Doneil Henry suffers leg injury that will keep him out of the FIFA World Cup

Canadian centre back Doneil Henry will miss the coming FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™ after suffering an injury ahead of Canada’s international friendly in Bahrain on Friday 11 November. Henry, who was scheduled to captain the Canada squad against Bahrain, has featured in 44 international “A” appearances across his career since 2012.

A three-time Canadian Championship winner at Toronto FC, 29-year old centre back Doneil Henry from Brampton, Ontario was a Concacaf Team of the Matchday all-star during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. He has played his pro soccer with clubs on three continents and has featured in both Concacaf Champions League and Asia’s AFC Champions League.

At the international level, Henry has represented Canada in two cycles of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers and three editions of the Concacaf Gold Cup. He made his Canada Soccer youth program debut in 2010, made his international “A” debut on 15 August 2012, and scored his first international goal on 7 September 2019. He captain Canada for the first time on 10 October 2021 during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.

In the past two years, Henry helped Canada reach the Semifinals at the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup and helped Canada finish first overall in the Concacaf Final Round of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers as the Men’s National Team qualified for the FIFA World Cup™ for the first time in 36 years.