Robin Henkens

Robin Henkens
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-09-12) 12 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Hasselt, Belgium
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lommel SK
Number 7
Youth career
1993–1999 Eendracht Stevoort
1999–2007 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Genk
2009 → KVSK United (loan) 13 (1)
2009–2011 KVSK United / Lommel United 79 (12)
2011–2013 KV Mechelen 35 (4)
2013–2015 Waasland-Beveren 57 (4)
2015–2017 Westerlo 33 (1)
2018– Lommel SK 141 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Robin Henkens (born 12 September 1988 in Hasselt) is a Belgian football midfielder who plays for Lommel SK.[2]

Career

As of December 2008 he was contracted to Genk, but was being linked to a move to STVV.[3] However, in February 2009 he was loaned from Genk to Kvsk United until the end of the season.[4]

In August 2009, he made a permanent move to KVSK United,[5] and In the 2009–10 season he played 32 league games for them in the Belgian Second Division.[2] As of the 2010–11 season KVSK United changed their name to Lommel United.[6]

He moved to KV Mechelen for 2011–12,[2] and made 10 appearances for them in his first season.[1] In April 2013 it was announced that he would be joining Waasland-Beveren for the 2013–14 season.[7]

In 2013/14 he made 33 league appearances for Waasland, scoring 4 goals.[2] His contract at the club ended in summer 2015.[8]

In December 2015 he was signed by Westerlo, having been a free agent.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Henkens, Robin" (in Dutch). Yellow-Red KV Mechelen. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "R. Henkens". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Henkens toch niet naar STVV". Gazet Van Antwerpen (in Dutch). Concentra Media Groep. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Kvsk United huurt Robin Henkens van Racing Genk". Lommel (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. 3 February 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  5. ^ Francis Van Hoof (19 August 2009). "VOETBAL 2de klasse OH Leuven – Kvsk United Robin Henkens kijkt uit naar klassieke schok met Oud-Heverlee Leuven". Lommel (in Dutch). nieuwsblad.be. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Historie". Club info (in Dutch). Lommel United. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Robin Henkens ruilt KVM voor Waasland-Beveren". HLN (in Dutch). De persgroep. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2013.
  8. ^ "Westerlo versterkt zich met Belgische middenveld". voetbalnieuws.be. 12 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  9. ^ "Rode lantaarn Westerlo heeft Robin Henkens te pakken". HLN (in Dutch). De Persgroep. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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