Jay Henderson (born 21 February 2002) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Championship club Ayr United, on loan from Ross County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Irvine, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Ayr United (on loan from Ross County) | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| 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 CT (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023– | Ross County | 7 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Ayr United (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:55, 3 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Career
editRaised 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
editCareer Statistics
edit- As of match played 30 November 2024[10]
| 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 CT (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 |
| Ayr United (loan) | 2024-25 | Scottish Championship | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3[a] | 1 | 23 | 9 |
| Career total | 70 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 108 | 17 | ||
References
edit- ^ Jay Henderson Archived 29 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine, St Mirren FC. Retrieved 21 January 2022
- ^ 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.
- ^ MacLean, Ian (9 September 2020). "Clyde agree loan deal with St Mirren for Jay Henderson and Josh Jack". Cumbernauld News. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ Jay Henderson at Soccerbase
- ^ "Jay Henderson joins Inverness Caledonian Thistle on loan". www.stmirren.com. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Media, ICTFC (30 December 2022). "Jay Henderson joins ICTFC on loan". ICTFC. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Ross County: Jay Henderson follows Brophy north after St Mirren exit". bbc.co.uk. BBC Sport. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Ross County: Henderson joins Ayr United on loan". BBC Sport. 1 June 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jay Henderson at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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