Dean Bradley Henderson was born on 12 March 1997 and is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Nottingham Forest, on loan from Manchester United, and the England national team.
28 Facts About Dean Henderson
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Dean Henderson made his debut for Manchester United against Luton Town in the third round of the EFL Cup in 2020.
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Dean Henderson has been loaned out to a number of other teams.
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Dean Henderson has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-20, under-21 and senior levels.
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Dean Henderson joined the Manchester United academy aged 14, having spent six years at Carlisle United.
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Dean Henderson then returned to Stockport County to complete his loan spell.
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Dean Henderson went on to make nine appearances for Stockport County and kept three clean sheets.
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On 31 August 2016, Dean Henderson joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan until the beginning of January 2017.
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On 31 December 2016, Dean Henderson had his loan at Grimsby Town extended until the end of January 2017.
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Dean Henderson quickly established himself as the club's first choice goalkeeper and became the club's fan favourite.
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Dean Henderson has helped the club win the number of matches to help them go to the top of the table.
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Later that month, Dean Henderson kept three clean sheets in three matches against Blackpool, Portsmouth and Wigan Athletic.
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Dean Henderson made two separate statements, expressing his gratefulness and admiration for the club, and his hope to one day return in the future.
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In June 2018, Dean Henderson signed a two-year contract extension with his parent club, which was due to expire in June 2020.
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On 25 July 2019, Dean Henderson signed a new contract with Manchester United until June 2022 and returned on loan to Sheffield United.
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Dean Henderson received praise again during Sheffield United's first game following project restart where he kept his 11th clean sheet of the season, making six saves in the process.
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On 14 August 2020, Dean Henderson was added to Manchester United's senior squad list for the first time.
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Dean Henderson has represented England at under-16, under-17, under-20 and under-21 levels.
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In late-August 2016, Dean Henderson was called up by under-20 team for the first time.
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Dean Henderson made one appearance at the tournament, in a group stage match against Guinea, and was an unused substitute during England's victory against Venezuela in the final.
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Dean Henderson then appeared two more times as an unused substitute that saw him miss out two matches for the team in the league.
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Dean Henderson was named as England's number one for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
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On 8 October 2019, Dean Henderson was called up to the senior England squad for the first time by manager Gareth Southgate as a replacement for the injured Tom Heaton.
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Dean Henderson was named as a member of England's 26-man squad for the delayed Euro 2020 and allocated the number 13 shirt.
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Dean Henderson is known for his distribution with both his hands and feet as a goalkeeper, as well as his ability to claim crosses or to catch and punch high balls, with Rob Dawson of ESPN describing him as "more complete" than his teammate David de Gea in 2021.
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Dean Henderson played county cricket as a schoolboy and was an accomplished batsman and wicket-keeper but chose football.
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Dean Henderson initially started out as an outfield player before switching to his role as a goalkeeper.
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On 27 May 2019, Dean Henderson achieved two Guinness World Records titles for 'Fastest time to dress as a goalkeeper ' and 'Most football headed passes in one minute '.