Maël Henry
Canadian soccer player (born 2004)
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Maël Henry (born May 26, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 26, 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cavalry FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2015 | CS Boucaniers | ||
| 2016–2017 | FS Salaberry | ||
| 2017–2022 | CF Montréal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | CF Montréal U23 | 13 | (5) |
| 2023 | Vancouver FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2023– | Cavalry FC | 38 | (4) |
| 2026– | Cavalry FC II | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Canada U15 | 5 | (1) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of September 7, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 22, 2022 | |||
Early life
Henry began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Boucaniers.[1] He later played with FS Salaberry before joining the CF Montréal Academy in 2017.[2] In November 2018, he was named the Academy's Player of the Month.[3]
Henry also trialed with French clubs FC Lorient, AJ Auxerre and Stade Malherbe Caen.[4]
Club career
In 2022, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[5] After the season he had a two-week trial with French club FC Lorient, followed by a trial with the FC Nantes reserves, who offered him a pro trainee contract, but he was unable to sign due to some administrative issues.[6]
In February 2023, he signed with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.[7]
On June 29, 2023, he joined Cavalry FC in an intra-league swap for Mikaël Cantave.[8] He made his debut for Cavalry on July 15 against the HFX Wanderers.[9] He scored his first CPL goal on September 12, 2023 against the HFX Wanderers.[10] He missed the first months of the 2024 season due to injury,[11] returning in July, before suffering a season ending injury on August 24.[12] In January 2025, Henry would sign a 2 year contract extension with Cavalry, keeping him at the club through the 2026 season, with a club option for 2027.[13]
International career
Henry was born in Canada to a French father and Canadian mother.[1] In July 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2019 at a Canada U15 camp and was subsequently named to the roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship.[1] He was then named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.[14][15] On June 22, 2022, he scored against Saint Kitts and Nevis U20.[16]
Career statistics
- As of September 7, 2026[17]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CF Montréal U23 | 2022[18] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 13 | 5 | |||
| Vancouver FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Cavalry FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 38 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 4 | ||
| Cavalry FC II | 2026 | Alberta Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Career total | 59 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 9 | ||