Malik Henry

Position:
Midfielder/Forward
Height:
5-7
Weight:
138
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Hamilton, Ontario
High School:
St. Jean de Brebeuf
Prev School:
North Carolina

2024: Started all 21 games for Akron...recorded a pair of goals and added a team-best nine assists on the strength of 17 shots with nine coming on net...collected first career goal, a game-winner, in a 1-0 victory at Georgetown (Sept. 28)...registered goal at DePaul (Oct. 19) in a 4-0 Akron triumph...posted a season-best three shots versus IU Indy (Sept. 9)...collected a pair of assists in a 4-0 win over No. 13 VCU (Sept. 6) and in a 3-1 victory past DePaul (Nov. 9) in the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals.

Rated 18th in the NCAA in total assists (9) and 43rd in assists per game (0.43)...ranked first in the BIG EAST in total assists (9) and fourth in assists per game (0.45)...in league-only contests rated seventh in the BIG EAST in total assists (3) and 10th in total points (7) and assists per game (0.38)

2024 ACCOLADES: First-Team United Soccer Coaches All-East Regional honoree...Second-Team All-BIG EAST selection...selected No. 92 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Postseason Top 100 List...named to TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week Honor Roll...No. 99 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Midseason Top 100...No. 93 on TopDrawerSoccer.com 2024 Preseason Top 100...2024 Preseason All-BIG EAST selection...Second-Team All-Ohio.

2023: Played in 14 games for Akron, including earning 13 starts...ranked second on the squad in assists (4) on the strength of nine shots, including six on goal...helped direct the Zips’ defensive efforts to post eight shutouts on the campaign, including clean sheets versus Southern Indiana (Sept. 4), No. 11 Florida International (Sept. 11), No. 15 Notre Dame (Sept. 19), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 3), DePaul (Oct. 7), Cleveland State (Oct. 10), Xavier (Oct. 14) and Butler (Oct. 28)...recorded game-winning assist on Dyson Clapier’s tally in a 1-0 win over No. 7 Vermont (Aug. 28)...added assists against Seton Hall (Sept. 29), Northern Kentucky (Oct. 3) and DePaul (Oct. 7).

2023 ACCOLADES: A Second-Team All-BIG EAST selection...Third-Team All-East Region honoree...All-Ohio selection. ...named an Honorable Mention selection on the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Team of the Week (Sept. 4)...selected to the BIG EAST Honor Roll (Oct. 9).

2022: Appeared in all 20 games for Akron, including 18 starts...registered an assist versus Northern Illinois, while finishing the campaign with five shots, with two coming on net...helped the Zips’ defensive efforts to collect seven shutouts.

2022 ACCOLADES: First-Team All-MAC honoree.

2021: Started 16 of the 17 games in which he appeared for Akron...tallied a team-high seven assists on the strength of six shots, including a trio on frame...recorded a pair of assists in the Zips’ 5-1 triumph past Bowling Green (Oct. 22)...posted assists in Akron victories over No. 3 Pittsburgh (Sept. 6), Georgia Southern (Oct. 7), Penn State (Oct. 13) and Cleveland State (Oct. 26), while also recording an assist against Georgia State (Oct. 9)...rated 53rd in the NCAA in assists (7) and 59th in assists per game (0.41)...ranked fourth in the MAC in assists per game (.412)...in league-only games, led the MAC in assists (4) and assists per game (.667).

2021 ACCOLADES: Second-Team All-Mid-American Conference selection...Second-Team All-Ohio honoree...named by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Midseason Top-100 Freshmen men's soccer squad (No. 54)... tabbed by TopDrawerSoccer.com to its Postseason Top-100 Freshmen men's soccer squad (No. 50).

PRIOR TO AKRON: Came to Akron after playing his freshman campaign at North Carolina, where he appeared in three games for the Tar Heels...a member of the CanadianU-15 National Team, he attended St. Jean de Brebeuf Catholic Secondary School...gained valuable playing experience with Toronto FC.

PERSONAL: Majoring in sport business...son of Paul Henry and Buttons Ashe-Henry.