38 Facts About Jeff Hendrick

Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick was born on 31 January 1992 and is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County and the Republic of Ireland national team.

Jeff Hendrick had a number of unsuccessful trials in England before joining Derby County's youth academy in 2008.

Jeff Hendrick made his professional debut in April 2011 after impressive performances with the reserve team led manager Nigel Clough to include him in the senior setup.

Jeff Hendrick joined newly-promoted Premier League side, Burnley, in August 2016, signing a three-year deal.

Jeff Hendrick left Burnley in June 2020, having racked up 139 appearances and 10 goals across four seasons.

Jeff Hendrick joined fellow Premier League club Newcastle United in a free transfer on a four-year deal in August 2020.

Jeff Hendrick left Newcastle in the summer of 2024 on the expiry of his contract after only featuring 27 times.

Jeff Hendrick would remain a free agent until March 2025, when he rejoined Derby County on a short-term deal.

Jeff Hendrick then claimed a place in the starting line-up from the third match onward.

Jeff Hendrick's form saw him linked with switches to Premier League duo Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion.

Jeff Hendrick became a mainstay of the Derby team for the remainder of the season after this fixture, displacing James Bailey in central midfield.

Jeff Hendrick regained his starting place shortly afterwards, and admitted he was struggling to replicate his previous season's performances.

Former Derby teammate Kevin Kilbane stated that Jeff Hendrick had the ability to play in the Premier League.

Jeff Hendrick's strike was nominated for Goal of the Month; it came third in the public vote, behind strikes by Alexis Sanchez in second and Henrikh Mkhitaryan in first and would later earn him the Burnley Goal of the Season award.

Jeff Hendrick made his Europa League debut when he started on 26 July 2018 at Pittodrie Stadium.

Jeff Hendrick played in all six matches of The Clarets' Europa League campaign.

Jeff Hendrick's goal was the 1,000th goal Chelsea had conceded in the Premier League.

However, on 23 June 2020, it was revealed that Jeff Hendrick had turned down an offer to stay at Burnley and would end his four-year stint at the club on the expiration of his contract on 30 June.

Jeff Hendrick ended the season with 23 appearances in all competitions, scoring twice.

Ultimately, Jeff Hendrick's loan spell at QPR did not go well.

Jeff Hendrick had many poor outings for The Rs, ranking 19th among 26 players to have featured for the team during the season according to WhoScored.

Jeff Hendrick made 11 appearances in all competitions without scoring a goal.

Jeff Hendrick scored on his Reading debut in a pre-season friendly against Maidenhead United less than two hours after the loan deal was finalised.

Shortly after this goal, it became noticeable that Jeff Hendrick was missing from subsequent matchday squads without an explanation issued.

On 7 March 2025, Jeff Hendrick returned to Championship side Derby County on a short-term contract until the end of the season.

Jeff Hendrick featured as unused substitute on six occasions, however Jeff Hendrick failed to make an appearance for the first team and missed the last four matches with a calf injury.

Jeff Hendrick was shortlisted for the Republic of Ireland under-17 level International Player of the Year award in July 2010.

In July 2011, Jeff Hendrick was named in the squad for the European Under-19 Championships.

Jeff Hendrick started in all four of Ireland's matches at the tournament as they were knocked out in the semi-final stage to Spain.

Jeff Hendrick received his first Ireland start in his fourth cap, in a match against World and European Champions Spain on 12 June 2013 at the Yankee Stadium in New York City.

Jeff Hendrick played a starring role in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Georgia in the Aviva Stadium on 7 September 2015.

Jeff Hendrick's run and nutmeg set up an easy finish for Jonathan Walters which proved to be the only goal of the match.

Jeff Hendrick started in all four of Ireland's matches at Euro 2016.

Jeff Hendrick hit the crossbar against Sweden and was unlucky not to score against Italy.

Jeff Hendrick earned much praise for his performances as he played a vital role in securing qualification to the knockout stages of the championship.

Jeff Hendrick scored his first goal for Ireland on 5 September 2016.

Jeff Hendrick is known for being very hard-working, tactically aware and for his ability to pass the ball successfully.

Jeff Hendrick is capable of playing as a central midfielder, out wide on the right of midfield or as an attacking midfielder behind the striker.