Wayne Hennessey

Mercedes


All smiles for the Welshman as he poses with his brand new white-hot Mercedes.

Born in Bangor, Wales, the Welshman began his footballing prospects with the academy of Manchester City but was released in 2003 where-upon he joined the youth ranks of Wolverhampton Wonderers and earned his first professional contract in 2005. The goalkeeper was sent on loan to EFL Two side Stockport County in January 2007 to gain experience playing competitive first-team football, keeping a clean sheet on his debut against Boston United. During his time with The Hatters, the Welsh goalie would set a Football League record of nine successive clean sheets and wins, as Stockport broke the 119 year-old record, for his accomplishments he was awarded EFL Two player of the month for February 2007. The Welshman made his debut for Wolverhampton Wonderers in the EFL Championship semi-final playoffs against West Bromwich Albion after first-choice keeper Matt Murray broke his shoulder on the eve of the game. After Murray was sidelined with another injury, the Welshman became Wolves' first-choice goalkeeper ahead of the 2007/08 season. He was named in PFA Championship Team of the Year and awarded Wolverhampton Wonderers Player of the Year in his first full season for the club as he kept 19 clean sheets in 46 appearances. His time with Wolverhampton Wonderers saw the Welsh goalie keep 42 clean sheets in 166 appearances, with both highs and lows aplenty, winning promotion to the Premier League in 2008/09 season as Wolves won the EFL Championship, and suffering relegation in the 2011/12 Premier League season. On 31 January 2014, the Welshman joined Crystal Palace on a three-and-a-half-year contract, making his debut in a 2-2 draw against Fulham. During his time with The Eagles the Welsh goalie has kept 35 clean sheets in 126 appearances.