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Thierry Henry
Personal information
Full name	Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth	17 August 1977 (age 44)
Place of birth	Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	New York Red Bulls
Number	14
Youth career
1992-1994	Monaco
Senior career*
National team
	Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.; ; † Appearances (Goals).;

Thierry Henry (born 17 August 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, France) is a French football player. He is now retired but used to play at New York Red Bulls 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 USA 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.

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
France			League		Coupe de France		Europe		Total
1994/95	Monaco	Division 1	8	3	-		-		8	3
1995/96			18	3	3	0	1	0	22	45
1996/97			36	9	3	0	9	1	48	10
1997/98			30	4	5	0	9	7	44	11
1998/99			13	1	1	0	5	0	19	1
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total
1998/99	Juventus	Serie A	16	3	-		-		16	3
England			League		FA Cup		Europe		Total
1999/00	Arsenal	Premier League	31	17	5	1	12	8	48	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	0	8	5	42	30
2005/06			32	27	2	1	10	5	44	33
2006/07			17	27	3	11	7	1	27	12
Spain			League		Copa del Rey		Europe		Total
2007/08	Barcelona	La Liga	30	33	7	4	10	3	47	19
2008/09			29	19	1	1	12	6	42	26
2009/10
Country	France		105	20	12	0	24	8	141	28
	Italy		16	3	-		-		16	3
	England		254	174	31	10	84	42	369	226
	Spain		59	31	8	5	22	9	89	45
Total			434	365	56	18	130	59	621	305

International career statistics

France national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1997	1	0
1998	10	3
1999	0	0
2000	14	5
2001	7	3
2002	10	3
2003	14	11
2004	13	32
2005	6	33
2006	16	8
2007	6	5
2008	11	4
2009	9	3
2010
Total	117	112

Images for kids

Henry was made captain following the departure of fellow Frenchman Patrick Vieira to Juventus in 2005
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 signing autographs in February 2014
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
Henry taking on Manchester United defender John O'Shea. In his prime, Henry would often drift out to the left wing position and run towards goal.
Henry in 2007
Henry made four appearances for the MLS All-Stars from 2011–14.