Malik Henry (soccer)
Canadian soccer player
Malik Henry (born July 23, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
Early life
Henry began playing youth soccer at age four with Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC. He later played with Hamilton United, before spending three years with the Toronto FC Academy from U15 to U17 level.
College career
In 2020, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the men's soccer team.
In 2021, he transferred to University of Akron to play for their men's soccer team. At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team, All-Ohio Second Team, and was ranked #50 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's National Freshmen Top-100 Postseason list. In 2022, he was named to the All-MAC First Team. In 2023, he was named to the All-Big East Conference Second Team and the 2023 All-East Region Third Team. After the 2023 season, he was draft in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by CF Montréal, however, he chose to return to Akron for the 2024 year to finish his degree and complete his final season of eligibility. Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to the Big East All-Preseason Team. On September 28, 2024, he scored his first career collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Gerogetown Hoyas.
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