Maël Henry (born May 26, 2004) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Cavalry FC in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
Henry began playing youth soccer at age five with CS Boucaniers Montréal. He later played with FS Salasberry before joining the CF Montréal Academy in 2017. In November 2018, he was named the Academy's Player of the Month.
Henry also trialed with French clubs FC Lorient, AJ Auxerre and Stade Malherbe Caen.
Club career
In 2022, he played with CF Montréal U23 in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. After the season he had a two-week trial with French club FC Lorient, followed by a trial with the FC Nantes reserves, who offered him a pro trainee contract, but he was unable to sign due to some administrative issues.
In February 2023, he signed with Vancouver FC in the Canadian Premier League.
On June 29, 2023, he joined Cavalry FC in an intra-league swap for Mikaël Cantave. He made his debut for Cavalry on July 15 against the HFX Wanderers. He scored his first CPL goal on September 12 against the HFX Wanderers.
International career
Henry was born in Canada to a French father and Canadian mother. In July 2019, he made his debut in the Canadian youth program in 2019 at a Canada U15 camp and was subsequently named to the roster for the 2019 CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship. He was then named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. On June 22, 2022, he scored against Saint Kitts and Nevis U20.