Malik Henry (soccer)

Malik Henry
Henry with Toronto FC II in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-07-23) July 23, 2002
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Number 78
Youth career
Saltfleet Stoney Creek SC
Hamilton United
Toronto FC
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 North Carolina Tar Heels 3 (0)
2021–2024 Akron Zips 71 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Toronto FC III 1 (0)
2022 Hamilton United 10 (1)
2023–2024 Flint City Bucks 18 (4)
2025 Toronto FC II 18 (0)
2025 → Toronto FC (loan) 2 (0)
2025– Toronto FC 2 (0)
International career‡
2017 Canada U15 4 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 19, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of August 17, 2017

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.[1] He later played with Hamilton United, before spending three years with the Toronto FC Academy from U15 to U17 level.[2][3]

College career

In 2020, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4]

In 2021, he transferred to University of Akron to play for their men's soccer team.[5] At the end of the season, he was named to the All-Mid-American Conference Second Team,[6] All-Ohio Second Team,[7] and was ranked #50 on the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's National Freshmen Top-100 Postseason list.[8] In 2022, he was named to the All-MAC First Team.[9] In 2023, he was named to the All-Big East Conference Second Team[10] and the 2023 All-East Region Third Team.[11] After the 2023 season, he was draft in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft by CF Montréal,[12] however, he chose to return to Akron for the 2024 year to finish his degree and complete his final season of eligibility.[13] Ahead of the 2024 season, he was named to the Big East All-Preseason Team.[14] On September 28, 2024, he scored his first career collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over the Gerogetown Hoyas.[15] At the end of the 2024 season, he was named to the All-Big East Second Team and the All-East Region First Team.[16][17]

Club career

In 2018, Henry played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.[18]

In 2022, he played with Hamilton United in League1 Ontario.[19] He scored one goal for the club in a 5-1 victory over Scrosoppi FC.[20]

In 2023, he played with the Flint City Bucks in USL League Two.[21]

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Henry was selected in the 2nd round (39th overall) by CF Montréal.[22]

In March 2025, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro.[23] He made his debut on March 9 against FC Cincinnati 2.[24] In June 2025, he signed a short-term loan with the Toronto FC first team.[25] He made his Major League Soccer debut on June 25, 2025 against the New York Red Bulls.[26] He later signed an additional short-term loans.[27][28] In July 2025, Toronto FC acquired his MLS rights from CF Montréal, in exchange for $75,000 in conditional general allocation money and a 2026 MLS SuperDraft third-round pick, while also retaining a sell-on clause.[29]

In August 2025, he signed a first team contract with Toronto FC for the remainder of 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027.[30][31]

International career

He made his debut in the Canadian national program in February 2017, attending a camp with the Canada U15 team.[1] In August, he was named to the roster for the 2017 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played August 19, 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Toronto FC III 2018[18] League1 Ontario 1 0 — — — 1 0
Hamilton United 2022[19] League1 Ontario 10 1 — — — 10 1
Flint City Bucks 2023[32] USL League Two 6 1 2 0 — — 8 1
2024[33] 12 3 3 0 — — 15 3
Total 18 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 4
Toronto FC II 2025 MLS Next Pro 18 0 0 0 — — 18 0
Toronto FC (loan) 2025 Major League Soccer 2 0 — — — 2 0
Toronto FC 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
Total 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career total 51 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 56 5

References

  1. ^ a b c Malik Henry at Canada Soccer
  2. ^ "Malik Henry Akron profile". Akron Zips.
  3. ^ "Toronto FC sign Malik Henry from Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. August 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "Malik Henry UNC profile". North Carolina Tar Heels.
  5. ^ "Akron Unveils Talented 13-Member Newcomer Class". Akron Zips. August 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Akron Garners Four All-MAC Men's Soccer Selections". Akron Zips. November 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Seven Zips Garner All-Ohio Men's Soccer Honors". Akron Zips. December 20, 2021.
  8. ^ "Akron Quartet Earns TDS Freshmen Top-100 Postseason Honors". Akron Zips. December 27, 2021.
  9. ^ "League-Best Eight Zips Garner All-MAC Men's Soccer Honors". Akron Zips. November 10, 2022.
  10. ^ "Four Zips Garner All-BIG EAST Men's Soccer Accolades". Akron Zips. November 7, 2023.
  11. ^ "Shokalook Leads Akron Men's Soccer Trio Earning All-Region Accolades". Akron Zips. December 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Beaven, Michael (December 20, 2023). "Akron standouts Jason Shokalook, Malik Henry, Dyson Clapier selected in MLS SuperDraft". Akron Beacon Journal.
  13. ^ Bournival, Brad (January 13, 2024). "3 Akron players taken in MLS SuperDraft; 2 decide to return to the Zips in the fall". Akron Beacon Journal. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024.
  14. ^ "Akron Tabbed to Win BIG EAST Midwest Division as Zips Duo Earns Preseason Accolades". Akron Zips. August 19, 2024.
  15. ^ "Akron Takes Down Georgetown, 1-0". Akron Zips. September 28, 2024.
  16. ^ "Seven Zips and Akron Staff Garner All BIG EAST Men's Soccer Accolades". Akron Zips. November 12, 2024.
  17. ^ "Five Zips Garner United Soccer Coaches First-Team All-Region Honors". Akron Zips. December 10, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Malik Henry 2018 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  19. ^ a b "Malik Henry 2022 L1O Stats". League1 Ontario.
  20. ^ "Four ex-L1ON players picked in MLS SuperDraft". League1 Ontario. December 20, 2023.
  21. ^ Mose, Hannah (December 19, 2023). "MLS drafts 5 Flint City Bucks players". WNEM-TV.
  22. ^ "CF Montréal selects Grayson Doody, Malik Henry, Eli Conway and Carson Hodgson in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft". CF Montréal. December 19, 2023.
  23. ^ "Toronto FC II sign Canadians Malik Henry and Micah Chisholm". Toronto FC. March 4, 2025.
  24. ^ "Match Recap: FC Cincinnati 2 0 – 1 Toronto FC II". Toronto FC. March 9, 2025.
  25. ^ "Toronto FC Sign Michael Sullivan and Malik Henry to MLS Short-term Agreements". Toronto FC. June 25, 2025.
  26. ^ "Match Recap - Toronto FC 1-1 New York Red Bulls - MLS Regular Season". Toronto FC. June 25, 2025.
  27. ^ "Toronto FC sign Fisher, Sullivan and Henry to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. June 28, 2025.
  28. ^ "Toronto FC sign Reid Fisher and Malik Henry to MLS short-term agreements". Toronto FC. July 3, 2025.
  29. ^ "CF Montréal acquires up to $75,000 in general allocation money and third-round pick from Toronto FC". CF Montréal. July 3, 2025.
  30. ^ "Toronto FC's Malik Henry earns promotion, signs first-team contract". Sportsnet. August 9, 2025.
  31. ^ "Toronto FC sign TFC II midfielder Malik Henry to First Team deal". Waking the Red. August 9, 2025.
  32. ^ "League Standings". USL League Two.
  33. ^ "2024 USL2 Stats". USL League Two.
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