Alex Charles Henshall was born on 15 February 1994 and is an English footballer who plays as a winger for Southern League club Melksham Town.
21 Facts About Alex Henshall
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Alex Henshall spent spells on loan with Chesterfield, for whom he made his Football League debut, Bristol Rovers and Ipswich Town before signing a permanent contract with the latter in 2014.
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Alex Henshall then played non-league football with Margate, Braintree Town, Nuneaton Town and Darlington before returning to Nuneaton in 2019.
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Alex Henshall represented England at the 2011 European Under-17 Championships and at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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Alex Henshall was born and raised in Swindon, Wiltshire, and joined the youth setup of his hometown Football League club, Swindon Town, at the age of eight.
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Alex Henshall was a member of the Swindon Town team that reached the quarter-final of the 2009 Milk Cup Junior Section, scoring a hat-trick against Maccabi Tel Aviv's youngsters, and shared the Player of the Tournament award with Hallam Hope of eventual winners Everton.
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Alex Henshall attracted attention from major Premier League clubs, and in June 2010, once he finished school, he signed for Manchester City for an undisclosed fee.
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Alex Henshall appeared for City's under-19s in both seasons of the NextGen Series before going out on loan.
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Alex Henshall made his first start three days later in a goalless draw with Aldershot Town, and was replaced at half-time by Jack Lester.
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On 17 October 2013, Alex Henshall signed on a month's loan for Bristol Rovers of League Two.
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Manchester City had high hopes for him, and the ambitious Alex Henshall hoped to use the loan spell to "ignite his career in the Premier League".
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Alex Henshall joined Championship club Ipswich Town on 24 March 2014 on a youth loan until the end of the season.
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Alex Henshall was released by Manchester City when his contract expired.
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Alex Henshall said it was an easy decision because he liked working for manager Mick McCarthy and felt the club was making good progress.
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On 30 March 2016, Alex Henshall signed for Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock, agreeing a contract until the end of the season.
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Alex Henshall played just twice, and was released at the end of his contract.
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Alex Henshall trained with Yeovil Town to maintain his fitness, and in December 2016 joined up with Margate.
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Alex Henshall played just one National League South match, against Welling United, before moving up a division by signing for Braintree Town in early January 2017.
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In June 2017, Alex Henshall signed for Nuneaton Town of the National League North.
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Alex Henshall made 24 league appearances without scoring, and was released at the end of the season, after which he signed for Nuneaton Borough of the Southern League Premier Division Central.
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Alex Henshall played in all of England's games at the 2011 UEFA Under-17 Championships, helping them reach the semi-finals.