Ian (27 January 2018). "Dundee boss Neil McCann happy to reject 'very low' bid for Jack Hendry". The Courier. DC Thomson. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
    12. 1 2 McLaughlin, Chris (1 February 2018). "Celtic sign Dundee's Jack Hendry & Scott Bain; Scott Allan joins Hibs". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
    13. ↑ Forbes, Craig (4 February 2018). "Brendan Rodgers backs Jack Hendry to settle after tough Celtic debut". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    14. ↑ "Kieran Tierney and Russell Martin to miss Scotland friendlies; Jack Hendry receives call-up". Sky Sports. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    15. ↑ "Hungary 0-1 Scotland: Alex McLeish praises 'amazing' Scott McKenna & Jack Hendry". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
    16. ↑ "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    17. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    18. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    19. 1 2 "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    20. ↑ "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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