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Jeff Hendrick

Hendrick in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick
Date of birth	(1992-01-31) 31 January 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2008	St. Kevin's Boys
2008–2010	Derby County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2016	Derby County	196	(22)
2016–2020	Burnley	122	(9)
2020–2024	Newcastle United	25	(3)
2022	→ Queens Park Rangers (loan)	10	(0)
2022–2023	→ Reading (loan)	45	(4)
2023–2024	→ Sheffield Wednesday (loan)	11	(1)
2025	Derby County	0	(0)
International career‡
2006–2007	Republic of Ireland U15	4	(0)
2007–2008	Republic of Ireland U16	4	(0)
2008–2009	Republic of Ireland U17	6	(4)
2009–2010	Republic of Ireland U18	4	(1)
2010–2011	Republic of Ireland U19	13	(1)
2011–2014	Republic of Ireland U21	7	(0)
2013–2023	Republic of Ireland	79	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:02, 7 March 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:02, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick (born January 31, 1992) is an Irish professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder and is currently a free agent.

Jeff grew up playing for St. Kevin's Boys in his hometown of Dublin, Ireland. He joined Derby County's youth team in 2008. He made his first professional appearance in April 2011. Jeff quickly became a regular player for Derby. He played in the 2014 Championship play-off final, where Derby lost 1–0. In his first time at Derby, Jeff played 214 games and scored 26 goals over six years.

In August 2016, Jeff joined Burnley, a team that had just been promoted to the Premier League. He helped Burnley finish seventh in the 2017–18 season. This meant they qualified for the Europa League, which was Burnley's first time in a European competition in 51 years! Jeff left Burnley in June 2020 after playing 139 games and scoring 10 goals.

He then joined another Premier League team, Newcastle United, in August 2020. Jeff played 27 times for Newcastle. During his time there, he also went on loan to other teams like Queens Park Rangers, Reading, and Sheffield Wednesday. Jeff left Newcastle in the summer of 2024 when his contract ended. He remained a free agent until March 2025, when he returned to Derby County for a short time. He did not play any games in his second spell at Derby and left the club in June 2025.

Jeff has played for Ireland at all youth levels. He made his first game for the senior national team in February 2013. Jeff played 79 times for Ireland, scoring two goals. He also played for Ireland at Euro 2016.

Jeff's Football Journey with Clubs

Starting at Derby County

Early Days and Youth Football

Jeff joined Derby County as a young player in 2008. He came from St. Kevin's Boys in Dublin. He played regularly for Derby's youth team. Then, he started playing for the reserve team in the 2009–10 season. The reserve team won the Central League Central Section title that year.

On May 2, 2010, Jeff was a substitute for the first team in a game against Cardiff City. A few weeks later, in July 2010, he signed his first professional contract with Derby.

Jeff played a bigger role for Derby's reserve team in the 2010–11 season. He started 17 games and scored 9 goals. This included three goals in one game (a hat-trick) and two goals in another (a brace). Because he played so well, he signed a new contract in January 2011.

Breaking into the First Team

Towards the end of the 2010–11 season, Derby's manager, Nigel Clough, wanted Jeff to play for the first team. Jeff made his first team debut on April 23, 2011. He came on as a substitute in a game against Burnley.

For the 2011–12 season, Jeff was a regular part of Derby's first team. He started playing in the third game of the season.

He scored his first professional goal in his fifth start. It was the winning goal in a 2–1 victory against Nottingham Forest. His great performance earned him a spot in the Championship Team of the Week. He scored again in the next game, a 3–0 win against Millwall. This was his first goal at Pride Park.

Jeff's good form led to talks about him joining Premier League teams. Derby offered him a new four-year contract, which he signed in December 2011. He missed some games due to an ankle injury but returned to play regularly. He scored his third goal of the season in March. At the end of the season, Jeff won the club's Young Player of the Year award.

Key Player and Play-off Heartbreak

Jeff started the 2012–13 season in the starting team. He scored his second goal of the season in a 2–0 win against Bristol City in December.

In 2013, Jeff started the year well, scoring three goals in three games. One of these goals was named Derby's Goal of the Season. He finished the season as runner-up for Derby County's Player of the Season Award.

For the 2013–14 season, Jeff started the first five games. However, he got an ankle injury in August and was out for 12 weeks.

Jeff scored four league goals during the 2013–14 season. He helped Derby reach the play-offs. In the semi-final, he scored in a 4–1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion. On May 24, he played in the play-off final. Derby lost 1–0 to Queens Park Rangers, missing out on promotion to the Premier League.

In June 2014, Jeff signed a new four-year contract with Derby.

He scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season in the first league game. He scored his fourth and fifth goals in a 5–0 win against Wolverhampton Wanderers. Jeff scored nine goals in 47 games that season, his best goal-scoring year so far.

More Play-off Disappointment

Jeff scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in December 2015. Derby finished fifth in the Championship and qualified for the play-offs. They played against Hull City in the semi-final. Derby lost 3–2 over two games.

Jeff's 2016–17 season started with a hamstring injury in August 2016.

Time at Burnley

Hendrick (wearing No.13) playing for Burnley in October 2016

Premier League and European Football

On August 31, 2016, Jeff joined Premier League team Burnley. He signed a three-year deal. He made his debut on September 10, coming on as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Burnley on September 26 in a 2–0 win against Watford.

He scored his second goal for Burnley in December 2016 with a great shot from far away. This goal was nominated for Goal of the Month and later won Burnley's Goal of the Season award. In February 2017, he was sent off in a game against Watford.

Hendrick playing for Burnley against Chelsea in August 2017

Jeff scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season in October against Everton. Burnley won 1–0. He scored his second goal in a 1–0 win against Newcastle United.

Burnley finished seventh in the 2017–18 Premier League season. This meant they qualified for the Europa League.

In June 2018, Burnley announced they would play against Aberdeen in the Europa League. Jeff made his Europa League debut on July 26, 2018. Burnley was eventually knocked out of the competition. Jeff played in all six of Burnley's Europa League games.

Last Years with Burnley

His first goal of the 2018–19 season came in August 2018. In December 2018, Jeff signed a one-year contract extension. His manager, Sean Dyche, praised him for playing well in different positions.

On April 22, 2019, Jeff scored a great goal against Chelsea. This goal helped Burnley reach 40 points, which meant they were almost safe in the Premier League. This goal was also Chelsea's 1,000th goal conceded in the Premier League. It earned Jeff his second Goal of the Season award for Burnley.

On September 14, 2019, Jeff scored in his 100th Premier League game for Burnley. He scored a late goal to draw 1–1 with Brighton. Jeff left Burnley in June 2020 when his contract ended.

Moving to Newcastle United

Challenges and Loan Spells

After leaving Burnley, Jeff joined Newcastle United on August 24, 2020. He signed a four-year deal. He said Newcastle was 'a massive club'.

He made his Newcastle debut in a friendly game in August 2020. Two weeks later, Jeff scored and set up a goal in his first competitive game for Newcastle. This was a 2–0 win against West Ham United. His second goal came in December. In February 2021, Jeff was sent off in a game against Southampton.

After being sent off, Jeff played less for Newcastle. He ended the season with 23 games and two goals.

He scored his first goal of the 2021–22 season in October 2021.

Because he wasn't playing much at Newcastle, Jeff joined Queens Park Rangers (QPR) on loan in January 2022. He made his QPR debut in February. His time at QPR was not very successful. He played 11 games but did not score any goals. QPR did not offer him a permanent contract.

Loan to Reading

On July 12, 2022, Reading announced that Jeff would join them on a season-long loan. He scored in a friendly game for Reading soon after joining. He made his first competitive game for Reading on July 30, 2022.

Jeff played his 400th club game in September 2022. He scored his first competitive goal for Reading in October. In January 2023, Jeff scored two goals in one game against his former loan club, Queens Park Rangers.

The season ended sadly for Jeff as Reading was relegated to League One. This happened after they had a bad run of games and were also given a points deduction.

In May 2023, Newcastle's manager said that Jeff would be leaving the club.

Loan to Sheffield Wednesday

On September 1, 2023, Jeff signed a season-long loan deal with Championship club Sheffield Wednesday. He made his debut on September 16. His first goal came on November 29, when he scored a very late goal to draw 1–1 with Leicester City.

Soon after, Jeff got a knee injury. He only played two more games for Sheffield Wednesday and returned to Newcastle at the end of the season.

On May 29, 2024, Newcastle announced that Jeff would leave the club in June when his contract ended.

Return to Derby County

On March 7, 2025, Jeff returned to Derby County on a short contract. Derby had just been promoted to the Championship. Jeff was a substitute in six games but did not play for the first team. He missed the last four games due to a calf injury. On May 16, 2025, Derby announced that Jeff would leave the club in June.

Playing for Ireland

Youth Teams

Jeff was born in Dublin. He has played for Ireland at many youth levels, including under-15, under-16, under-17, under-18, under-19, and under-21. He played a big part in the U19 team's successful qualifying for the 2011 European Under-19 Championship. He scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Poland U19s. In July 2011, Jeff was part of the squad for the European Under-19 Championships. He started all four of Ireland's games. They were knocked out in the semi-final by Spain.

After this tournament, Jeff was called up to the Irish U21 squad for the first time. He played his first game for them in August 2011.

Senior National Team

In January 2013, it was reported that Ireland's head coach, Giovanni Trapattoni, was watching Jeff. Later that month, Jeff was called up to the senior squad to play against Poland in February 2013. Jeff came on as a substitute and helped set up Ireland's second goal in the 2–0 win.

Jeff started his first game for Ireland in his fourth cap. This was against World and European Champions Spain in June 2013. He played a key role in a Euro 2016 qualifier against Georgia in September 2015. His run helped set up the only goal of the game.

Jeff started all four of Ireland's games at Euro 2016. He played a very important part in helping Ireland reach the knockout stages. Ireland lost 2–1 to hosts France in the Round of 16.

Jeff scored his first goal for Ireland on September 5, 2016. He opened the scoring in a 2–2 draw against Serbia in a World Cup qualifying game.

His second goal for Ireland came on March 23, 2019. It was a goal in the 49th minute of a 1–0 win against Gibraltar in a Euro 2020 qualifying game. This goal ended Ireland's long time without scoring. Jeff played his 50th game for Ireland on September 5, 2019.

On November 15, 2020, in his 60th game for Ireland, Jeff was sent off in a 1–0 loss to Wales.

How Jeff Plays Football

Jeff is known for being a very hard-working player. He is good at understanding tactics and passing the ball. He can play in the middle of the field, on the right side, or as an attacking midfielder behind the main striker. One of his main strengths is winning the ball back after it has been kicked high. He helps keep the attack going in important areas of the field. Jeff often helps create chances for his teammates.

Personal Life

When he was growing up, Jeff also played Gaelic football. He is good friends with Dublin county team goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton. Jeff has twin brothers named Ross and Alan.

In 2020, Jeff started dating Scottish model Amanda Hendrick. They have one son together named Sonny. Jeff also has a good relationship with Amanda's daughter, Misha.

Career Statistics

Club

International

As of match played 19 June 2023. Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hendrick goal.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	5 September 2016	Red Star Stadium, Belgrade, Serbia	27	Serbia	1–0	2–2	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	23 March 2019	Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar	46	Gibraltar	1–0	1–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Awards and Honours

Derby County

• Derbyshire Senior Cup: 2010–11

Individual Awards

• Sammy Crooks Young Player of the Year: 2011–12
• Derby County Goal of the Season: 2012–13
• Burnley Goal of the Season: 2016–17, 2018–19

See also

In Spanish: Jeff Hendrick para niños