Alex Hennessy

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Alex Hennessy
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-23) 23 November 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth London, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Billericay Town
Number 15
Youth career
Arsenal
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2022 Arsenal 1 (0)
2022 → Crystal Palace (loan) 9 (0)
2022–2023 West Ham United 0 (0)
2023 Charlton Athletic 8 (1)
2023 Billericay Town
International career‡
2019 England U15 2 (1)
2020 England U16 0 (0)
2021– England U19 5 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:25, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:25, 11 April 2023 (UTC)

Alex Hennessy (born 23 November 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Billericay Town. [1]

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Early life and career

Hennessy began playing football on a boys' team due to the lack of local girls' team. She had initially become interested in the game after playing football in a resort whilst on holiday with her family, and as a result her mother started looking for a team for Hennessy to join. She cited England international midfielders Jordan Nobbs and Paul Scholes as her footballing heroes. From the age of 11, Hennessy attended the Coopers' Company and Coborn School, a comprehensive school in Havering, England. [2]

Club career

Coming through the Arsenal academy, Hennessy made her unofficial first-team debut on 1 August 2021 as a 60th-minute substitute against Chelsea in a preseason friendly. [3] [4] She started in a North London Derby friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur a week later and scored twice as Arsenal won 4–0. [5] [3]

Hennessy made her competitive debut on 12 September 2021 in a 4–0 FA Women's Super League win over Reading, playing the final 12 minutes. She was not selected for any subsequent match day squads up to the January transfer window, [1] before joining FA Women's Championship club Crystal Palace on loan for the remainder of the season on 28 January 2022. [6]

Hennessy made her debut for Crystal Palace on 30 January 2022, coming on as a substitute for the last 14 minutes in a 3–1 victory over Lewes. [7] Her first start with Crystal Palace came against Coventry United on 6 March 2022, with the side losing 1–0. [8] She made a total of nine appearances for Crystal Palace including three starts. [1]

In January 2023, joined FA Women's Championship club Charlton Athletic. [9]

International

Hennessy has represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 level, [3] and has captained her country as a youth international. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Alex Hennessy at Soccerway
  2. ↑ Balogun, Ibrahim (18 October 2021). "Alex Hennessy: Scouting Report | Arsenal's upcoming ace" . Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Bunting, Josh (24 August 2021). "Former Coopers student and Arsenal youngster Alex Hennessy is one to watch". Romford Recorder. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  4. ↑ "Arsenal Women 2–1 Chelsea Women: Jonas Eidevall's side secure win over WSL champions in friendly". Sky Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  5. ↑ Jamet, Sylvain (10 August 2021). "Arsenal defeat Spurs 4–0 away in last pre-season friendly" . Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  6. ↑ "Crystal Palace Women transfer round-up: two new signings for Eagles – News". Crystal Palace F.C. 3 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "Crystal Palace vs Lewes Women – Match Centre". Crystal Palace F.C. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  8. ↑ "Crystal Palace vs Coventry United Ladies – Match Centre". Crystal Palace F.C. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "Midfielder Alex Hennessy joins Charlton". Charlton Athletic . 11 January 2023.
  10. ↑ "SportsAid – ALEX HENNESSY: "I WANT TO BE STRONGER, FITTER, BETTER TECHNICALLY"". www.sportsaid.org.uk. Retrieved 8 May 2022.


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