Jordan Brian Henderson MBE is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Premier League club Liverpool and the England national team.
Henderson joined the Sunderland Academy at the age of eight, making his first-team debut a decade later in November 2008. He spent six months on loan at Coventry City in 2009, before returning to Sunderland. In 2011, Henderson signed for Liverpool, winning his first trophy with the club, the League Cup, one year later.
Appointed Liverpool captain in 2015, Henderson won the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, and in 2020 led his team to the Premier League title, the club’s first league title in 30 years. For his performances in the title-winning season, Henderson was named FWA Footballer of the Year.
What is Jordan Henderson famous for?
Jordan Henderson is known for being a top-level box-to-box midfielder. Jordan Henderson has captained Liverpool to seven trophies as the leader of Jürgen Klopp’s champion team.
Henderson is also famous for calling racist abuse suffered by footballers “assault with words” and says social media companies must remove the ability to “hide like a coward”.
The UK government has threatened “large fines” if social media companies fail to tackle abuse on their platforms.
“It’s time for action to meet words,” England midfielder Henderson said.
“It is time for those who have the power and authority to intervene to do so, be that governments or the social media companies themselves who benefit from the interaction of football supporters all over the world.”