Korrey Emmeka Henry (born 28 November 1999) is an English semi-professional

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who plays as a

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for

Kingstonian Kingstonian Football Club is an English semi-professional football club based in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, southwest London which currently plays in the Isthmian League Premier Division. The club was founded in 1885 by YMC ...

Career

On 22 July 2018, following his release from

West Ham United West Ham United Football Club is an English professional football club that plays its home matches in Stratford, East London. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. The club plays at the London Stadium, hav ...

, Henry signed for League Two side Yeovil Town on a one-year contract. On 11 August 2018, Henry made his

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debut for Yeovil as a substitute in their 2–2 draw against

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. On 14 September 2018, Henry joined Southern League Premier Division South club Poole Town on an initial one-month loan deal. On 1 February 2019, Henry had his contract with Yeovil terminated by mutual consent having only made five appearances for the club. Henry subsequently signed for

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side

Braintree Town Braintree Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Braintree, Essex, England. They are currently members of and play at Cressing Road. History The club was formed on 24 September 1898 as Manor Works, the works team o ...

until the end of the season. In June 2019 he signed for

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. He moved on loan to

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for one month in November 2019, scoring 4 goals in a 6–2 league win against former club Braintree Town on 16 November 2019. He returned to Bromley and made one appearance on 30 November 2019, before Welling confirmed on 13 December 2019, that Henry had joined the club on a permanent basis. In September 2020, Henry signed for fellow

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Dulwich Hamlet Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill. History The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. T ...

. Following a disruptive

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campaign due to the

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, in which he featured only five times for Dulwich, Henry opted to return to Braintree Town ahead of the 2021–22 season. Failing to make an appearance back at Braintree, Henry joined

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in September 2021. He moved on to league rivals

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on 13 October 2021. In July 2022, Henry joined

Career statistics

References

1999 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football forwards Black British sportsmen West Ham United F.C. players Yeovil Town F.C. players Poole Town F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Bromley F.C. players Welling United F.C. players Dulwich Hamlet F.C. players Leatherhead F.C. players Merstham F.C. players Kingstonian F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Isthmian League players Footballers from the London Borough of Lewisham People from Lewisham {{England-footy-forward-1990s-stub