Wayne Hennessey — Profile, Stats, Transfers

Career snapshot

10

clubs played for

06/07

debut season

0

goals / match

Wolverhampton Wanderers

top club · 166 apps

Career highs

€5.50m

peak value · 2012

€3.65m

top transfer fee · 13/14

—

best season

129 / 2

int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Luis Suárez

Attack - Centre-Forward · Inter Miami CF

€1.80m

Curtis Weston

Midfield - Central Midfield · Mickleover FC

Norman Theuerkauf

Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Retired

Cristian Maidana

Midfield - Attacking Midfield · CA Argentino de Quilmes

Shares 1987-01-24 · 6 players total

350Appearances

0Goals

2Assists

6Yellow cards

0Red cards

349Full matches (90′)

Full name	Wayne Hennessey
Name in home country	Wayne Robert Hennessey
Date of birth	1987-01-24 (39 yrs)
Place of birth	Beaumaris, Wales
Citizenship	Wales
Position	Goalkeeper
Foot	right
Height	198.00 m
Current club	Retired
Joined	2025-07-16
Contract expires	—
Agent	CAA Stellar
Outfitter	Nike

Jul 2025

Transfer: Forest → Retired

25/26 · Transfer

Jan 2025

Transfer: Without Club → Forest

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2024

24/25 — Nottingham Forest

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Jul 2024

Transfer: Forest → Without Club

24/25 · Transfer

Jul 2023

23/24 — Nottingham Forest

0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Jul 2022

Transfer: Burnley → Forest

22/23 · Transfer

Jul 2022

22/23 — Nottingham Forest

9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2021

Transfer: Crystal Palace → Burnley

21/22 · Transfer

Jul 2021

21/22 — Burnley FC

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Oct 2020

Injury: unknown

24 games missed

Jul 2020

20/21 — Crystal Palace, Crystal Palace U23

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2019

19/20 — Crystal Palace

5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2019

Injury: unknown

4 games missed

Dec 2018

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Dec 2018

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Jul 2018

18/19 — Crystal Palace

20 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions

Oct 2017

Injury: unknown

1 games missed

Jul 2017

17/18 — Crystal Palace

29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2016

16/17 — Crystal Palace

31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jun 2016

Injury: unknown

1 games missed

Jul 2015

15/16 — Crystal Palace

38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2014

14/15 — Crystal Palace

7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jan 2014

Transfer: Wolves → Crystal Palace

13/14 · Transfer · €3.65m

Nov 2013

Transfer: Yeovil Town → Wolves

13/14 · Return from loan

Aug 2013

Transfer: Wolves → Yeovil Town

13/14 · Loan

Jul 2013

13/14 — Yeovil Town, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Crystal Palace, Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions

Nov 2012

Injury: unknown

44 games missed

Jul 2012

12/13 — Wolverhampton Wanderers U21

3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition

Apr 2012

Injury: unknown

30 games missed

Feb 2012

Injury: unknown

3 games missed

Jul 2011

11/12 — Wolverhampton Wanderers

34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2010

10/11 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves

30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2009

09/10 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves

18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2008

08/09 — Wolverhampton Wanderers

38 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions

Jul 2007

07/08 — Wolverhampton Wanderers

49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions

Apr 2007

Transfer: Stockport → Wolves

06/07 · Return from loan

Jan 2007

Transfer: Wolves → Stockport

06/07 · Loan

Sep 2006

Transfer: Bristol City → Wolves

06/07 · Return from loan

Aug 2006

Transfer: Wolves → Bristol City

06/07 · Loan

Jul 2006

06/07 — Wolverhampton Wanderers, Bristol City, Stockport County

17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions

Jul 2006

Transfer: Wolves U18 → Wolves

06/07 · Transfer

Jul 2003

Transfer: Man City Youth → Wolves U18

03/04 · Transfer

Jan 1970

Peak market value: €5.50m

Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Minutes played by club

Nottingham Forest 2.3%

Burnley FC 0.9%

Crystal Palace 37.8%

Crystal Palace U23 0.6%

Wolverhampton Wanderers 47.6%

Yeovil Town 3.8%

Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 1.3%

Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves 1.4%

Bristol City 0.0%

Stockport County 4.3%

Club	Seasons	First	Last	Matches	Assists	Minutes
Nottingham Forest	3	22/23	24/25	9	0	721
Burnley FC	1	21/22	21/22	3	0	270
Crystal Palace	8	13/14	20/21	132	1	11,870
Crystal Palace U23	1	20/21	20/21	2	0	180
Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	06/07	13/14	166	1	14,925
Yeovil Town	1	13/14	13/14	13	0	1,200
Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2	12/13	13/14	5	0	405
Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	2	09/10	10/11	5	0	450
Bristol City	1	06/07	06/07	0	0	0
Stockport County	1	06/07	06/07	15	0	1,350

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

Goals by season

Assists by season

Season	Competition	Club	Matches	Assists	YC	Minutes
24/25	FA Cup	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0
24/25	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0
23/24	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0
22/23	EFL Cup	Nottingham Forest	4	0	0	360
22/23	FA Cup	Nottingham Forest	1	0	0	90
22/23	Premier League	Nottingham Forest	4	0	0	271
21/22	EFL Cup	Burnley FC	1	0	0	90
21/22	FA Cup	Burnley FC	0	0	0	0
21/22	Premier League	Burnley FC	2	0	0	180
20/21	EFL Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
20/21	Premier League	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0
20/21	Premier League 2	Crystal Palace U23	2	0	0	180
19/20	EFL Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
19/20	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
19/20	Premier League	Crystal Palace	3	0	0	270
18/19	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	180
18/19	Premier League	Crystal Palace	18	0	0	1,575
17/18	EFL Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
17/18	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
17/18	Premier League	Crystal Palace	27	0	1	2,430
16/17	EFL Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
16/17	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
16/17	Premier League	Crystal Palace	29	0	1	2,610
15/16	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	6	0	0	570
15/16	League Cup	Crystal Palace	3	0	0	300
15/16	Premier League	Crystal Palace	29	1	1	2,610
14/15	FA Cup	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	180
14/15	League Cup	Crystal Palace	2	0	0	210
14/15	Premier League	Crystal Palace	3	0	0	215
13/14	Championship	Yeovil Town	12	0	0	1,080
13/14	League Cup	Yeovil Town	1	0	0	120
13/14	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
13/14	League One	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
13/14	Premier League	Crystal Palace	1	0	0	90
13/14	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	2	0	0	180
12/13	U21 PL	Wolverhampton Wanderers U21	3	0	0	225
11/12	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
11/12	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
11/12	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	34	0	1	3,060
10/11	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
10/11	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	0	0	330
10/11	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	24	0	0	2,160
10/11	Reserve League	Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	3	0	0	270
09/10	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	0	0	270
09/10	Premier League	Wolverhampton Wanderers	13	0	0	1,170
09/10	Reserve League South	Wolverhampton Wanderers Reserves	2	0	0	180
08/09	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	35	1	1	3,109
08/09	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	0	0	180
08/09	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	1	0	0	120
07/08	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	46	0	1	4,076
07/08	FA Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	0	0	270
07/08	League Cup	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
06/07	Championship	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0	0
06/07	Championship Play-Offs	Wolverhampton Wanderers	2	0	0	180
06/07	League One	Bristol City	0	0	0	0
06/07	League Two	Stockport County	15	0	0	1,350

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Market value	Fee
03/04	2003-07-01	Man City Youth	Wolves U18	Transfer	0	—
06/07	2006-07-01	Wolves U18	Wolves	Transfer	0	—
06/07	2006-08-01	Wolves	Bristol City	Loan	0	—
06/07	2006-09-01	Bristol City	Wolves	Return from loan	0	—
06/07	2007-01-01	Wolves	Stockport	Loan	0	—
06/07	2007-04-01	Stockport	Wolves	Return from loan	0	—
13/14	2013-08-21	Wolves	Yeovil Town	Loan	2500000	—
13/14	2013-11-17	Yeovil Town	Wolves	Return from loan	2500000	—
13/14	2014-01-31	Wolves	Crystal Palace	Transfer	2500000	€3.65m
21/22	2021-07-20	Crystal Palace	Burnley	Transfer	1000000	—
22/23	2022-07-15	Burnley	Forest	Transfer	500000	—
24/25	2024-07-01	Forest	Without Club	Transfer	250000	—
24/25	2025-01-13	Without Club	Forest	Transfer	175000	—
25/26	2025-07-16	Forest	Retired	Transfer	150000	—

Season	Injury	From	To	Days missed	Games missed
11/12	Ankle injury	2012-02-27	2012-03-05	8	3
11/12	Cruciate ligament tear	2012-04-19	2012-10-18	183	30
12/13	Cruciate ligament tear	2012-11-12	2013-07-23	254	44
15/16	Back problems	2016-06-09	2016-06-13	5	1
17/18	bruise	2017-10-10	2017-10-20	11	1
18/19	Back problems	2018-12-14	2018-12-26	13	3
18/19	Knock	2018-12-14	2018-12-29	16	3
18/19	Thigh problems	2019-01-12	2019-01-30	19	4
20/21	Hamstring strain	2020-10-16	2021-02-15	123	24

Current€150k

Peak€5.50m

Low—

Δ since start+€25k

Date	Value
Jan 1, 1970	€150k
Jan 1, 1970	—
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€175k
Jan 1, 1970	€250k
Jan 1, 1970	€400k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€800k
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.40m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€3.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€4.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€5.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.50m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€2.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€1.00m
Jan 1, 1970	€500k
Jan 1, 1970	€125k

Team	Shirt	Matches	Goals	Debut	Age at debut	Status
Team #30431	—	6	1	—	—	former national player
Team #26181	—	8	1	—	—	former national player
Team #24966	—	6	0	—	—	former national player
Team #3864	#1	109	0	—	—	former national player

Teammate	PPG played with	Joint goals
Wilfried Zaha	1	0
Sam Vokes	1	0
Andy Keogh	2	1
Andros Townsend	1	0
Luka Milivojevic	1	0
Christian Benteke	1	0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

Season	Date	From	To	Type	Fee	Value at transfer
13/14	2013-11-17	Yeovil Town	Wolves	Return from loan	—	€2.50m
13/14	2013-08-21	Wolves	Yeovil Town	Loan	—	€2.50m
06/07	2007-04-01	Stockport	Wolves	Return from loan	—	—
06/07	2007-01-01	Wolves	Stockport	Loan	—	—
06/07	2006-09-01	Bristol City	Wolves	Return from loan	—	—
06/07	2006-08-01	Wolves	Bristol City	Loan	—	—

Teams faced most often by Wayne Hennessey's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

Opponent	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Watford FC	77	30	23	24	108	98	+10	39%
Leicester City	74	21	21	32	87	100	-13	28%
Cardiff City	72	20	19	33	78	96	-18	28%
Ipswich Town	70	27	22	21	85	70	+15	39%
Brighton & Hove Albion	68	20	25	23	72	78	-6	29%
Leeds United	67	23	13	31	85	98	-13	34%
Derby County	67	31	16	20	91	78	+13	46%
Bristol City	65	27	19	19	88	77	+11	42%
Southampton FC	65	19	16	30	71	95	-24	29%
Sheffield Wednesday	65	24	20	21	83	89	-6	37%
Barnsley FC	63	25	17	21	78	66	+12	40%
Birmingham City	62	19	18	25	73	80	-7	31%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / Year	Milestone	Date
06/07	Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

Season	Matches	Mins	YC	Cards / 90′
17/18	29	2,610	1	0.03
16/17	31	2,790	1	0.03
15/16	38	3,480	1	0.03
11/12	34	3,060	1	0.03
08/09	38	3,409	1	0.03
07/08	49	4,346	1	0.02

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

Season	Matches	Mins	Clean sheets	CS %	Goals conceded	GC / 90′
22/23	9	721	3	33%	14	1.75
21/22	3	270	1	33%	6	2
20/21	3	270	2	67%	2	0.67
19/20	5	450	1	20%	9	1.8
18/19	20	1,755	7	35%	26	1.33
17/18	29	2,610	7	24%	47	1.62
16/17	31	2,790	7	23%	51	1.65
15/16	38	3,480	11	29%	47	1.22
14/15	7	605	3	43%	7	1.04
13/14	16	1,470	1	6%	27	1.65
12/13	3	225	0	0%	8	3.2
11/12	34	3,060	3	9%	73	2.15
10/11	30	2,760	5	17%	53	1.73
09/10	18	1,620	2	11%	35	1.94
08/09	38	3,409	13	34%	38	1
07/08	49	4,346	19	39%	52	1.08
06/07	17	1,530	10	59%	20	1.18