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Alex Hennessy (born 23 November, 2004) is an English attacker who plays for Crystal Palace, on loan from Arsenal, in the WSL. She is able to play as a striker and as a central midfielder, but is primarily considered to be a central attacking midfielder. She is known for her aggressive style of play and her strength in carrying the ball.

Early life and career
When Alex was young, she was forced to join a boys team due to the lack of availability for women's grass root football. She was initially interested in the game after playing football in a resort whilst on holiday with her family, and as a result her mother started looking for a team for Alex to join. Her footballing heroes are accredited to being current Arsenal midfielder Jordan Nobbs and ex Manchester United and England mens midfielder Paul Scholes. From the age of 11, Alex attended the Coopers' Company and Coborn School, a comprehensive school in Havering, England.

2021/22
After coming through the Arsenal academy, Hennessy made her first appearance for the first team on the 1st August, 2021 against Chelsea in a pre season friendly. Arsenal won the game 2-1 with goals from Freya Jupp and Kate McCabe, and Hennessy played the last 30 minutes of the match. Her first start came a week later on the 8th August, 2021, in a North London Derby friendly match against Tottenham Hotspur. Hennessy was selected for the starting eleven to replace Jordan Nobbs' who was injured during the friendly match against Chelsea, scoring twice and playing the full 90 minutes. Her first goal opened the scoring in the 34th minute, assisted by an Anna Patten cross. Her second goal came in stoppage time from a Lisa Evans pass to the make it 4-0 to Arsenal. Alongside teammate Halle Houssein, Hennessy made her Women's Super League debut against Reading on the 12th September, 2021 via a substitution appearance, with the side winning 4-0 in what was the second WSL match day of the season. Hennessy was not selected for any match day squads for subsequent games up to the January transfer window, and on the 28th January, 2022 she completed a loan move to London based club Crystal Palace who compete in the Women's Championship. Hennessy made her debut for Crystal Palace on the 30th January, 2022, coming on as a substitute for the last 14 minutes in a 3-1 victory over Lewes Women. Hennessy subsequently went on to appear off the bench in Crystal Palace's next three fixtures against Bristol City Women, London City Lionesses and Sunderland, with the first two matches resulting in 4-0 and 5-1 losses respectively, before a 1-0 victory over Sunderland. Hennessy's first start with Crystal Palace came against Coventry United Ladies on the 6th March, 2022, with the side losing 1-0. Hennessy played as a striker and replaced by Siobhan Wilson in the 68' minute. On the 13th March, 2022, Hennessy played the last 5 minutes of Crystal Palace's 2-0 loss to Lewes Women, however one week later Hennessy was selected for the starting eleven in an away Championship match against Charlton Athletic. The side won 1-0, with Hennessy being involved in her first win as a starting eleven player at Crystal Palace before being replaced by Mille Farrow in the 69' minute. Crystal Palace remained undefeated in the last 4 games of the season, winning three and drawing one. Hennessy played three of these four matches, starting two and being brought on as a substitute in one. She was an unused substitute in the final league game of the season, a 2-2 draw against Sheffield United Women.