Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry
Henry in 2021
Personal information
Full name Thierry Daniel Henry[1]
Date of birth (1977-08-17) 17 August 1977 (age 47)[2]
Place of birth Les Ulis, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
France U21 (manager)
Youth career
1983–1989 CO Les Ulis
1989–1990 US Palaiseau
1990–1992 Viry-Châtillon
1990–1992 INF Clairefontaine
1992–1994 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1995 Monaco B 19 (6)
1994–1999 Monaco 105 (20)
1999 Juventus 16 (3)
1999–2007 Arsenal 254 (174)
2007–2010 Barcelona 80 (35)
2010–2014 New York Red Bulls 122 (51)
2012Arsenal (loan) 4 (1)
Total 600 (290)
International career
1997 France U20 5 (3)
1997–2010 France 123 (51)
Managerial career
2016–2018 Belgium (assistant)
2018–2019 Monaco
2019–2021 Montreal Impact
2021–2022 Belgium (assistant)
2023– France U21
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  France
FIFA World Cup
Winner 1998 France
Runner-up 2006 Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner 2000 Belgium–Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 2003 France
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thierry Henry (born 17 August 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, France) is a French football manager and former player. He is now retired but used to play at Arsenal and was previously a part of the France national team. He is considered one of the world's best players.

Henry started his career at small clubs in France. He had played for the Italian team, Juventus. In 2001, he joined Arsenal of England, where he became one of the best players in the English Premier League. After three years with FC Barcelona he went to the US to play for the New York Red Bulls in the Major League Soccer. He has been named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year three times and the French Player of the Year four times since 2001.

On the France national team, Henry has scored 5 goals in World Cup competitions. Only one French player, Michel Platini, has scored more goals than Henry.

  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de febrero de 2009, en Barcelona" [Minutes of the Match held on 4 February 2009, in Barcelona] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[permanent dead link]
  2. "Goal.com Profile: Thierry Henry" (web archive). Goal.com. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
  3. "FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France" (PDF). FIFA. 12 June 2010. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2019.

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