Regan Hendry (born 21 January 1998) is a Scottish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Tranmere Rovers Tranmere Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Birkenhead, Merseyside, England. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1884 as Belmont Football Club, they adop ...

. Hendry started his career at

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, on loan from

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until the end of the season, in January 2018. After a second loan spell at Raith during the 2018–19 season, he was released by Celtic at the end of that season and joined Raith on a two-year contract. He won the

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title and promotion to the

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in his first season at the club, and was named in the Championship Team of the Season by

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and the

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for the following season. He signed for

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club

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

in summer 2021. Forest Green was promoted to

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as League Two champions in his debut season at the club.

Club career

Early career

Hendry was born in

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. He started his youth career at Lothian Thistle Hutchison Vale, before joining

at the age of 15, where he signed a three-year contract in 2016.

Raith Rovers

On 2 January 2018, Hendry joined

on loan until the end of the season. He made 11 league appearances for the club over this spell. On 28 September 2018, he returned to Raith Rovers on loan until January 2019, and made a further four league appearances. Hendry was released by Celtic at the end of the 2018–19 season, and he subsequently signed for Raith on a two-year contract. In a very successful stint with the club, Hendry would win the

with Raith, and helped the club in a very impressive season in the

. Hendry would impress in these two seasons, and would be named in the Championship Team of the Season by both

and the

in 2021. He left the club at the end of his contract in summer 2021.

Forest Green Rovers

Hendry signed a two-year contract with

club

in June 2021. He made his debut for the club on 7 August 2021 in a 2–1 league win over newly-promoted

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, with Hendry providing the assist for Forest Green's late winner. Hendry made 31 league appearances for Forest Green during the 2021–22 season, scoring 3 goals and providing 2 assists as the club won

and were promoted to

for the first time in its history. On 31 January 2023, Hendry returned to League Two to join

on loan until the end of the season.

International career

He has played for Scotland at under-15, under-16 and under-17 levels.

Career statistics

Honours

Raith Rovers *

: 2019–20 *

Scottish Challenge Cup The Scottish Professional Football League Challenge Cup,2019–20 Forest Green Rovers *

: 2021–22 Individual * PFA Scotland Championship Team of the Year: 2020–21 *

Championship Team of the Season: 2020–21

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hendry, Regan 1998 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Edinburgh Men's association football midfielders Scotland men's youth international footballers Celtic F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players Scottish Professional Football League players English Football League players