Josh Henderson (soccer)

Josh Henderson
Personal information
Date of birth	October 14, 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1995–1997	Duke Blue Devils
Senior career*
Years	Team
1998	New Orleans Storm
1999	Lehigh Valley Steam
2000	Atlanta Silverbacks
2001–2002	Richmond Kickers
2003	Charleston Battery
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Josh Henderson is a retired American soccer forward who played professionally in the USL A-League.

Youth

After spending his early childhood in Potosi, Missouri, Henderson grew up playing soccer in Baton Rouge, where his talent was quickly noticed by many professional scouts. He attended his first three years of high school at Bishop Joseph V. Sullivan High School, now called St. Michael the Archangel High School, in southeast Baton Rouge. There he led the Warriors to a Division II state title and a 24-2-3 record in the 1993–1994 season. The 1–0 win over state soccer power Vandebilt Catholic High School secured the school's only soccer title to date. Building on that season's success, St. Michael now has one of the premiere soccer programs in the state of Louisiana, which produces many professional soccer players. The team will celebrate the 20th-year anniversary of the state title next season.

After leading his team to the state title, Henderson began looking for ways to secure a professional career. While his parents remained in Baton Rouge, Josh moved to Los Angeles to attend La Canada High School, which has one of the country's best soccer programs. Henderson graduated in 1995. He then attended Duke University, playing three seasons (1995–1997) with the Duke's soccer team. In 1995, Duke went to the NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship where it fell to the Wisconsin Badgers.

Professional

In 1998, Henderson moved to Scotland where he had unsuccessful trials with several teams. After spending some time with the Hearts reserve team, he returned to United States. He joined the Chicago Fire, but after the Fire released him, he finished the season with the New Orleans Storm of the USISL A-League. The Storm folded at the end of the season and Henderson moved to the Lehigh Valley Steam for the 1999 A-League season. In February 2000 the Los Angeles Galaxy drafted Henderson in the fourth round (47th overall) of the 2000 MLS SuperDraft. The Galaxy released Henderson during the pre-season and Henderson signed with the Atlanta Silverbacks for the 2000 A-League season. On January 22, 2001, the Richmond Kickers signed Henderson.^[1] On January 21, 2003, Henderson moved to the Charleston Battery.^[2]

References

^ Kickers Add More Firepower, Sign Josh Henderson Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ Battery Signs Two For 2003 Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Charleston Battery: Josh Henderson

[1] Kickers Add More Firepower, Sign Josh Henderson Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Battery Signs Two For 2003 Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine

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