Dion-Curtis Henry

Dion-Curtis Henry (born 12 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brighlingsea Regent.

Dion-Curtis Henry
Personal information
Full nameDion-Curtis Henry[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-12) 12 September 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birthIpswich, England
Height6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[2]
Position(s)Goalkeeper
Youth career
2012–2014Peterborough United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2017Peterborough United1(0)
2016Soham Town Rangers (loan)6(0)
2016–2017Boston United (loan)12(0)
2017–2020Crystal Palace0(0)
2019Maidstone United (loan)6(0)
2020Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan)7(0)
2020–2021Billericay Town18(0)
2021–2023Crawley Town1(0)
2023–Brightlingsea Regent6(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:05, 28 February 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Peterborough United

Henry signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract at League One club Peterborough United in March 2015, having been associated with the club from the age of 13.[3] He was invited to a senior England goalkeeping training camp at St George's Park in April 2015.[4]

He made his debut in the Football League on 3 October 2015, coming on for Ben Alnwick 30 minutes into a 5–3 victory over Millwall at London Road.[5] After the match manager Graham Westley told the press that "There is cash on the table for Dion from a Premier League club. There has been interest in him from more than one Premier League club and he has been training elsewhere this week."[6]

On 24 March 2016, Henry joined Isthmian League Division One North side Soham Town Rangers on a loan deal for the remainder of the 2015–16 campaign.[7] Two days later, Henry made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Harlow Town.[8] Henry went on to make five more appearances before returning to Peterborough at the end of the season.[9]

On 31 August 2016, Henry joined National League North side Boston United on a youth loan until 1 January 2017.[10] Four days later, Henry made his debut in a 3–2 defeat against FC United of Manchester.[11]

Crystal Palace

Henry signed for Crystal Palace on 4 August 2017.[12] He was an unused substitute for the first time against Chelsea on 14 October 2017.

In January 2019, Henry signed for Maidstone United of the National League, on loan until the end of the 2018–19 season.[13]

In January 2020, Henry joined National League South club Hampton and Richmond Borough on loan until the end of the 2019–20 season.[14]

In June 2020, Henry was released by Crystal Palace at the end of his contract.[15]

In October 2020, Henry joined National League South side Billericay Town.[16]

In October 2021, Henry joined Crawley Town on a one-month rolling contract.[17] He joined Brightlingsea Regent in February 2023 having made one EFL Trophy appearance only for Crawley.[18]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 April 2019.[19]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United2015–16League One1000000010
Soham Town Rangers (loan)2015–16Isthmian League Division One North60000060
Boston United (loan)2016–17National League North60000060
Crystal Palace2017–18Premier League0000000000
Crystal Palace2018–19Premier League0000000000
Maidstone United (loan)2018–19National League6000000000
Career total190000000190

References