Karl Henry

Club

_Retired Soccer

Position

Midfielder

Nationality

England

Date of birth

1982-11-26

Birthplace

Wolverhampton, England

Height

6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Weight

73.92

Karl Levi Daniel Henry (born 26 November 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Henry was a product of the Stoke City academy who went on to make over 120 appearances for the club, whilst having a brief loan spell at Cheltenham Town in 2004. He joined his hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers in 2006 and went on to become captain of the side in the Premier League. Henry spent seven season at Wolves making 272 appearances in all competitions. He joined Queens Park Rangers in the summer of 2013 and helped them to victory in the 2014 Championship play-off Final. However QPR suffered an instant relegation from the Premier League. In 2017, after four years with QPR, he was released from the club upon the expiry of his contract. Henry would later sign a one-year contract with Bolton Wanderers on 25 September 2017, arriving on a free transfer.

Stoke City
Born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, Henry began his career as a youth player for Stoke City in 1998. He made his first team debut on 7 February 2001 in a 4–0 Football League Trophy victory against Walsall. He broke into the first team under Gudjon Thordarson in 2001–02 making 28 appearances as Stoke gained promotion via the play-offs. Henry went on again to feature regularly for Stoke in the 2002–03 season making 22 appearance as Stoke narrowly avoided relegation. He scored his first and only goal for Stoke in a 4–2 defeat against Bradford City on 26 December 2002. This saw him selected for the England under 18, 20 and 21 squads.

Henry was unable to hold down a regular starting role in the 2003–04 season and was loaned out to Third Division side Cheltenham Town on a two-month deal in January 2004. Henry played nine times for the Robins scoring once against Mansfield Town. Henry came back into the first team following his loan spell and at the end of the season he signed a new contract.

The 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons saw Henry play a bit part role for Stoke mainly being used as a substitute. He made 15 starts for Stoke in each season and overall made a total of 34 substitute appearances.

In the summer of the 2006–07 season Henry was out of contract, and although officially a free agent, was still training with Stoke City. The club allowed him to go on trial at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who he joined permanently in August 2006 for a fee of £100,000.

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Henry joined his hometown club on a three-year contract in August 2006 a week bef