David Henen

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David Henen
Personal information
Full name David Boris Philippe Henen [1]
Date of birth (1996-04-19) 19 April 1996 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth Libramont-Chevigny, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [3]
Position(s) Winger, striker
Team information
Current team
 SHB Da Nang
Number 10
Youth career
Virton
Standard Liège
2011–2013 Anderlecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Anderlecht 0 (0)
2013–2014 → Monaco II (loan) 0 (0)
2014–2015 Olympiacos 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Everton (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2018 Everton 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Fleetwood Town (loan) 11 (1)
2018–2020 Charleroi 40 (3)
2020–2022 Grenoble 41 (2)
2022–2024 Kortrijk 30 (0)
2024–2025 Tobol 27 (3)
2025– SHB Da Nang 5 (3)
International career‡
2010–2011 Belgium U15 9 (4)
2011–2012 Belgium U16 3 (2)
2012 Belgium U17 3 (2)
2013–2014 Belgium U18 4 (2)
2014 Belgium U19 5 (0)
2019– Togo 20 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13:47, 5 March 2025 (UTC)

David Boris Philippe Henen (born 19 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for V.League 1 club SHB Da Nang. Born in Belgium, he represents the Togo national team.

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Early and personal life

Henen was born in Libramont-Chevigny on 19 April 1996. [3]

Club career

Henen played youth football with Virton, Standard Liège and Anderlecht, before moving on loan to French club Monaco II on loan in September 2013. [4]

In July 2014 he was linked with a transfer to English club Everton. [5]

On 1 September 2014, he signed for Greek club Olympiacos, simultaneously moving on loan to Everton for the duration of the 2014–15 season. [6] The transfer was made permanent in July 2015, [7] for a fee of around £200,000. [8]

Henen joined League One club Fleetwood Town on a season long loan on 11 November 2015. [9]

He was released by Everton at the end of the 2017–18 season. [10]

On 31 August 2018, Henen joined Belgian side Charleroi. [11] He signed a contract running to 2020. [12]

In October 2020 he signed for French club Grenoble. [13]

On 31 January 2022, Henen signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Kortrijk back in Belgium. [14]

On 7 February 2024, Henen joined Tobol in Kazakhstan on a two-year contract. [15]

In August 2025, Henen moved to Vietnam, signing for V.League 1 side SHB Da Nang. [16]

International career

Henen was born in Belgium to a Belgian father and a Togolese mother, and is eligible for both national teams. [17] He has represented Belgium at youth international level. [18]

Henen represented the Togo national football team in a 1–0 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification loss to Comoros on 14 November 2019. [19]

Style of play

Henen has been described as a "pacy and gifted forward." [8]

Career statistics

As of 11 March 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2015–16 [20] 0000000000
2016–17 [21] 0000000000
2017–18 [22] 0000000000
Total0000000000
Fleetwood Town (loan) 2015–16 [20] 111000020131
Charleroi 2018–19 [3] 142200000162
Career total253200020293

References

  1. ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "David Henen". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 David Henen at Soccerway . Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Le jeune David Henen quitte Anderlecht pour ... Monaco" (in French). RTBF.be. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Everton transfer news: David Henen close to £1.5m switch". The Independent. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Everton sign Belgian teenager David Henen from Olympiakos". BBC Sport. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Hamish Dufton (2 July 2015). "Henen Signs Permanent Deal". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  8. 1 2 Phil Kirkbride (16 September 2015). "Why David Henen is on course for Everton first-team". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fleetwood Town: Everton's David Henen joins on one-month loan". BBC Sport. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 8 June 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  11. ↑ "Officiel : Massimo Bruno et David Henen signent chez les Zèbres!". walfoot.be (in French). 31 August 2018. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "David Henen profile Charleroi" (in French). R. Charleroi S.C. Archived from the original on 24 May 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Transferts : l'attaquant David Henen signe à Grenoble". L'Équipe.
  14. ↑ "DAVID HENEN KOMT OVER VAN GRENOBLE" (Press release) (in Dutch). Kortrijk. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  15. ↑ "Давид Энен – «Тобыл» ойыншысы" [David Henen is a "Tobol" player] (in Kazakh). FC Tobol. 7 February 2024. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "SHB Đà Nẵng chiêu mộ tiền đạo từng khoác áo ĐT Togo và CLB Everton" (in Vietnamese). Dân Việt. 14 August 2025.
  17. ↑ "David Henen: l'espoir que se dispute la Belgique et le Togo". 23 May 2016.
  18. ↑ Belgian profile at Belgian FA
  19. ↑ "Togo vs. Comoros Islands - Football Match Summary - November 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  20. 1 2 "Games played by David Henen in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Games played by David Henen in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Games played by David Henen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
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