Christian Henel (born 28 January 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as a forward.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1988-01-28) 28 January 1988 (age 34) | ||
| Place of birth | Bad Dürkheim, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | SV 1911 Bad Dürkheim | ||
| 2003–2006 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 55 | (10) |
| 2007 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Darmstadt 98 | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Wormatia Worms | 20 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | KSV Hessen Kassel | 43 | (12) |
| 2014 | FK Pirmasens | 6 | (1) |
| 2017 | TuS Mechtersheim | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 147 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 2007 | Germany U18 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Henel was born in Bad Dürkheim, West Germany. At the age of 15, he left his hometown Bad Dürkheim where he played for SV 1911 Bad Dürkheim to go to 1. FC Kaiserslautern which played in the Bundesliga. After three years in the youth ranks of the club he became the opportunity to play with the second team in the Regionalliga Süd while the first team had to join the 2. Bundesliga. Although the second squad of FCK had no chance to stay in the 3. Liga, Henel had an important role in the team and could score eight times in 29 games. From summer 2007, he was part of the first team and played twice in the 2. Bundesliga.[2]
In summer 2010, he joined SV Darmstadt 98.[3]