Jay Henderson (footballer)

Jay Henderson

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-02-21) 21 February 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth	Irvine, Scotland [1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ross County
Number	7
Youth career
2015–2020	St Mirren
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2023	St Mirren	27	(2)
2020–2021	→ Clyde (loan)	4	(0)
2023	→ Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)	16	(4)
2023–	Ross County	8	(0)
2024–2025	→ Ayr United (loan)	35	(7)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 July 2025

Jay Henderson (born 21 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Ross County.

Career

Raised in Kilmarnock, Henderson began his career in the youth system at St Mirren; ^[2] he was loaned to Clyde in September 2020. ^[3] He made his first team debut for St Mirren in a 1–0 Scottish Premiership defeat to Motherwell on 10 April 2021. ^[4]

On 30 December 2022, Henderson joined Scottish Championship side Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan until the end of the season. ^{[5] [6]}

On 30 June 2023 Henderson joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County for an undisclosed fee. ^[7]

In June 2024, Henderson joined Scottish Championship club Ayr United on a season-long loan deal. ^[8]

Personal life

His father Darren was also a footballer. ^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 July 2025 ^[10]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Scottish Cup		Scottish League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
St Mirren B	2018-19	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	2019-20	—			—		—		3 [a]	1	3	1
	2022-23	—			—		—		1 [a]	0	1	0
	Total		—		—		—		5	1	5	1
St Mirren	2019-20	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	2020-21	Scottish Premiership	5	0	2	0	0	0	—		7	0
	2021-22	Scottish Premiership	19	2	3	0	4	0	—		26	2
	2022-23	Scottish Premiership	3	0	0	0	2	0	—		5	0
	Total		27	2	5	0	6	0	—		38	2
Clyde (loan)	2020-21	Scottish League One	4	0	0	0	2	0	—		6	0
Inverness Caledonian Thistle (loan)	2022-23	Scottish Championship	16	4	5	0	0	0	—		21	4
Ross County	2023-24	Scottish Premiership	8	0	1	0	5	1	1 [b]	0	15	1
	2024-25	Scottish Premiership	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2025-26	Scottish Championship	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	Total		8	0	1	0	6	1	1	0	16	1
Ayr United (loan)	2024-25	Scottish Championship	35	7	3	3	4	3	5 [c]	1	47	14
Career total			90	13	14	3	18	4	9	2	131	21

1. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Scottish Premiership play-offs
3. 3 appearances 1 goal in Scottish Challenge Cup, 2 appearances in Scottish Premiership play-offs

References

1. Jay Henderson Archived 29 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine , St Mirren FC. Retrieved 21 January 2022
2. Ben Ramage (26 April 2021). "St Mirren teenager Jay Henderson looking to make a big noise after signing new contract". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
3. MacLean, Ian (9 September 2020). "Clyde agree loan deal with St Mirren for Jay Henderson and Josh Jack". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
4. Jay Henderson at Soccerbase
5. "Jay Henderson joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
6. Media, ICTFC (30 December 2022). "Jay Henderson joins ICTFC on loan". ICTFC. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
7. "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
8. "Ross County: Henderson joins Ayr United on loan". BBC Sport. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
9. Ben Ramage (20 January 2022). "St Mirren teenager Jay Henderson opens up on proud moment as he bags first goal in front of his dad". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
10. Jay Henderson at Soccerway . Retrieved 5 December 2024.