Josh Henderson (soccer)

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Josh Henderson
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-10-14) October 14, 1977 (age 45)
Place of birth Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1995–1997 Duke Blue Devils
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998 New Orleans Storm 3 (1)
1999 Lehigh Valley Steam 25 (8)
2000 Atlanta Silverbacks 27 (8)
2001–2002 Richmond Kickers 60 (27)
2003 Charleston Battery 25 (13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josh Henderson is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the USL A-League.

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Youth

Henderson grew up playing soccer in Baton Rouge, where his talent was quickly noticed by many professional scouts. He attended his first three years of high school at Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan High School, now called St. Michael the Archangel High School, in southeast Baton Rouge. There he led the Warriors to a Division II state title and a 24-2-3 record in the 1993–1994 season. The 1–0 win over state soccer power Vandebilt Catholic High School secured the school's only soccer title to date. Building on that season's success, St. Michael now has one of the premiere soccer programs in the state of Louisiana, which produces many professional soccer players. The team will celebrate the 20th-year anniversary of the state title next season.

After leading his team to the state title, Henderson began looking for ways to secure a professional career. While his parents remained in Baton Rouge, Josh moved to Los Angeles to attend La Canada High School, which has one of the country's best soccer programs. Henderson graduated in 1995. He then attended Duke University, playing three seasons (1995–1997) with the Duke's soccer team. In 1995, Duke went to the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship where it fell to the Wisconsin Badgers.

Professional

In 1998, Henderson moved to Scotland where he had unsuccessful trials with several team. After spending some time with the Hearts reserve team, he returned to United States. He joined the Chicago Fire, but after the Fire released him, he finished the season with the New Orleans Storm of the USISL A-League. The Storm folded at the end of the season and Henderson moved to the Lehigh Valley Steam for the 1999 A-League season. In February 2000 the Los Angeles Galaxy drafted Henderson in the fourth round (47th overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. The Galaxy released Henderson during the pre-season and Henderson signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2000 A-League season. On January 22, 2001, the Richmond Kickers signed Henderson. [1] On January 21, 2003, Henderson moved to the Charleston Battery. [2]

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