Malik Henry (soccer)

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Malik Henry
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Henry with Toronto FC II in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-23) July 23, 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Toronto FC
Number 78
Youth career
Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC
Hamilton United
Toronto FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 3 (0)
2021–2024 Akron Zips 71 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2022 Hamilton United 10 (1)
2023–2024 Flint City Bucks 18 (4)
2025 Toronto FC II 19 (0)
2025 → Toronto FC (loan) 2 (0)
2025– Toronto FC 8 (0)
2025– → Toronto FC II (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (1)
2026 Canada B 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 21, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of January 17, 2026

Malik Henry (born July 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

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Early life

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]

College career

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]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

In January 2026, he was named to the Canada senior team for the first time, joining the squad for a training camp and an international friendly against Guatemala as an injury replacement for Jacob Shaffelburg. [34] He appeared in the match against Guatemala, in his first senior appearance, earning an assist in a 1-0 victory, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap. [35]

Career statistics

As of match played February 21, 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Toronto FC III 2018 [18] League1 Ontario 10———10
Hamilton United 2022 [19] League1 Ontario 101———101
Flint City Bucks 2023 [36] USL League Two 6120——81
2024 [37] 12330——153
Total184500000234
Toronto FC II 2025 MLS Next Pro 19000——190
Toronto FC (loan) 2025 Major League Soccer 20———20
Toronto FC70———70
2026 100000—10
Toronto FC total100000000100
Career total585500000635

References

  1. 1 2 3 Malik Henry at Canada Soccer
  2. ↑ "Malik Henry Akron profile". Akron Zips .
  3. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Malik Henry from Toronto FC II". Toronto FC . August 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Malik Henry UNC profile". North Carolina Tar Heels .
  5. ↑ "Akron Unveils Talented 13-Member Newcomer Class". Akron Zips . August 6, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Akron Garners Four All-MAC Men's Soccer Selections". Akron Zips . November 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Seven Zips Garner All-Ohio Men's Soccer Honors". Akron Zips . December 20, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Akron Quartet Earns TDS Freshmen Top-100 Postseason Honors". Akron Zips . December 27, 2021.
  9. ↑ "League-Best Eight Zips Garner All-MAC Men's Soccer Honors". Akron Zips . November 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Four Zips Garner All-BIG EAST Men's Soccer Accolades". Akron Zips . November 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Shokalook Leads Akron Men's Soccer Trio Earning All-Region Accolades". Akron Zips . December 5, 2023.
  12. ↑ Beaven, Michael (December 20, 2023). "Akron standouts Jason Shokalook, Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier selected in MLS SuperDraft". Akron Beacon Journal .
  13. ↑ Bournival, Brad (January 13, 2024). "3 Akron players taken in MLS SuperDraft; 2 decide to return to the Zips in the fall" . Akron Beacon Journal . Archived from the original on January 17, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Akron Tabbed to Win BIG EAST Midwest Division as Zips Duo Earns Preseason Accolades". Akron Zips . August 19, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Akron Takes Down Georgetown, 1-0". Akron Zips . September 28, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Seven Zips and Akron Staff Garner All BIG EAST Men's Soccer Accolades". Akron Zips . November 12, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Five Zips Garner United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Region Honors". Akron Zips . December 10, 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Malik Henry 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  19. 1 2 "Malik Henry 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario .
  20. ↑ "Four ex-L1ON players picked in MLS SuperDraft". League1 Ontario . December 20, 2023.
  21. ↑ Mose, Hannah (December 19, 2023). "MLS drafts 5 Flint City Bucks players". WNEM-TV .
  22. ↑ "CF Montréal selects Grayson Doody, Malik Henry, Eli Conway and Carson Hodgson in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft". CF Montréal . December 19, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Young midfielder Malik Henry makes his mark in return to Toronto FC". Sportsnet . August 14, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Toronto FC II sign Canadians Malik Henry and Micah Chisholm". Toronto FC . March 4, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Match Recap: FC Cincinnati 2 0 – 1 Toronto FC II". Toronto FC . March 9, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Toronto FC Sign Michael Sullivan and Malik Henry to MLS Short-term Agreements". Toronto FC . June 25, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Match Recap - Toronto FC 1-1 New York Red Bulls - MLS Regular Season". Toronto FC . June 25, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Fisher, Sullivan and Henry to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC . June 28, 2025.
  29. ↑ "Toronto FC sign Reid Fisher and Malik Henry to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC . July 3, 2025.
  30. ↑ "CF Montréal acquires up to $75,000 in general allocation money and third-round pick from Toronto FC". CF Montréal . July 3, 2025.
  31. ↑ "Toronto FC's Malik Henry earns promotion, signs first-team contract". Sportsnet . August 9, 2025.
  32. ↑ "Toronto FC sign TFC II midfielder Malik Henry to First Team deal". Waking the Red. August 9, 2025.
  33. ↑ "Toronto FC loan Malik Henry to Toronto FC II". Toronto FC . August 31, 2025.
  34. ↑ "Shaffelburg to have groin surgery, replaced in CanMNT camp by Toronto FC's Malik Henry". Waking the Red. January 8, 2026.
  35. ↑ Molinaro, John (January 18, 2026). "Marsch's makeshift Canadian squad comes together in win over Guatemala". Sportsnet .
  36. ↑ "League Standings". USL League Two .
  37. ↑ "2024 USL2 Stats". USL League Two .