Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry
Henry in 2021
Personal information
Full name Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth (1977-08-17) 17 August 1977 (age 49)
Place of birth Les Ulis, France
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
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)
2012 → Arsenal (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
Winner1998 France
Runner-up2006 Germany
UEFA European Championship
Winner2000 Belgium–Netherlands
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner2003 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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco B 1994–95 CFA 196————196
Monaco 1994–95 Division 1 83000000—83
1995–96 Division 1 183003010—223
1996–97 Division 1 369102091—4810
1997–98 Division 1 304401097—4411
1998–99 Division 1 131001050—191
Total 105205070248—14128
Juventus 1998–99 Serie A 16310—0020193
1999–2000 Serie A 0000—10—10
Total 16310—1020203
Arsenal 1999–2000 Premier League 31173021128—4826
2000–01 Premier League 35174100144—5322
2001–02 Premier League 33245100117—4932
2002–03 Premier League 37245100127105632
2003–04 Premier League 37303300105115139
2004–05 Premier League 3225100085104230
2005–06 Premier League 32270011115104533
2006–07 Premier League 1710310071—2712
Total 25417424732854241370226
Barcelona 2007–08 La Liga 301274—103—4719
2008–09 La Liga 291911—126—4226
2009–10 La Liga 21410—6040324
Total 803595—2894012149
New York Red Bulls 2010 Major League Soccer 11200——10122
2011 Major League Soccer 261400——312915
2012 Major League Soccer 251500——202715
2013 Major League Soccer 301000——203210
2014 Major League Soccer 301000—00503510
Total 1225100—0013113552
Arsenal (loan) 2011–12 Premier League 41210010—72
Career total 600290411310213959232813366
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coppa Italia, FA Cup, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ Appearances in Serie A UEFA Cup play-offs
  6. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances and seven goals in UEFA Cup
  7. 1 2 3 4 Appearance in FA Community Shield
  8. ↑ Two appearances in Supercopa de España, one appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
France 199710
1998103
199900
200014[A]5
200173
2002103
20031411
2004133
200563
2006168
200765
2008114
200993
201060
Total12351

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.

Managerial

As of 20 November 2023
Team From To Record
MWDLGFGAGDWin %Ref.
Monaco13 October 201824 January 2019 2045111536−21020.00
Montreal Impact14 November 201925 February 2021 2994163850−12031.03 [source?]
France U2121 August 2023present 6402197+12066.67 [source?]
Total 55179297293−21030.91

Honours

Henry won two Premier League titles with Arsenal.

Monaco

Arsenal

Barcelona

New York Red Bulls

France

Henry made four appearances for the MLS All-Stars from 2011 to 2014.

Individual

Orders

Records

As of October 2022

Arsenal

  • All-time top scorer: 228 goals
  • Most league goals: 175 goals
  • Most European goals: 42
  • Most Champions League goals: 35
  • Most Premier League goals in a season: 30 (2003–04) (shared with Robin van Persie)
  • Most Premier League hat-tricks: 8
  • Most European appearances: 86
  • Most Champions League appearances: 78
  • Most Arsenal Player of the Season Awards: 4

Continental

England

  • Most FWA Footballer of the Year wins: 3 (2002–03, 2003–04 & 2005–06)
  • Most consecutive FWA Footballer of the Year wins: 2 (2002–03 & 2003–04) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo)
  • 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

Premier League

  • Most assists in a season: 20 (2002–03) (shared with Kevin De Bruyne)
  • Most goals with right foot in a 38-game season: 24 (2005–06) (shared with Alan Shearer)
  • Most Player of the Season awards: 2 (2003–04 & 2005–06) (shared with Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić & Kevin De Bruyne)
  • Most goals in London derbies: 43
  • Most Golden Boot wins: 4
  • Most goals on a Friday: 10
  • Most consecutive 20+ goal seasons: 5 (2001–02 to 2004–05) (shared with Sergio Agüero)
  • Most goals scored under one manager: 175 goals under Arsène Wenger
  • Most goals at a single ground: 114 goals at Highbury
  • Most direct free-kicks goals by a foreign player: 12 (shared with Gianfranco Zola)
  • Most Golden Boot's won in consecutive years: 3 (shared with Alan Sherear)
  • The only player to both score and assist 20+ goals in a season (2002–03)

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