Craig Henderson (Unattached FC)

I'm genuinely scared every time I see another comment in this thread that he has gotten injured

Full 90 in a 4-0 win. 

http://espnfc.com/us/en/gamecast/statistics/id/337836/statistics.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901

A video of moroccan international El Kabir goal where Henderson recuperated the ball on a corner

http://mountakhab.net/www/modules/article_une/index.php?storyid=23727

Extended highlights Mjallby v GAIS 4-0 on the weekend (Henderson # 19 seen here and there):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRoEtWetKyM

Previous games: on as 70 min sub v Malmo 1-1 away draw 2/9/12:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDSY77v0dgw

Bit of a treat- full game with Henderson starting 12/8/12 in one of the season's classics IFK Goteborg 4 v Mjallby 2 :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6bES2LTMrA

Henderson quite prominent - headers on target etc. and really cool to hear the Swedish commentators saying repeatedly "Hender - son" and "New - Zeel - and - door".

Henderson has appeared in most Mjallby matches in August and September - also used as a sub after the 70th min in both the 0-2 home loss to Syrianska 27/8/12 and the 3-0 away Swedish Cup win over Ostersunds 12/8/12

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Sure to be the complete match posted on this You Tube channel for Mjallby away to Djurgardens 1/10/12 (12 days away) - Djurgarden club post all their complete matches on You Tube:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DIFFootballTV?feature=watch

Remaining fixtures:

played 68 minutes in a 1-0 win

http://fr.soccerway.com/matches/2012/09/26/sweden/allsvenskan/mjallby-aif/kalmar-fotbollsforening/1284735/

Mjallby v Djurgardens (Monday night game in Sweden) currently streaming live here:

http://www.usagoals.com/live/211094-djurgardens-if-vs-mjallby/watch/stream/online/free/feed/p2p/en/vivo/tv/gratis/

14 mins in - Craig starting the match and quite involved. Score currently 0-0. Home match v Djurgardens finished 4-3 earlier in season.

Good game from Hendo in a big 1-0 away win. Subbed off in 74th minute & replaced with a defender with team ahead since 56th min. and looking to shore up the defence to secure the win.

Leaves Mjallby in a handy seventh in the 16 team league sandwiched between famous clubs Helsingborg and IFK Gothenburg, with five matches left in the season (which concludes November 4 = Nov. 5 NZ time).

Game stats here (very good site for match details):

http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/01/sweden/allsvenskan/djurgardens-fotbollsforening/mjallby-aif/1284743/

Full game bound to be posted here on this Djurgardens You Tube channel in the next few days - they post all complete games:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DIFFootballTV/feed?filter=2

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With Henderson playing every game for Mjallby now and maintaining his fitness, must be coming back in to All Whites contention?

His manager obviously rates him to be starting him in crucial league games and he looks to be doing well in one of the most improved sides of the second half of the season in Sweden (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in last five games)

Hendo's appearances this season - he only came back from two years out injured on August 13 (six weeks ago):

02-10-2012 Djurgården0 - 1 Mjällby/27-09-2012 Mjällby1 - 0 Kalmar/24-09-2012 Gefle1 - 0 Mjällby/16-09-2012 Mjällby4 - 0 GAIS/02-09-2012 Malmö FF1 - 1 Mjällby/28-08-2012 Mjällby0 - 2 Syrianska FC/13-08-2012 IFK Göteborg4 - 2 Mjällby/ 
7 appearances (6 league, 1 Cup) - 4 starts + 3 as sub

Good to see him getting a run and staying fot after a pretty hellish two years.

Would be interesting to see who he would come in for.... who would you drop, Keat, Vicelich, Payne(Probably) although he's done nothing wrong.

I'd imagine Vicelich would bow out gracefully between here and the next bunch of games, whenever they are

Can't see him dropping out of contention - why would he do that the closer he gets to potentially going to another world cup???

If anything, i'd say he'll keep making himself available till Ricki taps him and says, might be time you retired again as i won't be selecting you for hte next squad and its unlikely i will again.

I would like to think he'd be the player dropped and that we'd try to develop the younger kiwi players.

 ...once we've qualified.

Played full 90 in 0-2 home loss to Helsingborg on the weekend:

 http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/07/sweden/allsvenskan/mjallby-aif/helsingborgs-idrottsforening/1284751/

Craig Henderson was a second half substitute for Mjallby as they battled out a goalless draw with Atvidaberg.  Henderson’s main contribution was to pick up a caution in the 54th minute.  Mjällby are out of contention for a place in Europe with two games remaining.

http://fr.soccerway.com/matches/2012/10/28/sweden/allsvenskan/atvidabergs-fotbollsforening/mjallby-aif/1284767/

Wow a brace for henderson in a 2-3 loss: he seems to have layed as a forward

http://espnfc.com/us/en/gamecast/statistics/id/337947/statistics.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901

Craigs goals - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRLOYGpaotw

Craig Henderson's Swedish Allsvenskan season is over with Mjallby losing 1-2 to Norrkoping in the final match of the season.  Mjallby finished 12th out of 16 teams with a dismal return of just one point in their last five matches seeing them slip down the table.  Henderson made 12 appearances and scored two goals, both coming last weekend in the 2-3 loss to eventual champions Elfsborg.

wonder if he would do okay as the link man for the nix?

Be a huge gamble but if he stays fit I'd like to see what he'd offer the Nix.

Would be hugely annoyed if we signed him.

He comes with quite a good rep and all, but given his history of injuries, i'd wait a season or two longer to make sure he's really over it before even considering him.

Agreed,

But i'd rather have neither and have a fit player.

Also, Pantelis when he came to us did not have an injury anywhere nears Henderson's and wouldn't have been seen as a gamble, Henderson at this stage still would be.

Pantelis did have a huge history of injuries tbf

2 more years for henderson

Henderson remains in Mjallby


Text: Carl-Johan Liljedahl
Published December 15, 2012 9:36 Updated December 15, 2012 9:37
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Mjällbys team building for the 2013 Premier Division continues. The 25-year-old New Zealander Craig Henderson has extended the contract by two years.



- It feels great that Craig has chosen to extend. This ensures continuity in the team and it is very important. I think 2013 will be a very good year for Craig, says the club's sporting director Thomas Andersson-Borstam to Mjällbys website.

Midfielder Henderson has had some injury-filled years in Mjallby, but could this year finally show up in the headlines. Twelve games could become, including eight from the start. His first goal in the yellow and black shirt came in Allsvenskans final stage, when Mjallby home fell against Elfsborg 2-3 despite Henderson's dual goals.

Craig not in squad for first match of season, a home loss to Norrkoping on 1/4/13 

On the bench for Monday night's game away against Djurgardens which was abandoned during the first half after crowd trouble involving fruit:

Djurgårdens IF vs. Mjällby AIF

The match on 8 April 2013 at the Stockholm Olympic Stadium, between Djurgårdens IF and Mjällby AIF was suspended after 37 minutes of play, after Mjällby had scored the first goal of the match. After the goal, several supporters started throwing items on the pitch. Mjällby defender Gbenga Arokoyo was hit in the stomach by a pear thrown by an unidentified supporter while celebrating Mjällby's goal. The match will likely be re-played at a future point, but no official decision has yet been taken regarding this match

Craig's Mjallby away to mighty Helsingborg this morning at 5am NZ time (7pm kick-off Mon. night in Sweden)

May be a live stream here:

http://www.firstrow1.eu/watch/181176/1/watch-helsingborg-if-vs-mjallby.html%20?from=www.114nba.com

came on up front as a sub, had a couple of chances but didn't convert. good 2-1 away win for them. First time i've watched the Swedish league and after that must say that the A-League seems a better quality of football. 

Two games for Craig and Mjallby last week: Craig on as 81st min. sub in 1-0 home win v. Gefle on Friday 18

and a 76 min. sub in 2-0 away loss to Hacken on Sunday 21. 

Mjallby sit ninth on table after four games (all others have played five games, except Djurgarden, where Mjallby's game was abandoned last month).

Craig played the full match in 4-2 home win over Brommapojkarna (cool name - but try fitting it on a shirt) on Sunday:

http://www.soccerway.com/matches/2013/04/28/sweden/allsvenskan/mjallby-aif/ildrottsforening--brommapojkarna/1421023/

Mjallby move up to sixth on the table with a game in hand.

Goals:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRbQfHBvF28

Agree. Craig's been playing enough in Sweden's top league to warrant a try-out in friendlies (All Whites scheduled for friendlies in August, September, October).

I note he was moved back into midfield for last weekends game - which is where he'd be more useful to the All Whites.

Geez, he's got to be a better bet than using Killen as a midfielder.

Henderson looks to be a midfielder who can tackle, distribute okay, get forward, score goals and is decent with headers...

I'm sure if he was playing in the A-League, he'd do well and Ricki would  notice him...

remember craig has been picked many a time to only go and get injured. 

Ricki has tried hard to get him in.

He cant call him up now - we have no games

Not scheduled, but tentatively pencilled in. Which means we'll be lucky to have a game or two.

Craig started the game and subbed at 71 minutes in yesterday morning's 2-1 away loss to Elfsborg:

http://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/05/05/sweden/allsvenskan/idrottsforening-elfsborg/mjallby-aif/1421026/

Henderson scores for mjallby, 3-0 in the first half

http://espnfc.com/us/en/gamecast/statistics/id/365096/statistics.html?soccernet=true&cc=5901

Ended up 4-1 to Mjallby over Syrianska, with Henderson subbed on 74 mins.

Good to see him opening his goal tally for the season. 

Mjallby move up to 4th on the table.