Malik Henry

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. At the end of the 2024 season, he was named to the All-Big East Second Team and the All-East Region First Team.

Club career In 2018, Henry played with Toronto FC III in League1 Ontario.

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

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

At the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Henry was selected in the 2nd round (39th overall) by CF Montréal. He then returned to college for another season, before attending training camp with the club in 2025, but was told there was no roster space available to sign him.

In March 2025, he signed with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. He made his debut on March 9 against FC Cincinnati 2. In June 2025, he signed a short-term loan with the Toronto FC first team. He made his Major League Soccer debut on June 25, 2025 against the New York Red Bulls. He later signed an additional short-term loans. 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.

In August 2025, he signed a first team contract with Toronto FC for the remainder of 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027. He would later be loaned to the second team for some matches later in 2025.

International career He made his debut in the Canadian national program in February 2017, attending a camp with the Canada U15 team. He appeared in the match against Guatemala, in his first senior appearance, earning an assist in a 1-0 victory, however, as it was designated a B-level friendly, it did not count as an official senior cap.

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