Jordan Henderson is an English professional footballer who plays as a captain for Premier League club Liverpool FC and the English National Team. Henderson is noted for his leadership, versatility, and physicality. he wears shirt no 14. he played U-119, U-20, and U-21 consecutively. Henderson usually plays as a box-to-box midfielder, although under Klopp he has mostly been used as a defensive midfielder.

Early Life

Jordan Henderson real name is Jordan Brian Henderson who was born on 17 June 1990 in Sunderland, United Kingdom. His father name is Brian Henderson who was a retired police officer and his mother name is Liz Henderson who is a fitness teacher. He has one siblings. His sister name is Jody Henderson. He was schooled at Farringdon Community Sports Club and after at Sunderland.

Career

Jordan joined the youth system of his hometown club Sunderland aged eight. He signed a professional contract with club on July 2008.He then made his first Sunderland start and home debut against Blackburn Rovers in the League cup.

Jordan joined Championship club Coventry city on a one-month deal in January 2009.He made his Coventry debut in a defeat to Derby County.He scored the first senior goal of his career on 28 February 2009 against Norwich City. In April 2009, after the injury he returned back to Sunderland.

Jordan broke into Sunderland first team and made several premier league appearances in 2009-2010 season. He scored first senior goal for club in League Cup third round. On 19 December he scored his first premier league goal against Manchester. He spent the majority of the seasons playing as midfielder on the right side but also played centrally in the absence of Lee Cattermole. On 23 April 2010, he earned a new five-year contract from his versatility and consistency. He was listed on official FIFA website as one of the young player to watch on January 2011. He was also named as the Sunderland’s Young Player of the year for second season running.

Jordan was transferred to Liverpool for undisclosed fee on 9 June 2011. He made his first debut in Liverpool’s first match of the 2011-2012 Premier League. On 27 August 2011 he scored his first goal for Liverpool. On 26 February 2012, he started to play as the right midfielder in Liverpool’s 2012 League Cup Final victory over Cardiff city. He ender the 2011-2012 season with two goals from his 44 appearances in the match.

He established himself as the regular member of the Liverpool team in the 2013-2014 season. But before playing 35 Premier League matches he received his first red card which automatically resulted him to ban three match. This made him miss him three matches of last four matches. He made his 100 appearances for club Liverpool on 29 September 2014.

Jordan started the season on the good form. He as names as the club’s vice-captain. On 29 November he started as the captain for the first time for Liverpool in the Premier League. He marked his 150^th appearance for the club by scoring a goal which made them win against Leicester City. He signed a five-year contract extension at Liverpool on 23 April.

In June 2015 Jordan was made the captain of the team. But after the heel injury he could not join the starting lineup.

Jordan started again with the regular appearances on 2016-2017 season for the starting eleven. He scored a spectacular 25-yard striking win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on 16 September. This made him earn Premier League Goal of the Month award. Henderson signed a new five-year deal at Liverpool in 2018 after leading the club to its first UEFA Champions League final in over a decade.

On 7 May 2019, Henderson played through pain after suffering a first half knee injury to captain Liverpool to qualification for their second UEFA Champions League final in as many seasons with a 4–3 aggregate semi-final victory over Barcelona, a 4–0 victory on the night. Liverpool began the match with a 0–3 deficit to overcome and key players missing, and the comeback is considered to be one of the best in the history of the competition. 

Often credited for heroic and passionate performances throughout the league-winning season, Henderson was named the FWA Footballer of the Year for 2020 along with being named a finalist for the PFA Player of the Year. On 31 August 2021, Henderson signed a new long-term contract with the club. Henderson made his 300th Premier League appearance for Liverpool on 8 November against West Ham United.

On 14 May 2022, Henderson became the first Liverpool captain to win 6 different trophies after winning the 2021–22 FA Cup. On 26 July 2023, Henderson confirmed his departure from Liverpool after 12 years. 

On 27 July 2023, Henderson completed his move to Saudi Pro League side Al-Ettifaq for a reported transfer fee of £12 million, to rejoin his former teammate at Liverpool, Manager Steven Gerrard.

International career

Jordan represented England at four different levels. In 2009 he made his debut for under-19s against Czech Republic. He scored his first goal for England in The European U21 Champions Play-off against Romania.Jordan was selected in England U21 squad for the 2011 Europeans Champions. He captained England U21 team in Euro 2013 qualifier. He was named as the England U21 Player of the Year in the inaugural year of award. He then captained the under 21 team for the 2013 UEFA European Under 21 Championship.

Jordan was omitted from England U21 squad on 11 November 2010 but was called for the senior England squad on 17 November 2010. He made his debut in match by playing as central midfielder. He was then called up to England Euro 2012 squad to replace Frank Lampard as he was injured. He was featured in England’s first match of the tournament.  He was also selected in 23-man squad to travel to Brazil for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Jordan was named in the 23-man England National Team squad for 2018 FIFA World cup and played for it. Till now, he played 3 games in this World Cup without any goal.

Personal Life

Jordan is a very nice man as he does not drink smoke or flirt with other girls. He has loved only one women and married her only. Her name is Rebecca Burnett. This couple has daughter named as Elexa Henderson. His Zodiac sign is Gemini. His net worth is $30 Million and his salary is £100,000 a week. He has a height of 1.82 m and his balanced weight is 67 Kg.