Wayne Robert Hennessey is a Welsh professional football goalkeeper who plays for Premier League club Nottingham Forest as well as the Wales national team.

While on loan with Stockport County, Hennessey established a new Football League record for consecutive clean sheets. Over eight seasons, he appeared 166 times for Wolverhampton Wanderers, including three years in the Premier League. After a string of injuries, he joined Crystal Palace in 2014. He played 132 games for Palace in eight seasons, including the 2016 FA Cup Final, before moving on to Burnley and Nottingham Forest.

With nearly 100 caps as a full international since 2007, Hennessey is Wales’ third most-capped player and its most-capped custodian. He was a member of Wales’ squads for the UEFA European Championships in 2016 and 2020, reaching the latter’s semi-finals, and was also selected for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.