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Profile of Thierry Henry
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Thierry Henry |
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17th August 1977 |
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Henry
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| Full name |
Thierry Daniel Henry |
| Nickname(s) |
Titi |
| Date of birth |
August 17, 1977 |
| Place of birth |
Les Ulis, Paris, France |
| Current club |
Arsenal F.C. |
| Position(s) |
Centre forward |
| Youth club(s) |
| ? |
F.F.F. Academy |
| Professional club(s) |
1994-98
1998-99
1999- |
AS Monaco
Juventus
Arsenal F.C. |
118 (26)
16 (3)
301 (186) |
| National team |
| 1997- |
France |
69 (28) |
- ^ Professional club caps and goals counted for the domestic league
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Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Paris, France) is a French football player. He currently plays as a striker for English club Arsenal, where he is the club's all time leading goalscorer, and for the French national football team.
Henry is considered one of the most dynamic offensive players in the game today. Many people consider Henry to be the most exciting player to watch in world football. Although he plays as a striker, his versatility at all aspects of the game makes him more influential than a traditional striker, and he often drops deep to receive the ball from midfield. Combining speed, vision and creativity, he creates nearly as many goals as he scores. Amongst other things, Henry is well known for his exceptional pace and accurate finishing which puts him at, or near, the top of the Premiership top scorers list each season.
Biography
Henry trained at the French Football Federation's academy at Clairefontaine before starting his professional career at AS Monaco. He was given his debut by then Monaco manager Arsène Wenger at the age of 17. At Monaco, Wenger put Henry on the wing as a temporary measure because the line was already led by Brazilian striker Sonny Anderson.
The Frenchman made his international debut in October 1997 against South Africa. He played in Les Bleus' 1998 World Cup success, and was joint-top scorer for France with three goals; he also was part of the Euro 2000 winning squad, scoring a further three goals.
Having impressed in the 1998 World Cup, Henry left Monaco and moved to Italian giants Juventus in January 1999 for £14 million. There, he was made to play on the wing, and in an unfamiliar position was strangled by Italian defensive discipline, scoring just three goals while starting only 12 games for the Bianconeri.
Unsettled in Italy, he transferred from Juventus in August 1999 to Arsenal for £10.5 million, reuniting with his former mentor, Wenger. At Arsenal, Wenger converted Henry into a striker, where he has flourished ever since. In the seven seasons he has been at Arsenal, Henry has been the club's top goalscorer for every single one. He was made Arsenal captain in the summer of 2005, succeeding the recently departed Patrick Vieira. Regarded by many as the best striker in Arsenal's history, on October 18, 2005 Henry became the club's top goalscorer of all time; two goals against Sparta Prague meant he broke Ian Wright's record of 185 first-class goals.
Henry has received many plaudits and awards. He was runner-up for the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year award while helping Arsenal run the table in the Premiership. He has also won both the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice. In 2004/5, despite Arsenal being the runner-up, Henry emerged with the European Golden Boot with Villarreal's Diego Forlan having won the award the second consecutive year.
Henry has been the star of television advertisements for Nike, Pro Evolution Soccer, and Renault (once with his English model girlfriend Nicole Merry, whom he married in July 2003) and will soon front adverts for Pepsi. On May 27, 2005, Henry celebrated the birth of his first child, Tea Henry. Henry and his family live in Hampstead, England.
Career statistics
All figures correct as of August 24, 2005
Club career
| Club |
Season |
League |
Cup |
Europe |
Total |
| Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
Apps |
Goals |
| AS Monaco |
1994-95 |
8 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
3 |
| 1995-96 |
23 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
23 |
3 |
| 1996-97 |
36 |
9 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
36 |
9 |
| 1997-98 |
30 |
4 |
- |
- |
8 |
6 |
38 |
10 |
| 1998-99 |
13 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
1 |
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118 |
26 |
| Juventus |
1998-99 |
16 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
3 |
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16 |
3 |
| Arsenal |
1999-00 |
31 |
17 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
8 |
47 |
26 |
| 2000-01 |
35 |
17 |
4 |
1 |
14 |
4 |
53 |
22 |
| 2001-02 |
33 |
24 |
5 |
1 |
11 |
7 |
49 |
32 |
| 2002-03 |
37 |
24 |
6 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
55 |
32 |
| 2003-04 |
37 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
51 |
39 |
| 2004-05 |
32 |
25 |
2 |
- |
8 |
5 |
42 |
30 |
| 2005-06 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
1 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
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301 |
186 |
| Career totals |
435 |
215 |
International career
| National team |
Season |
Apps |
Goals |
| France |
1997-98 |
9 |
3 |
| 1998-99 |
4 |
- |
| 1999-00 |
10 |
5 |
| 2000-01 |
8 |
2 |
| 2001-02 |
9 |
2 |
| 2002-03 |
13 |
10 |
| 2003-04 |
12 |
5 |
| 2004-05 |
3 |
- |
| 2005-06 |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
69 |
28 |
Accolades
Preceded by:
Robert Pirès |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
2003 |
Succeeded by:
retained |
Preceded by:
current holder |
Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
2004 |
Succeeded by:
Frank Lampard |
Preceded by:
Ruud van Nistelrooy |
PFA Players' Player of the Year
2003 |
Succeeded by:
retained |
Preceded by:
current holder |
PFA Players' Player of the Year
2004 |
Succeeded by:
John Terry |
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