Maël Henry

Maël Henry (born May 26, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Maël Henry
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-26) May 26, 2004 (age 20)
Place of birthMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Cavalry FC
Number18
Youth career
2009–2015CS Boucaniers Montréal
2016–2017FS Salaberry
2017–2022CF Montréal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022CF Montréal U2313(5)
2023Vancouver FC3(0)
2023–Cavalry FC14(2)
International career
2019Canada U155(1)
2022–Canada U203(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 22, 2022

Early life

Henry began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Boucaniers Montréal.[1] He later played with FS Salasberry before joining the CF Montréal Academy in 2017.[2] In November 2018, he was named the Academy's Player of the Month.[3]

Henry also trialed with French clubs FC Lorient, AJ Auxerre and Stade Malherbe Caen.[4]

Club career

In 2022, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5] After the season he had a two-week trial with French club FC Lorient, followed by a trial with the FC Nantes reserves, who offered him a pro trainee contract, but he was unable to sign due to some administrative issues.[6]

In February 2023, he signed with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.[7]

On June 29, 2023, he joined Cavalry FC in an intra-league swap for Mikaël Cantave.[8] He made his debut for Cavalry on July 15 against the HFX Wanderers.[9] He scored his first CPL goal on September 12 against the HFX Wanderers.[10]

International career

Henry was born in Canada to a French father and Canadian mother.[1] In July 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2019 at a Canada U15 camp and was subsequently named to the roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[1] He was then named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[11][12] On June 22, 2022, he scored against Saint Kitts and Nevis U20.[13]

Career statistics

As of July 7, 2024[14]
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsDomestic CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CF Montréal U232022[15]Première ligue de soccer du Québec135135
Vancouver FC2023Canadian Premier League300030
Cavalry FC2023Canadian Premier League1223000152
20242000001030
Total142300010182
Career total307300010347

References