![]() Henry with Toronto FC II in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | July 23, 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Toronto FC | ||
Number | 78 | ||
Youth career | |||
Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC | |||
Hamilton United | |||
Toronto FC | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020 | North Carolina Tar Heels | 3 | (0) |
2021–2024 | Akron Zips | 71 | (2) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Toronto FC III | 1 | (0) |
2022 | Hamilton United | 10 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Flint City Bucks | 18 | (4) |
2025 | Toronto FC II | 18 | (0) |
2025 | → Toronto FC (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2025– | Toronto FC | 3 | (0) |
2025– | → Toronto FC II (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2017 | Canada U15 | 4 | (1) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 31, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of August 17, 2017 |
Malik Henry (born July 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Henry began playing youth soccer at age four with Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC. [1] He later played with Hamilton United, before spending three years with the Toronto FC Academy from U15 to U17 level. [2] [3]
In 2020, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the men's soccer team. [4]
In 2021, he transferred to University of Akron to play for their men's soccer team. [5] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team, [6] All-Ohio Second Team, [7] and was ranked #50 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's National Freshmen Top-100 Postseason list. [8] In 2022, he was named to the All-MAC First Team. [9] In 2023, he was named to the All-Big East Conference Second Team [10] and the 2023 All-East Region Third Team. [11] After the 2023 season, he was draft in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by CF Montréal, [12] however, he chose to return to Akron for the 2024 year to finish his degree and complete his final season of eligibility. [13] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to the Big East All-Preseason Team. [14] On September 28, 2024, he scored his first career collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Gerogetown Hoyas. [15] At the end of the 2024 season, he was named to the All-Big East Second Team and the All-East Region First Team. [16] [17]
In 2018, Henry played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario. [18]
In 2022, he played with Hamilton United in League1 Ontario. [19] He scored one goal for the club in a 5-1 victory over Scrosoppi FC. [20]
In 2023, he played with the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two. [21]
At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Henry was selected in the 2nd round (39th overall) by CF Montréal. [22] He then returned to college for another season, before attending training camp with the club in 2025, but was told there was no roster space available to sign him. [23]
In March 2025, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. [24] He made his debut on March 9 against FC Cincinnati 2. [25] In June 2025, he signed a short-term loan with the Toronto FC first team. [26] He made his Major League Soccer debut on June 25, 2025 against the New York Red Bulls. [27] He later signed an additional short-term loans. [28] [29] In July 2025, Toronto FC acquired his MLS rights from CF Montréal, in exchange for $75,000 in conditional general allocation money and a 2026 MLS SuperDraft third-round pick, while also retaining a sell-on clause. [30]
In August 2025, he signed a first team contract with Toronto FC for the remainder of 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027. [31] [32] He would later be loaned to the second team for some matches later in 2025. [33]
He made his debut in the Canadian national program in February 2017, attending a camp with the Canada U15 team. [1] In August, he was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. [1]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Toronto FC III | 2018 [18] | League1 Ontario | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Hamilton United | 2022 [19] | League1 Ontario | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | |||
Flint City Bucks | 2023 [34] | USL League Two | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
2024 [35] | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||||
Total | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | ||
Toronto FC II | 2025 | MLS Next Pro | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
Toronto FC (loan) | 2025 | Major League Soccer | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Toronto FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
Career total | 52 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 5 |