Jonathan Henly
Jonathan Andrew Henly (born 15 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Welling United on loan from Reading.
Club career
Youth career
Henly was born in Woking, and began his youth career when he joined Reading at the age of 10. He progressed through the ranks before graduating professionally in 2012 when he signed a one-year contract and on 25 June 2013 he signed a two-year contract extension to take him up until the end of the 2014–15 season.
Hungerford Town and Bromley
On 14 February 2011, Henly joined then Southern League Division One South & West side Hungerford Town. He then returned to the club on 14 December 2012 on a one month loan helping them gain promotion although he was not at the club for the latter stages of the season. He received praise for his performances during this period, a Reading fansite summed up his appearances by saying 'Goalkeeper Henly put in a string of fine performances for Hungerford over the Christmas period, earning praise throughout the match reports for some fine saves and confident handling.' On 23 August 2011 he joined Bromley and played just the 1 match in a heavy defeat and returned to Reading on 1 September of the same year.
Return to Reading
In 2012 he signed a one-year contract. Henly played many games in the Under 21s Premier League in the 2012–2013 season and after injuries to both Alex McCarthy and Adam Federici was named on the bench for the away Premier League match at Everton on 2 March 2013 and then for the home meeting against Aston Villa a week later. At the end of the season on 25 June 2013 he signed a new two-year contract to take him to the end of the 2014–15 season.
Loan to Aldershot Town
On 31 October 2013, Henly joined Conference side Aldershot Town on a two-month loan deal.
He made his debut against Chester on 2 November in a 1–1 draw. He then proceeded to play in two consecutive 4–0 losses, against Cambridge United and Chester respectively. After two wins in a row, he went on to play 3 FA Trophy matches on the bounce, helping Aldershot progress into the third round. On 21 December in his 9th match in all competitions, he recorded his first clean sheet in a 6–0 victory over Tamworth. Henly played his final match for the club on Boxing Day against Forest Green in a 3–1 defeat. He was due to play 2 more matches before his loan spell ended, but was ill on the day of the defeat to Welling United, and the home match against Forest Green on 1 January 2014, which would have been his final game, was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. He returned to Reading on 2 January 2014, having made 10 appearances for Aldershot, 7 of which were in the league.
Loan to Oxford United
On 10 January 2014, Henly joined Oxford United on an initial one-month youth loan.
On 11 February 2014, Henly extended his loan spell by a further month.
Loan to Maidenhead United
On 27 March 2014, Henly joined Maidenhead United on loan until the end of season.
Loan to Basingstoke Town
On 7 August 2014, Henly joined Basingstoke Town on a months loan, along with fellow Royals young goalkeeper Stuart Moore.
Loan to Welling United
On 12 September 2014, Henly signed a loan deal with Welling United until 1 January 2015.
International career
Henly qualified to play for Scotland through his mother. Henly made his first appearance for Scotland U19s on 29 May 2013 against England U19s in a 3–0 loss. He received a call-up to the Scotland U21s for the match against Georgia U21s on 14 November 2013 but did not make it into the 18.