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Luke Hendrie

Luke Hendrie

English footballer


Luke John Hendrie (born 7 August 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Bradford City.

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He began his career with Premier League side Manchester United and later transferred to both Derby County and Burnley. His time at Turf Moor saw loan spells with Hartlepool United, York City, Kilmarnock and his boyhood club Bradford City, before earning a permanent transfer to Shrewsbury Town and later Grimsby Town. He is a former England U17 international and earned 5 caps in 2010.

Early and personal life

Born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, Hendrie grew up in Menston and attended St Mary's Menston Catholic Voluntary Academy in the village.[4] He comes from a footballing family, with his father John Hendrie who previously played for Bradford City Middlesbrough and Leeds United and his great-uncle Paul Hendrie, who was a former player and manager in the Football League.[5] His father's cousins are former England international Lee Hendrie and former Morecambe striker Stuart Hendrie.[5]

Club career

Hendrie started his career in the youth team with Bradford City before signing for the Academy at Manchester United as a teenager.[6] He progressed through the academy originally starting as a right-back, before forcing himself into his favoured position of central midfield, making 25 appearances and scoring three goals during the 2011–12 season.[6] In July 2012, he signed his first professional contract with Manchester United, agreeing a one-year deal.[7] He managed only 76 minutes of under-21 football during his first year as a professional and was released at the end of the season, having failed to make the breakthrough to the first team.[8]

Following his release he joined Championship club Derby County on trial, eventually signing a two-year contract.[9] He spent the majority of his time with Derby in the Development Squad and he failed to make a first-team appearance and was released in May 2015.[10] He subsequently joined League One club Bradford City on trial during pre-season.[11]

In August 2015, he signed a one-year contract with Championship club Burnley with the option of a further year, having featured against them in a pre-season friendly for Bradford City.[11] In October 2015, having mainly featured for the Development Squad, he signed for League Two club Hartlepool United on an initial one-month loan deal.[12] He made his professional debut in the 1–0 away win over Dagenham & Redbridge, playing the full ninety minutes.[13] He made three appearances for Hartlepool during the month before returning to Burnley.[13]

Hendrie joined League Two club York City on 7 January 2016 on a one-month loan.[14]

On 19 August 2016, Hendrie joined Scottish Premiership club Kimarnock on loan until January 2017.[15] He made his debut a day later, against Ross County.[16] The loan agreement between Burnley and Kilmarnock was subsequently extended to the end of the 2016–17 season.[17]

On 21 August 2017, he signed for League One club Bradford City on loan until January 2018.[18][19] He made 18 appearances, and left after failing to agree an extension to his loan.[20]

Hendrie signed for League One club Shrewsbury Town on 9 January 2018 on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[21]

On 18 August 2018, Hendrie joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan until January 2019.[22] He signed for Grimsby permanently on 11 January 2019 on a two-and-a-half-year contract.[23]

Following Grimsby's relegation from the Football League, Hendrie was offered a new contract but on 15 July 2021 having yet to accept a deal the club officially retracted the offer with manager Paul Hurst stating that he had already gone past several deadlines in order to sign, commenting further that during this period The Mariners had gone on sign two right backs in Michee Efete and Ryan Sears in preparation for the 2021–22 season.[24]

Hendrie signed a contract with Hartlepool United on 30 August 2021.[25] On 31 January 2022, Hendrie had his contract terminated by the club.[26] Later in the day, Hendrie was signed by Bradford City.[27] He was one of seven players offered a new contract by Bradford City at the end of the 2021–22 season.[28]

On 1 September 2023, Hendrie re-signed for National League side Hartlepool United for a third spell on a season-long loan from Bradford.[29] On 26 February 2024, it was announced that Hendrie would miss the rest of the season due to a hamstring injury and would therefore return to Bradford to complete his rehabilitation.[30] He made 23 appearances for Hartlepool during his loan spell.[3]

International career

Hendrie is eligible to play for England, and Scotland who he qualifies for through his father. In October 2009, he received his first call-up to the England under-16 team for the international friendly against Wales, making his debut in a 1–0 win.[31] He also gained five caps for the under-17 team,[31] making two appearances in the 2011 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifiers against Poland and Georgia.[3]

In May 2013, he received a call up to the Scotland under-20 team for a youth tournament in the Netherlands.[32]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 February 2024
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  1. Includes Scottish Cup and FA Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  3. Appearance in FA Trophy

References

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  14. Flett, Dave (7 January 2016). "York City sign Burnley right-back Luke Hendrie on loan". The Press. York. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  15. Lindsay, Clive (19 August 2016). "Kilmarnock sign Luke Hendrie & Charlee Adams on loan plus Dapo Kayode". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. Dowden, Martin (20 August 2016). "Ross County 2–0 Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  17. Parker, Simon (21 August 2017). "Defender Hendrie joins Bradford City on loan". Telegraph & Argus. Bradford. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
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  20. "Luke Hendrie: Burnley defender joins Shrewsbury Town on 18-month contract". BBC Sport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  21. "Luke Hendrie: Grimsby Town sign Shrewsbury defender on loan until January". BBC Sport. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  22. "Luke Hendrie: Grimsby sign Shrewsbury defender on permanent deal". BBC Sport. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  23. "Hendrie leaves Pools". www.hartlepoolunited.co.uk. 31 January 2022.
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  27. "Luke Hendrie". The Football Association. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012.
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  30. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  31. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  32. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  33. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  34. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  35. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  36. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  37. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  38. "Games played by Luke Hendrie in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

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