Jack Hendry (footballer, born 1995)

Jack William Hendry (born 7 May 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender for K.V. Oostende, on loan from Celtic, and for the Scotland national team. Hendry has previously played for Partick Thistle, Wigan Athletic and Dundee. He has also had loan spells at Shrewsbury Town, Milton Keynes Dons and A-League club Melbourne City.

Jack Hendry
Personal information
Full name Jack William Hendry[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995[2]
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[2]
Position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 KV Oostende
(on loan from 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 28 (0)
2020 → Melbourne City (loan) 2 (0)
2020– → KV Oostende (loan) 19 (2)
National team‡
2018– Scotland 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:24, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:09, 14 October 2018 (UTC)

Early life

Hendry was born in Glasgow.[2]

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.[3]

On 2 June 2015, Hendry signed a new one-year contract with the Jags, alongside David Wilson and goalkeepers Paul Gallacher and Tomáš Černý.[4] 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.[5] Following the match it was reported that English Premier League club Everton had been watching Hendry.[6]

Wigan Athletic

On 1 September 2015, Hendry signed for Wigan Athletic.[7] He joined fellow League One side Shrewsbury Town on loan until the end of the season in March 2016.[8]

On 31 August 2016, Hendry joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until January 2017.[9] 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.[10]

Dundee

Hendry signed a two-year contract with Dundee in July 2017.[11] He played regularly and became a key player for Dundee in the first part of the 2017–18 season.[12] Dundee rejected offers from Celtic for Hendry during January 2018,[13] before agreeing a club-record fee on 31 January.[14]

Celtic

Celtic signed Hendry to a four-and-a-half-year contract on 31 January 2018.[14] He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 defeat away to Kilmarnock on 3 February.[15]

Loan moves

On 22 January 2020, Hendry joined A-League club Melbourne City on loan for the rest of the season.[16] During his second appearance for Melbourne, Hendry suffered a knee ligament injury that required surgery.[17]

Hendry was loaned to Belgian club KV Oostende in July 2020.[18] In his Jupiler Pro League debut in September 2020 he scored a last-minute winner against KV Mechelen to clinch a 1-0 victory for his new club.[19][20]

International career

In March 2018, Hendry received his first call-up to the senior Scotland squad for the friendlies with Costa Rica and Hungary.[21] He made his Scotland debut on 27 March, playing in a 1–0 win against Hungary.[22]

Career statistics
As of 25 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partick Thistle 2014–15[23] Scottish Premiership 100000—10
2015–16[24] Scottish Premiership 300010—40
Total 4000100050
Wigan Athletic 2015–16[24] League One 0000003[a]030
2016–17[25] Championship 000000–00
Total 0000003030
Shrewsbury Town (loan) 2015–16[24] League One 6000000060
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2016–17[25] League One 7020003[a]0120
Dundee 2017–18[26] Scottish Premiership 2411051—302
Celtic 2017–18[26] Scottish Premiership 110000000110
2018–19[27] Scottish Premiership 4000308[b]0150
2019–20[28] Scottish Premiership 0000100010
Total 150004080270
Career total 661307190973
    a. ^ Appearances in the Football League Trophy.
    b. ^ Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League and two appearances in the UEFA Europa League.

    References
    1. "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017: Wigan Athletic" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
    2. "J. Hendry: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
    3. McLauchlin, Brian (23 May 2015). "Motherwell 0-0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
    4. "Czech bounces into Firhill". Partick Thistle FC. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
    5. Sutherland, Jonathan (1 August 2015). "Hamilton 0-0 Partick Thistle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
    6. Jack, Christopher (3 August 2015). "Everton eye Jags star Hendry". Evening Times. Newsquest Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
    7. "Wigan Athletic: Kellett, Vuckic & Hendry sign". BBC Sport. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
    8. "Wigan Athletic: Shrewsbury Town sign defender Jack Hendry on loan". BBC Sport. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
    9. "Wigan Athletic defender Jack Hendry joins MK Dons on loan". Wigan Athletic FC. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
    10. "Report: Peterborough United 0-1 MK Dons". MK Dons FC. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
    11. "Jack Hendry: Dundee recruit centre-half on two-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
    12. Robertson, Neil (6 December 2017). "Analysis: Dundee summers signings – the hits, misses and maybes". The Courier. DC Thomson. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
    13. 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.
    14. McLaughlin, Chris (1 February 2018). "Celtic sign Dundee's Jack Hendry & Scott Bain; Scott Allan joins Hibs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
    15. Forbes, Craig (4 February 2018). "Brendan Rodgers backs Jack Hendry to settle after tough Celtic debut". The Scotsman. JPI Media. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    16. Davutovic, David (22 January 2020). "Melbourne City bring in defensive recruit Jack Hendry to cover for long-term loss of Richard Windbichler". Herald Sun. Retrieved 22 January 2020. Former Celtic defender Jack Hendry could make his Melbourne City debut in Saturday’s battle for second against Perth Glory at AAMI Park after signing on loan.
    17. "Jack Hendry: Celtic defender faces surgery after injury at Melbourne City". BBC Sport. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
    18. "Jack Hendry: Celtic defender joins KV Oostende on loan". BBC Sport. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
    19. Walker, Mark (14 September 2020). "Jack Hendry admits relief as Celtic loanee opens up on ending his 'hell' with debut winner". Daily Record. Reach Scotland. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    20. Thomas, Josh (13 September 2020). "Belgian teenager Vranckx responds after shocking miss goes viral". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
    21. "Kieran Tierney and Russell Martin to miss Scotland friendlies; Jack Hendry receives call-up". Sky Sports. 18 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
    22. "Hungary 0-1 Scotland: Alex McLeish praises 'amazing' Scott McKenna & Jack Hendry". BBC Sport. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
    23. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    24. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    25. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    26. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
    27. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
    28. "Games played by Jack Hendry in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2019.


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