15-year-old attacker, David Henen , is one of the youngest talents around to receive so much attention from several top class clubs.
The young Belgian currently plays for Anderlecht ’s youngsters, after transferring out of Standard Liege around a year ago.
Anderlecht are known for their outstanding youth system and good eye for spotting young talents, and there are some that have already marked Henen as the next Romelu Lukaku , although there are instinct differences between these two attackers.
Henen’s biggest ambition is to become the youngest player to make a professional debut in the Belgian Pro League.
Background and History
Originally from Luxemburg, Henen began his professional youth career playing for Florenville, where he was spotted by Liege scouts as an Under-12.
Henen spent three years at Liege, before his move to Anderlecht - after a fierce battle for the player between the two teams. A move that has sprung comparisons to Jonathan Legear , who now plays in Russia, but was also snatched up by Anderlecht from Liege.
Henen scored 32 goals in his debut season at Liege and 58 goals in his second year, adding 13 goals for the U16’s and 4 goals in only 10 matches for the U17’s in his final season, winning three national titles with Standard- marking him as one of the biggest youth talents in Belgium.
Strengths
As opposed to Lukaku, who is much more physical and at his best when inside the box, Henen is better when facing the goal, holding excellent dribbling skills.
The 1.85m-tall is an all-round offensive player, good with both feet and able to play at either side of the flank. Henen has made a reputation for himself as being an excellent right winger, but he is actually at his best as a striker, playing outside of the box area.
The youngster has a great ability to position himself well, he has good pace and holds powerful shooting skills with both feet from average distance towards the goal.
Weaknesses
Although Henen has good height, he still needs to work on his physical abilities in order to play with the big boys, but this will most likely come with age considering that he is only 15 (soon to be sixteen).
Henen also needs to work on his passing skills, especially for long distance.
Henen is very good when holding the ball, and he often heads back in order to receive the ball. Learning to direct his passing better, when feeding the ball forward to his teammates, may drive his offensive awareness to a whole different level in order to develop himself as a supporting striker.
Mentality
It is well seen that Henen is always improving his abilities from season to season, and he is a very focused player, who has big dreams and a huge hunger for success. His teammates have said about him that he is a fierce competitor that is always looking to win.
Henen’s well-planned ambitions for the future also include- becoming the biggest transfer export to come out of Belgium and to become the youngest player to debut international for the senior Belgium squad.
Current situation
Henen currently needs to focus on his success with Anderlecht and achieve his dream of making it to the senior squad.
The teen has appeared internationally for Belgium at both U-15 and U-16 level, scoring 7 goals in only 11 international matches!
Several top-class clubs have been following Henen’s development over the years, with Manchester United, Arsenal and Ajax leading the rumour mills. It will probably take some time in order for Henen to finally make his move, but when he will- it will surely be to a big club.
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