WAYNE HENDERSON (FOOTBALLER)

'Wayne Henderson' (born 16 September 1983) is an Irish goalkeeper, currently playing for Preston North End.
Born in Dublin, Henderson comes from a family of goalkeepers. His father Paddy played for Shamrock Rovers in the 1960s, and older brothers Dave and Stephen played with great success in the League of Ireland in the 1980s and 1990s. His nephew Stephen currently plays for Bristol City

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Club career

International career

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Club career

Henderson played schoolboy football for Dublin side Cherry Orchard, before joining Aston Villa in 2001. He did not play for Villa's first team, but he wore the number 1 shirt in their FA Youth Cup win in 2002. During his time at Villa, Henderson was loaned out several times: to Tamworth in March 2004; Wycombe Wanderers (April–May 2004), Notts County (August to October 2004 and December 2004 to January 2005), and Brighton and Hove Albion (August to December 2005).
Following his loan spell at Brighton, he was purchased by the club in January 2005 for £20,000, which would have risen to £35,000 if they stayed in the Football League Championship in the 2005–2006 season.
On 30th January 2007, Henderson handed in a transfer request at the Seagulls after losing his first-team place to Michel Kuipers, and on 31 January he joined Preston North End for a fee of £150,000, which could rise to £250,000 depending on first-team and international appearances.

International career

Henderson represented Republic of Ireland U-20 team at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, and is currently the first-choice goalkeeper for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 football team.
On 16 February 2006 Henderson received his first senior call up to the Republic of Ireland and made his international debut on 1 March 2006, playing in the second half of the 3–0 win over Sweden. He received his second cap in the 0-1 defeat to Chile, although keeping a clean sheet.
Henderson was also called up to face the Czech Republic in a Euro 2008 qualifer in October 2006; the final score was 1–1, and against San Marino in a Euro 2008 qualifier, finishing 2 - 1 to Ireland though Henderson was to blame for the San Marino goal.
'Hobbies & Past-times'
When he is away from the pitch Wayne loves nothing more than to hit the golf course with his long time friends Declan Mahon and Colin Woods. The trio have entered many match play events but thus far have had limited success, most notably due to Colin's inaccuracy with the putter and inconsistency when using a driver.

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personal life; wayne is engaged to long time girlfriend elizabeth.