Thierry Henry
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 in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thierry Daniel Henry[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1977
(aged 48)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Les Ulis, France | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club 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) |
| 2012 | → Arsenal (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| Total | 600 | (290) | |
| National team | |||
| 1997 | France U20 | 5 | (3) |
| 1997–2010 | France | 123 | (51) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2018 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Monaco | ||
| 2019–2021 | Montreal Impact | ||
| 2021–2022 | Belgium (assistant) | ||
| 2023– | France U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco B | 1994–95[4] | CFA | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 6 | ||||
| Monaco | 1994–95[5] | Division 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 3 | |
| 1995–96[5] | Division 1 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| 1996–97[5] | Division 1 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9[c] | 1 | — | 48 | 10 | ||
| 1997–98[5] | Division 1 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[d] | 7 | — | 44 | 11 | ||
| 1998–99[5] | Division 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | ||
| Total | 105 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 8 | — | 141 | 28 | |||
| Juventus | 1998–99[5] | Serie A | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 1999–2000[5] | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |||
| Arsenal | 1999–2000[5] | Premier League | 31 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12[f] | 8 | — | 48 | 26 | |
| 2000–01[5] | Premier League | 35 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14[d] | 4 | — | 53 | 22 | ||
| 2001–02[5] | Premier League | 33 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11[d] | 7 | — | 49 | 32 | ||
| 2002–03[5] | Premier League | 37 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12[d] | 7 | 1[g] | 0 | 56 | 32 | |
| 2003–04[5] | Premier League | 37 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10[d] | 5 | 1[g] | 1 | 51 | 39 | |
| 2004–05[5] | Premier League | 32 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8[d] | 5 | 1[g] | 0 | 42 | 30 | |
| 2005–06[5] | Premier League | 32 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11[d] | 5 | 1[g] | 0 | 45 | 33 | |
| 2006–07[5] | Premier League | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[d] | 1 | — | 27 | 12 | ||
| Total | 254 | 174 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 85 | 42 | 4 | 1 | 370 | 226 | ||
| Barcelona | 2007–08[5] | La Liga | 30 | 12 | 7 | 4 | — | 10[d] | 3 | — | 47 | 19 | ||
| 2008–09[5] | La Liga | 29 | 19 | 1 | 1 | — | 12[d] | 6 | — | 42 | 26 | |||
| 2009–10[5] | La Liga | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6[d] | 0 | 4[h] | 0 | 32 | 4 | ||
| Total | 80 | 35 | 9 | 5 | — | 28 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 121 | 49 | |||
| New York Red Bulls | 2010[5] | Major League Soccer | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1[i] | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| 2011[5] | Major League Soccer | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3[i] | 1 | 29 | 15 | |||
| 2012[5] | Major League Soccer | 25 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[i] | 0 | 27 | 15 | |||
| 2013[5] | Major League Soccer | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2[i] | 0 | 32 | 10 | |||
| 2014[5] | Major League Soccer | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5[i] | 0 | 35 | 10 | ||
| Total | 122 | 51 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 135 | 52 | |||
| Arsenal (loan) | 2011–12[5] | Premier League | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 600 | 290 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 139 | 59 | 23 | 2 | 813 | 366 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in Serie A UEFA Cup play-offs
- ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and seven goals in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Appearance in FA Community Shield
- ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 14[A] | 5 | |
| 2001 | 7 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 14 | 11 | |
| 2004 | 13 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2006 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 5 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 123 | 51 | |
Note
A Includes one appearance from the match against FIFA XI on 16 August 2000 which FIFA and the French Football Federation count as an official friendly match.[9]
Managerial
- As of 20 November 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Monaco | 13 October 2018 | 24 January 2019 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 36 | −21 | 20.00 | [10][11][12][13] |
| Montreal Impact | 14 November 2019 | 25 February 2021 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 38 | 50 | −12 | 31.03 | [source?] |
| France U21 | 21 August 2023 | present | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 7 | +12 | 66.67 | [source?] |
| Total | 55 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 72 | 93 | −21 | 30.91 | |||
Honours
Monaco
Arsenal
- Premier League: 2001–02, 2003–04[14]
- FA Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03
- FA Community Shield: 2002, 2004
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2005–06[15]
- UEFA Cup runner-up: 1999–2000
Barcelona
- La Liga: 2008–09, 2009–10
- Copa del Rey: 2008–09
- Supercopa de España: 2009
- UEFA Champions League: 2008–09
- UEFA Super Cup: 2009
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2009
New York Red Bulls
France
- FIFA World Cup: 1998; runner-up: 2006
- UEFA European Championship: 2000
- FIFA Confederations Cup: 2003
Individual
- Ballon d'Or runner-up: 2003;[16] third-place: 2006[17]
- FIFA World Player of the Year – Silver Award: 2003, 2004[18]
- European Golden Shoe: 2003–04, 2004–05
- Onze d'Or: 2003, 2006
- FIFA World Cup All-Star Team: Germany 2006
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Ball: France 2003
- FIFA Confederations Cup Golden Shoe: France 2003
- UNFP Division 1 Young Player of the Year: 1996–97
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04
- PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2002–03,[19] 2003–04[20]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2000–01 Premier League, 2001–02 Premier League, 2002–03 Premier League, 2003–04 Premier League, 2004–05 Premier League, 2005–06 Premier League
- PFA Team of the Century (1907–2007):
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
- Premier League Player of the Season: 2003–04, 2005–06[14]
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06[14]
- Most assists in the Premier League: 2002–03[23]
- Golden Boot Landmark Award 10: 2004–05
- Golden Boot Landmark Award 20: 2004–05
- Premier League Player of the Month: April 2000, September 2002, January 2004, April 2004[14]
- Arsenal Player of the Season: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005[24]
- BBC Goal of the Season: 2002–03
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
- MLS Best XI: 2011, 2012, 2014
- MLS Player of the Month: March 2012
- Best MLS Player ESPY Award: 2013
- MLS All-Star: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- French Player of the Year: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
- IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer of the Year: 2003
- FIFA FIFPro World XI: 2006
- UEFA European Football Championship Team of the Tournament: 2000
- FIFA 100: 2004[25]
- Time 100 Heroes & Pioneers no.16: 2007
- English Football Hall of Fame: 2008
- Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992–93 – 2001–02):[26]
- Overseas Team of the Decade
- Premier League 20 Seasons Awards:[27]
- Fantasy Team (Panel choice)
- Fantasy Team (Public choice)
- UEFA Ultimate Team of the Year (published 2015)[28]
- UEFA Euro All-time XI (published 2016)[29]
- Ballon d'Or Dream Team (Bronze): 2020[30]
- Premier League Hall of Fame: 2021[31]
Orders
Records
- As of October 2022
Arsenal
- All-time top scorer: 228 goals[33]
- Most league goals: 175 goals[33]
- Most European goals: 42[33]
- Most Champions League goals: 35[33]
- Most Premier League goals in a season: 30 (2003–04) (shared with Robin van Persie)[33]
- Most Premier League hat-tricks: 8[34]
- Most European appearances: 86[35]
- Most Champions League appearances: 78[35]
- Most Arsenal Player of the Season Awards: 4[24]
Continental
- Most European Golden Shoe wins while playing in England: 2 (2003–04 & 2004–05)[36]
- One of four players to win back-to-back European Golden Shoes (shared with Ally McCoist, Lionel Messi & Cristiano Ronaldo)[37]
England
- Most FWA Footballer of the Year wins: 3 (2002–03, 2003–04 & 2005–06)[38]
- Most consecutive FWA Footballer of the Year wins: 2 (2002–03 & 2003–04) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)[39]
- Most consecutive PFA Players' Player of the Year wins: 2 (2002–03 & 2003–04) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
- Most PFA Players' Player of the Year wins: 2 (2002–03 & 2003–04) (shared with Gareth Bale, Alan Shearer, Mark Hughes & Cristiano Ronaldo)
France
- Only French player to win the European Golden Shoe[40]
- Most French Player of the Year wins: 5 (2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)[38]
- Most consecutive French Player of the Year wins: 4 (2003–2006)
- Most goals by a Frenchman playing at a foreign club: 228 goals for Arsenal[41]
- Most world cup matches for France: 17 (shared with Fabien Barthez)[42]
- Most appearances at World Cup final tournaments for France: 4 (1998, 2002, 2006 & 2010)
Premier League
- Most assists in a season: 20 (2002–03) (shared with Kevin De Bruyne)[43]
- Most goals with right foot in a 38-game season: 24 (2005–06) (shared with Alan Shearer)[44]
- Most Player of the Season awards: 2 (2003–04 & 2005–06) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić & Kevin De Bruyne)[43]
- Most goals in London derbies: 43[45]
- Most Golden Boot wins: 4[46]
- Most goals on a Friday: 10[47]
- Most consecutive 20+ goal seasons: 5 (2001–02 to 2004–05) (shared with Sergio Agüero) [48]
- Most goals scored under one manager: 175 goals under Arsène Wenger[49]
- Most goals at a single ground: 114 goals at Highbury[50]
- Most direct free-kicks goals by a foreign player: 12 (shared with Gianfranco Zola)[51]
- Most Golden Boot's won in consecutive years: 3 (shared with Alan Sherear)[52]
- The only player to both score and assist 20+ goals in a season (2002–03)[53]
Thierry Henry Media
Henry was made captain following the departure of fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira to Juventus in 2005.
Henry in a Premier League game against Charlton Athletic at Highbury in March 2006
After the retirement of Dennis Bergkamp, Henry regularly partnered Robin van Persie in the Arsenal attack.
Henry playing for Barcelona in a UEFA Champions League game during the 2008–09 season
Henry playing for the New York Red Bulls in 2011
Henry playing for France against Italy during the 2006 FIFA World Cup Final. He wore number 12 for France, the same number as his idol Marco van Basten.
Henry (in blue, fourth from right) enters the field with France in their Euro 2008 game against the Netherlands.
References
- ↑ Acta del Partido celebrado el 04 de febrero de 2009, en Barcelona (in es)Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[dead link]
- ↑ "Goal.com Profile: Thierry Henry" (web archive). Goal.com. 25 June 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
- ↑ FIFA World Cup South Africa 2010: List of Players: France (12 June 2010)FIFA. p. 10.
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- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 Thierry Henry » Club matches. worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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