Ewan Henderson (footballer)

For the Hearts footballer, see Euan Henderson (footballer).

Ewan Henderson

Personal information
Full name	Ewan Henderson [1]
Date of birth	(2000-03-27) 27 March 2000 (age 23)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Oostende (on loan from Hibernian)
Number	8
Youth career
	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Celtic	8	(0)
2019–2020	→ Ross County (loan)	9	(0)
2021	→ Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	8	(1)
2022	→ Hibernian (loan)	16	(1)
2022–	Hibernian	31	(1)
2023–	→ Oostende (loan)	16	(4)
International career‡
2016	Scotland U17	1	(0)
2018–2019	Scotland U19	7	(1)
2019	Scotland U21	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:32, 10 October 2019 (UTC)

Ewan Henderson (born 27 March 2000) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club Oostende, on loan from Scottish Premiership club Hibernian. Henderson has previously played for Celtic, Ross County and Dunfermline Athletic.

Club career

Celtic

Henderson came through the Celtic youth ranks, winning the Glasgow Cup with the under-17 team in 2017, ^[2] as well as featuring in the UEFA Youth League, ^[3] Scottish Challenge Cup and Premier League International Cup. ^[4] He made his senior debut for Celtic on 9 May 2018 against Kilmarnock in the Scottish Premiership. ^[5]

He started his first game for Celtic on 24 February 2019, in a 4–1 home win over Motherwell in which he was named man of the match. ^[6]

On 2 September 2019, he moved on loan to Ross County. ^{[7] [8]}

On 26 March 2021 he signed on loan for Dunfermline Athletic. ^[9]

Hibernian

On 6 January 2022 he moved on loan to Hibernian, with the transfer to become permanent in the summer. ^{[10] [11]} On 23 April 2022, Henderson scored his first goal for Hibernian, which proved decisive in a 1–0 win at St Mirren in the Scottish Premiership. ^[12]

On 23 August 2023, Henderson joined Belgian side Oostende on loan for the remainder of the 2023-24 season with an option to buy. ^{[13] [14]}

International career

Henderson represented Scotland at under-17 youth international level. ^[15]

Personal life

His older brother Liam is also a footballer, and has also played for Celtic and Hibernian. ^[16] Their father Nicky was also a footballer. ^[17]

Career statistics

As of 27 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Celtic Under-20s [lower-alpha 1]	2017–18 [5]	—							1	0	1	0
Celtic Under-21s [lower-alpha 1]	2018–19 [18]	—							1	0	1	0
Celtic	2017–18 [5]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2018–19 [18]	Scottish Premiership	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	2019–20 [19]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	2020–21 [20]	Scottish Premiership	2	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	0	3	0
	2021–22 [21]	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 3]	1	1	1
	Total		8	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	12	1
Ross County (loan)	2019–20 [19]	Scottish Premiership	9	0	1	0	0	0	—		10	0
Dunfermline Athletic (loan)	2020–21 [20]	Scottish Championship	8	1	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	10	1
Hibernian (loan)	2021–22 [21]	Scottish Premiership	16	1	4	0	0	0	—		20	1
Hibernian	2022–23 [22]	Scottish Premiership	30	1	1	0	4	3	—		35	4
KV Oostende (loan)	2023–24	Challenger Pro League	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			71	3	7	0	4	3	7	1	89	7

1. Matches in the Scottish Challenge Cup, in which teams from the SPFL Development League compete against senior clubs.
2. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Champions League.
3. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League.
4. Appearance(s) in the Premiership play-offs.

References

1. A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
2. Laith Al Naeme (20 April 2017). "Celts triumph to make it four-in-a-row in Glasgow Cup". Celtic F.C. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
3. Ewan Henderson – UEFA competition record ( archive )
4. Ewan Henderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
5. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
6. "Celtic star Kieran Tierney blasts Motherwell over lack of respect after sneaky throw-in goal". Daily Record. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2019.
7. "Celtic's Ewan Henderson joins Ross County on loan". BBC Sport. 2 September 2019.
8. Smith, Tyrone (5 September 2019). "Ewan Henderson: Ross County move will aid development, says Celtic teenager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
9. Hendry, Mark (26 March 2021). "Celtic midfielder Ewan Henderson heads to Dunfermline on loan until end of season". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
10. "Ewan Henderson: Hibernian sign Celtic midfielder on loan before permanent deal". BBC Sport. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
11. "Ewan Henderson Signs From Celtic". Hibernian FC.
12. Petrie, Andrew (23 April 2022). "St Mirren 0–1 Hibernian". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
13. "Ewan Henderson Joins K.V. Oostende On Loan". Hibernian FC.
14. "KV Oostende hoping Ewan Henderson can realise the promise he showed at Celtic". HeraldScotland. 25 August 2023.
15. Ewan Henderson at the Scottish Football Association
16. Christopher Jack (21 April 2017). "Ewan Henderson hopes he can follow Liam's footsteps into Celtic first team". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
17. "Liam Henderson reveals Hibs-supporting grandad is elated with his move". Herald Scotland. 19 August 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
18. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
19. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
20. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
21. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
22. "Games played by Ewan Henderson in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 July 2022.