Jeff Hendrick
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Hendrick in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeffrey Patrick Hendrick | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Derby County | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| 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) |
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*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 31 January 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Derby County. He will become a free agent on 1 July 2025.
Hendrick spent his childhood years with boyhood club St. Kevin's Boys in his native Dublin. He had a number of unsuccessful trials in England before joining Derby County's youth academy in 2008. He made his professional debut in April 2011 after impressive performances with the reserve team led manager Nigel Clough to include him in the senior setup. He quickly became a regular starter and appeared in the 2014 Championship play-off final where Derby missed out on promotion with a 1–0 loss to Queens Park Rangers. In his first stint at Derby, Hendrick amassed a total of 214 appearances and 26 goals over six years.
Hendrick joined newly-promoted Premier League side, Burnley, in August 2016, signing a three-year deal. He was part of the team that finished in seventh place in the 2017–18 season which saw them qualify for the second qualifying round of the following season's Europa League. This was Burnley's first taste of European football in 51 years. Hendrick left Burnley in June 2020, having racked up 139 appearances and 10 goals across four seasons. He joined fellow Premier League club Newcastle United in a free transfer on a four-year deal in August 2020. Hendrick left Newcastle in the summer of 2024 on the expiry of his contract after only featuring 27 times. His time at Newcastle was interspersed by loan spells at Championship clubs Queens Park Rangers, Reading and Sheffield Wednesday respectively. Hendrick would remain a free agent until March 2025, when he rejoined Derby County on a short-term deal. Having not featured for Derby in his second spell with the club, he was not retained for the 2025–26 season.
Hendrick has represented Ireland at all youth levels. He made his senior international debut in February 2013. Hendrick appeared 79 times for Ireland, scoring twice and featured for the Boys in Green at Euro 2016.