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|playername = Thierry Henry
|image = [[Image:Thierry Henry 2008.jpg|220px]]
|fullname = Thierry Daniel Henry
|dateofbirth = {{birth date and age|1977|8|17|df=yes}}<ref>[http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_07-08/plantilla/jugadors/henry.html Thierry Henry], fcbarcelona.cat, accessed 24 August 2008.</ref>
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|countryofbirth = France
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|position = [[Striker (football)|Striker]]/[[Midfielder (football)#Winger|Winger]]
|currentclub = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|clubnumber = 14
|youthyears1 = 1983–1989
|youthyears2 = 1989–1990
|youthyears3 = 1990–1992
|youthyears4 = 1992
|youthyears5 = 1992–1994
|youthclubs1 = CO Les Ulis
|youthclubs2 = US Palaiseau
|youthclubs3 = [[ES Viry-Châtillon|Viry-Châtillon]]
|youthclubs4 = [[Clairefontaine]]
|youthclubs5 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|years1 = 1994–1999
|years2 = 1999
|years3 = 1999–2007
|years4 = 2007–
|clubs1 = [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]]
|clubs2 = [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]
|clubs3 = [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]
|clubs4 = [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]
|caps1 = 105
|caps2 = 18
|caps3 = 254
|caps4 = 63
|goals1 = 20
|goals2 = 3
|goals3 = 174
|goals4 = 32
|nationalyears1 = 1997–
|nationalteam1 = [[France national football team|France]]
|nationalcaps1 = 116
|nationalgoals1 = 51
|pcupdate = 05:43, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
|ntupdate = 05:43, 15 November 2009 (UTC)
}}

'''Thierry Daniel Henry''' ({{IPA-fr|tjɛʁi ɑ̃ˈʁi}}; born 17 August 1977) is a [[France|French]] [[Association football|footballer]] who plays for Spanish [[La Liga]] club [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] and the [[France national football team|French national team]] predominantly as a [[Forward (association football)|striker]].

Henry was born in the tough neighbourhood of [[Les Ulis]], [[Essonne]]—a suburb of [[Paris]]—where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by [[AS Monaco FC|AS Monaco]] in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the [[Serie A]] defending champions [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]. He had a disappointing season playing on the [[Midfielder#Winger|wing]], before joining [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for [[Pound sterling|£]]10.5 million in 1999.

It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Despite initially struggling in the [[Premier League|Premiership]], he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. Under long-time mentor and coach [[Arsène Wenger]], Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with 226 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman won two league titles and three [[FA Cup]]s with the Gunners; he was twice nominated for the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]], was named the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] twice, and the [[Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year]] three times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club [[Captain (football)|captain]], leading them to the [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final|UEFA Champions League final in 2006]]. In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to Barcelona for a fee of [[€]]24 million. His first honours with the [[Catalonia|Catalan]] club came in 2008–09 when they won the [[La Liga|league]], cup and Champions League treble.

Henry has enjoyed similar success with the French national squad, having won the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]]. In October 2007, he surpassed [[Michel Platini]]'s record to become France's top goal-scorer of all time. Off the pitch, as a result of his own experience, Henry is an active spokesperson against [[Racism in association football|racism in football]]. His footballing style and personality have ensured that he is one of the most commercially marketable footballers in the world; he has been featured in advertisements for [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]], [[Reebok]], [[Renault]], [[Pepsi]] and [[Global Gillette|Gillette]].

==Early years==
Henry is of [[Lesser Antilles|Antillean]] heritage:<ref name=jock>[http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Henry/Henry_bio.html Thierry Henry Bio], jockbio.com, accessed 5 May 2008.</ref> his father, Antoine, is from [[Guadeloupe]] ([[La Désirade]] island), and his mother, Maryse, is from [[Martinique]]. He was born and raised in a tough environment in the heavily urbanized [[Les Ulis]] district of [[Paris]] which, despite its hardships, provided good footballing facilities.<ref name=tea>Anthony, Andrew, "[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/osm/story/0,6903,1315428,00.html Thierry Henry, you're having a laugh]", ''[[The Observer]]'', 3 October 2004, accessed 18 May 2008.</ref> As a seven-year-old, Henry showed great potential, prompting Claude Chezelle to recruit him to the local club CO Les Ulis. His father pressured him to attend training, although the youngster was not particularly drawn to football.<ref name=goal>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070627160105/http://www.goal.com/en/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=336314 Goal.com Profile: Thierry Henry (web archive)], goal.com, accessed 23 September 2007.</ref> He joined US Palaiseau in 1989, but after a year his father fell out with the club, so Henry moved to [[ES Viry-Châtillon]] for two years.<ref name=jock/> US Palaiseau coach Jean-Marie Panza, Henry's future mentor, followed him there.<ref name=tea/>

==Club career==
===Monaco (1992–1999) and Juventus (1999)===
In 1990, [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] sent scout Arnold Catalano to watch Henry in a match. Henry scored all six goals as his side won 6–0. Catalano asked him to join Monaco without even attending a trial first. Catalano requested that Henry complete a course at the elite [[Clairefontaine]] academy, and despite the director's reluctance to admit Henry due to his poor school results, he was allowed to complete the course and joined [[Arsène Wenger]]'s Monaco as a youth player.<ref name=goal/> Subsequently, Henry signed professional forms with Monaco and made his professional debut in 1994. Wenger put Henry on the left [[Midfielder#Winger|wing]] because he believed that his pace, natural ball control and skill would be more effective against [[defender (football)#fullback|full-backs]] than [[defender (football)#centre back|centre-backs]]. In his first season with Monaco, Henry scored three goals in 18 appearances.<ref name=jock/>

Wenger continued to search for the perfect playing position for Henry, and suspected that he should be deployed as a striker instead, but he was unsure.<ref name=jock/> Under the tutelage of his manager, Henry was named the French Young Footballer of the Year in 1996, and in the [[Division 1 season 1996/1997|1996–97 season]], his solid performances helped the club win the [[Ligue 1]] title.<ref name=goal/><ref name=data>[http://www.footballdatabase.com/index.php?page=player&Id=193&pn=Thierry_Daniel_Henry HENRY], footballdatabase.com, accessed 20 October 2007.</ref> During the [[Division 1 season 1997/1998|1997–98 season]], he was instrumental in leading his club to the [[UEFA Champions League 1997-98|UEFA Champions League semi-final]], setting a French record by scoring seven goals in the competition.<ref name=jock/><ref name=monacosemifinal>[http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=250617 Soccerbase stats for AS Monaco Semi Final game], soccerbase.com, accessed 30 September 2007.</ref> By his third season, he had received his first [[cap (sport)|cap]] for [[France national football team|the national team]], and was part of the winning team in the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]].<ref name=jock/> He continued to impress at his tenure with Monaco, and in his five seasons with the French club, the young winger scored 20 league goals in 105 appearances.<ref name=data/>

Henry left Monaco in January 1999, one year before his friend and teammate [[David Trézéguet]], and moved to Italian [[Serie A]] club [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] for £10.5 million.<ref name=goal/> He played on the wing,<ref name=henryadapt>Clarke, Richard, "[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=428852&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Henry+-+Why+I+know+I+must+adapt+to+our+new+formation Henry - Why I must adapt to our new formation]", arsenal.com, 14 November 2006, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> but he was ineffective against the Serie A defensive discipline in a position uncharacteristic for him, and scored just three goals in 16 appearances.<ref>[http://www.cbc.ca/sports/worldcup2006/stars/bios/henry-thierry.html Thierry Henry - France], cbc.ca/sports, accessed 30 September 2007.</ref>

===Arsenal (1999–2007)===
[[Image:Thierry Henry.jpg|thumb|upright|Henry was made captain following the departure of fellow Frenchman [[Patrick Vieira]] to [[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]] in 2005.]]
Unsettled in Italy, Henry transferred from Juventus in August 1999 to [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] for £10 million, reuniting with his former manager [[Arsène Wenger]].<ref name=socpro>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=8039&cc=4716 Thierry Henry], soccernet.espn.go.com, accessed 30 September 2007.</ref> It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer,<ref name=fp>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3717770.stm Ronaldinho wins Fifa player award], BBC Sport, 20 December 2004, accessed 23 September 2007.</ref> and although his transfer was not without controversy, Wenger was convinced he was worth the transfer fee.<ref name=jock/> Brought in as a replacement for fellow French forward [[Nicolas Anelka]], Henry was immediately moulded into a striker by Wenger, a move that would pay rich dividends in years to come. However, doubts were raised about his ability to adapt to the quick and physical English game when he failed to score in his first eight games.<ref name=tea/> After several difficult months in England, Henry even conceded that he had to "be re-taught everything about the art of striking."<ref name=tea/> These doubts were dispelled when he ended [[1999-00 in English football|his first season]] at Arsenal with an impressive goal tally of 26.<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=13501 Games played by Thierry Henry in 1999–2000], soccerbase.com, accessed 25 March 2007.</ref> Arsenal finished second in the league behind [[Manchester United]], and lost in the [[2000 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup final]] against [[Turkey|Turkish]] side [[Galatasaray S.K.|Galatasaray]].<ref name=jock/>

Coming off the back of a victorious [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] campaign with the national side, Henry was ready to make an impact in the [[2000-01 in English football|2000–01 campaign]]. Despite recording fewer goals and [[assist (football)|assists]] than his first season, Henry's second season with Arsenal proved to be a breakthrough, as he became the club's top goal-scorer.<ref name=socpro/> Armed with one of the league's best attacks, Arsenal closed in quickly on perennial rivals Manchester United for the league title. Henry remained frustrated however by the fact that he had yet to help the club win honours, and frequently expressed his desire to establish Arsenal as a powerhouse.<ref name=jock/>

Success finally arrived during the [[2001-02 in English football|2001–02 season]]. Arsenal finished seven points above [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] to win the league title, and defeated [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] 2–0 in the [[FA Cup Final 2002|FA Cup Final]].<ref name=jock/> Henry became the league's top goal-scorer and netted 32 goals in all competitions as he led Arsenal to a [[the double|double]] and his first silverware with the club.<ref name=goal/><ref name=socpro/> There was much expectation that Henry would replicate his club form for France during the [[2002 World Cup]], but the defending champions suffered a shock exit at the group stage.<ref name=jock/>

[[2002-03 in English football|2002–03]] proved to be another productive season for Henry, as he scored 32 goals in all competitions while contributing 23 assists—remarkable returns for a striker.<ref name=socpro/> In doing so, he led Arsenal to another [[FA Cup]] triumph, although Arsenal failed to retain their Premiership crown.<ref>Freedman, Dan, "[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/04/45873.htm Gunners take home Cup]", [[The Football Association]], 17 May 2003, accessed 24 April 2007.</ref> Throughout the season, he competed with Manchester United's [[Ruud van Nistelrooy]] for the league scoring title, but the latter edged Henry to the title by a goal.<ref name=jock/> Nonetheless, Henry was named both the [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] and [[Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year]].<ref name=giveme>[http://www.givemefootball.com/rolls_of_honour/playersplayerroll.html PFA Players' Player of the Year Roll of Honour], givemefootball.com, accessed 25 July 2007.</ref><ref name=kk/> His rising status as one of the world's best footballers was affirmed when he emerged runner-up for the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year]] award.<ref name=fp/>

[[Image:Thierry Henry Charlton.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Henry in a game against [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]] in 2006]]
Entering the [[2003-04 in English football|2003–04 season]], Arsenal were determined to reclaim the Premiership crown. Henry was again instrumental in Arsenal's exceptionally successful campaign; together with the likes of [[Dennis Bergkamp]], [[Patrick Vieira]] and [[Robert Pirès]], Henry ensured that ''the Gunners'' became the first team in more than a century to go through the entire domestic league campaign unbeaten, claiming the league title in the process.<ref>Hughes, Ian, "[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/3713537.stm Arsenal the Invincibles]", BBC Sport, 15 May 2004, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Apart from being named for the second year running as the PFA Players' Player of the Year and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year,<ref name=giveme/><ref name=kk/> Henry emerged once again as the runner-up for [[2004 FIFA World Player of the Year]] award.<ref name=fp/> With 39 goals scored in all competitions, the Frenchman led the league in goals scored and won the [[European Golden Boot]].<ref name=goal/><ref name = gill/> However, as was the case in 2002, Henry was unable to lead the national side to honours during [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]].<ref name=jock/>

This dip in success was compounded when Arsenal failed again to secure back-to-back league titles when they lost out to Chelsea in the [[2004-05 in English football|2004–05 season]], although the club did win the FA Cup (the final of which Henry missed through injury).<ref name=data/> Henry maintained his reputation as one of Europe's most feared strikers as he led the league in scoring,<ref name=goal/> and with 31 goals in all competitions,<ref>[http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=13501 Games played by Thierry Henry in 2004/2005], soccerbase.com, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> he was the co-recipient (with [[Diego Forlán]]) of the European Golden Boot, and is currently the only player to have officially won the award twice in a row ([[Ally McCoist]] also had two Golden Boots in a row, but both were deemed [[European Golden Boot#Unofficial winners from 1991 to 1996|unofficial]]).<ref name=gill/> The unexpected departure of compatriot Vieira in mid-2005 led to Henry being awarded club captaincy, a role which many felt was not naturally suited for him; the captaincy is more commonly given to defenders or midfielders, who are better-placed on the pitch to read the game.<ref name=goal/> Along with being chief goal-scorer, he was responsible for leading a very young team which had yet to gel fully.<ref name=young>Lowem Sid, [http://football.guardian.co.uk/championsleague200506/story/0,,1715186,00.html Wenger hopes Henry will stay and usher in new era], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 22 February 2006, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref>

[[Image:Van persie henry.jpg|thumb|right|After the retirement of [[Dennis Bergkamp]], Henry regularly partnered [[Robin van Persie]] up front in the Arsenal attack.]]
The [[2005-06 in English football|2005–06 season]] proved to be one of remarkable personal achievements for Henry. On 17 October 2005, Henry became the club's top goal-scorer of all time;<ref name=recordbreaker>Winter, Henry, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2005/10/22/sfnwin22.xml&sSheet=/sport/2005/10/22/ixsporttop.html Record-breaking Henry still a master of humility]", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 22 October 2005, accessed 25 March 2007.</ref> two goals against [[Sparta Prague]] in the Champions League meant he broke [[Ian Wright]]'s record of 185 goals.<ref>''[[China Daily]]''. [http://english.people.com.cn/200510/22/eng20051022_216052.html Thierry Henry eases to scoring record], people.com.cn, 22 October 2005, accessed 22 March 2007.</ref> On 1 February 2006, he scored a goal against [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham]], bringing his league goal tally up to 151, breaking Arsenal legend [[Cliff Bastin]]'s league goals record.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4657206.stm Arsenal 2–3 West Ham], BBC Sport, 1 February 2006, accessed 23 March 2007.</ref> Henry scored his 100th league goal at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]], a feat unparalleled in the history of the club, and a unique achievement in the Premier League.<ref>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/05/11/27/SOCCER_Arsenal_Henry.html&TEAMHD=soccer MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH HIGHBURY - HENRY], sportinglife.com, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> He completed the season as the league's top goal-scorer,<ref name=goal/> and for the third time in his career, he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year.<ref name=data/>

Nevertheless, Arsenal failed to win the league title again, but hopes of a trophy were revived when Arsenal reached the [[2006 UEFA Champions League Final]]. The Gunners eventually lost 2–1 to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], and Arsenal's inability to win the Premiership for two consecutive seasons combined with the relative inexperience of the Arsenal squad caused much speculation that Henry would leave for another club. However, he declared his love for the club and accepted a four-year contract,<ref name=kk>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/4996270.stm Henry to stay a Gunner until 2010], BBC Sport, 19 May 2006, accessed 21 March 2007.</ref> and said he would stay at Arsenal for life.<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-us/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=167408 Henry Happy To End Career At Arsenal], goal.com, 13 November 2006, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Arsenal vice-chairman [[David Dein]] later claimed the club had turned down two bids of £50 million from Spanish clubs for Henry before the signing of the new contract.<ref name=zz>''[[Xinhua News]]''. "[http://english.people.com.cn/200605/22/eng20060522_267460.html Arsenal rejected 50 million-pound bids for Henry, says Dein]", people.com.cn, 22 May 2006, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Had the transfer materialized, it would have surpassed the world record £47 million paid for [[Zinédine Zidane]].<ref name=zz/>

Henry's [[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]] season was marred by injuries.<ref name=inj>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=419445&cc=4716 Wenger: Henry staying with Gunners], soccernet.espn.go.com, 6 April 2007, accessed 7 April 2007.</ref> Although he scored 10 goals in 17 domestic appearances for Arsenal, Henry's season was cut short in February. Having missed games due to hamstring, foot, and back problems, he was deemed fit enough to come on as a late substitute against [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]] in a [[UEFA Champions League 2006-07|Champions League]] match,<ref name=HenryHid>Clarke, Richard, "[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=452739 Wenger - The hidden benefits of having Henry]", arsenal.com, 7 March 2007, accessed 24 March 2007.</ref> but began limping shortly after coming on. Scans the next day revealed that he would need at least three months to heal from new groin and stomach injuries, missing the rest of the 2006–07 season.<ref name=HenryOut>Clarke, Richard, "[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=453282 Henry ruled out for the remainder of season]", arsenal.com, 8 March 2007, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Wenger attributed Henry's injuries to a protracted 2005–06 campaign, and reiterated that Henry was keen on staying with the Gunners to rebuild for the [[2007-08 in English football|2007–08 season]].<ref name=inj/>

===Barcelona (2007–present)===
[[Image:Thierry Henry FC Barcelona cropped.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Henry greets the [[Camp Nou]] supporters at his introduction.]]
On 25 June 2007, in an unexpected turn of events, Henry was transferred to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] for €24 million. He signed a four-year deal for a reported [[euro|€]]6.8 (£4.6) million per season.<ref>[http://nationmultimedia.com/2007/06/23/headlines/headlines_30037641.php Thierry Henry signs for Barcelona], nationmultimedia.com, 23 June 2007, accessed 22 July 2007.</ref> It was revealed that the contract included a release clause of €125 (£84.9) million.<ref>[http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/11254/Henry+seals+deal+with+Barcelona Henry seals deal with Barcelona], ''[[The Daily Express]]'', 25 June 2007, accessed 28 June 2007.</ref> Henry cited the departure of Dein and continued uncertainty over Wenger's future as reasons for leaving,<ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007281021,00.html Thierry: Why I'm going], ''[[The Sun]]'', 23 June 2007, accessed 28 June 2007.</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6231950.stm Arsenal announce Henry departure], BBC Sport, 23 June 2007, accessed 28 June 2007.</ref> and maintained that "I always said that if I ever left Arsenal it would be to play for Barcelona."<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=441493&cc=4716 Henry hoping Wenger remains Gunners' boss], soccernet.espn.go.com, 26 June 2007, accessed 15 October 2007.</ref> Despite their captain's departure, Arsenal got off to an impressive start for the 2007–08 campaign, and Henry admitted that his presence in the team might have been more of a hindrance than a help. He stated: "Because of my seniority, the fact that I was captain and my habit of screaming for the ball, they would sometimes give it to me even when I was not in the best position. So in that sense it was good for the team that I moved on."<ref name=plat>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=472428&cc=4716 Fabregas was right about me, says Henry], soccernet.espn.go.com, 14 October 2007, accessed 15 October 2007.</ref> Henry left Arsenal as the club's leading all-time league goal-scorer with 174 goals and leading all-time goal-scorer in Europe with 42 goals;<ref name=goal/> in July 2008, Arsenal fans voted him as Arsenal's greatest player ever in Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players poll.<ref name=ArsenalGreatest>[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=News&article=492962&lid=NewsHeadline&Title=Gunners%27+Greatest+Players+-+1.+Thierry+Henry Gunners' Greatest Players - 1. Thierry Henry], arsenal.com, accessed 18 July 2008.</ref>

[[Image:021_men_at_work_UEFA_2009,_Rome.jpg‎ |thumb|Henry takes on [[Rio Ferdinand]] inside the [[Manchester United]] penalty area during the [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final]].]]
At Barcelona, Henry was given the number 14 jersey, the same as he had worn at Arsenal. He scored his first goal for his new club on 19 September 2007 in a 3–0 Champions League group stage win over [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]],<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2007/09/20/sfnbar120.xml Thierry Henry scores as Barcelona take charge], ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 20 September 2007, accessed 23 September 2007,</ref> and he recorded his first [[hat-trick]] for Barça in a league match against [[Levante UD|Levante]] ten days later.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=226594&cc=4716 Levante 1-41 Barcelona], soccernet.espn.gp.com, 29 September 2007, accessed 5 October 2007.</ref> However, with Henry mostly deployed on the wing throughout the season, he was unable to reproduce the goal-scoring form he achieved with Arsenal. Henry expressed dissatisfaction with the move to Barcelona in the initial year, amidst widespread speculation of a return to the Premier League. In an interview with [[Garth Crooks]] on [[BBC]] Football Focus, Henry described missing life "back home" and even "the English press".<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vj-Kxk8PYvE Thierry Henry Interview - Football Focus - 26/04/08 - BBC], youtube.com, accessed 13 April 2009.</ref> However, Henry concluded his [[La Liga 2007-08|debut season]] as the club's top scorer with 19 goals in addition to nine league assists, second behind [[Lionel Messi]]'s ten. He went on to surpass this tally in a more integrated [[La Liga 2008–09|2008–09]] campaign, winning the first trophy of his Barcelona career on 13 May 2009 when Barcelona defeated [[Athletic Bilbao]] in the [[Copa del Rey 2008–09|Copa del Rey final]]. Barcelona won the league and Champions League soon after, completing a treble for the Frenchman, who had combined with [[Lionel Messi]] and [[Samuel Eto'o]] to score 100 goals between them that season. The trio was also the most prolific trio in Spanish league history, scoring 72 goals and surpassing the 66 goals of [[Real Madrid]]'s [[Ferenc Puskas]], [[Alfredo di Stefano]] and [[Luis del Sol]] of the 1960–61 season.

==International career==
Henry has had a successful career with the [[France national football team|France national team]]. His international career began in June 1997, when his good form for Monaco was rewarded with a call-up to the [[France national under-21 football team|Under-20 French national team]], where he played in the [[1997 FIFA World Youth Championship]] alongside future teammates [[William Gallas]] and [[David Trézéguet]].<ref name=goal/> Within four months, France head coach [[Aimé Jacquet]] called Henry up to the senior team. The 20-year-old made his senior international debut on 11 October 1997 in a 2–1 win against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]].<ref>[http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/TheFACommunityShield/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/08 A striking comparison], [[The Football Association]], accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Jacquet was so impressed with Henry that he took him to the [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]]. Although Henry was a largely unknown quantity at international level, he ended the tournament as France's top scorer with three goals.<ref name=uni>[http://www.unicef.org/football/index_intro_33822.html 2006 FIFA World Cup - Thierry Henry, top scorer and role model], [[UNICEF]], accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> He was scheduled to appear as a substitute in the final, where France beat [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] 3–0, but [[Marcel Desailly]]'s [[Misconduct (football)|sending off]] forced a defensive change instead. In 1998, he was made ''Chevalier'' (Knight) of the [[Légion d'honneur]], France's highest decoration.<ref>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/WAspad/UnTexteDeJorf?numjo=PREX9801916D Décret du 24 juillet 1998 portant nomination à titre exceptionnel], [[Journal Officiel de la République Française|JORF]], vol 1998, issue 170, p 11376, 25 July 1998, accessed 12 March 2009.</ref>

Henry was a member of France's [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] [[UEFA Euro 2000 squads#France|championship squad]], again scoring three goals in the tournament, including the equalizer against [[Portugal national football team|Portugal]] in the semi-final, and finishing as the country's top scorer.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1460/match=65183/index.html France 2-1 Portugal], [[UEFA]], 28 June 2000, accessed 23 March 2007.</ref> France later won the game in [[extra time]] following a converted [[penalty kick]] by [[Zinédine Zidane]]. France went on to defeat [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in extra time in the final, earning Henry his second major international medal.<ref>[http://www.uefa.com/competitions/euro/history/season=2000/round=1461/match=65299/index.html France 2-1 Italy], [[UEFA]], 2 July 2000, accessed 23 March 2007.</ref> During the tournament, Henry was voted [[man-of-the-match]] in three games, including the final against Italy.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/players/12686/ Thierry Henry], sportsillustrated.cnn.com, accessed 9 July 2009.</ref>

The [[2002 FIFA World Cup]] featured a stunning early exit for both Henry and France as the defending champions were eliminated in the group stage after failing to score a goal in all three games.<ref name=goal/> France lost their first match in group play and Henry was [[red card]]ed for a dangerous sliding challenge in their next match against [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]].<ref name=jock/> In that game, France played to a 0–0 draw, but Henry was forced to miss the final match due to suspension; France lost 2–0 to [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]].<ref name=jock/>

Henry returned to form for his country at the [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003 Confederations Cup]]. Despite playing without team stalwarts Zidane and [[Patrick Vieira]], France won, in large part owing to Henry's outstanding play, for which he was named [[Man of the Match]] by [[FIFA]]'s Technical Study Group in three of France's five matches.<ref name=goal/> In the final, he scored the [[golden goal]] in extra time to lift the title for the host country after a 1–0 victory over [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]].<ref name=goal/> Henry was awarded both the [[adidas]] Golden Ball as the outstanding player of the competition and the adidas Golden Shoe as the tournament's top goal-scorer with four goals.<ref name=goal/>

In [[UEFA Euro 2004|Euro 2004]], Henry played in all of France's matches and scored two goals.<ref name=data/> France beat [[England national football team|England]] in the group stages but lost to the eventual winners [[Greece national football team|Greece]] 1–0 in the quarter-finals.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2004/3830575.stm France 0–1 Greece], BBC Sport, 25 June 2004, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> During the [[2006 FIFA World Cup]] Henry remained as one of the automatic starters in the squad. He played as a lone striker, but despite an indifferent start to the tournament, became one of the top players of the World Cup. He scored three goals, including the winning goal from Zidane's free kick against defending champions Brazil.<ref name=goal/> However, France subsequently lost to Italy [[penalty shootout (association football)|on penalties]] (5–3) in the final. Henry did not take part in the penalty shootout, having been substituted in extra time after his legs had cramped.<ref>Stevenson, Jonathan, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4991652.stm "Italy 1–1 France (aet)"], BBC Sport, 9 July 2006, accessed 22 September 2007.</ref> Henry was one of 10 nominees for the Golden Ball award for Player of the Tournament, an award which was ultimately presented to his teammate, Zidane<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2006/5154248.stm Sent-off Zidane named best player], BBC Sport, 10 July 2006, accessed 23 September 2007.</ref> and was named a starting striker on the 2006 [[FIFPro]] World XI team.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/5414328.stm Ronaldinho regains FifPro crown], BBC Sport, 6 November 2006, accessed 23 September 2007.</ref>

On 13 October 2007, Henry scored his 41st goal against the [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]], joining [[Michel Platini]] as the country's top goal-scorer of all time.<ref name=plat/> Four days later at the [[Stade de la Beaujoire]], he scored a late double against [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]], thereby setting a new record as France's top goal-scorer.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=197454&cc=4716 France 2-0 Lithuania: Henry smashes Platini record], soccernet.espn.go.com, 17 October 2007, accessed 18 October 2007.</ref> On 3 June 2008, Henry made his 100th appearance for national team in match against [[Colombian national football team|Colombia]], becoming the sixth French player ever to reach that milestone.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/euro_2008/france/7434764.stm Henry reaches 100-cap milestone], BBC Sport, 3 June 2008, accessed 22 June 2008.</ref>

Henry missed the opening game of France's short-lived [[Euro 2008]] campaign, where they were eliminated in the group stages after being grouped together with Italy, [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]] and [[Romania national football team|Romania]].<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=232276&cc=4716 France 0-2 Italy: World champs dispose of French], soccernet.espn.go.com, 17 June 2008, accessed 18 June 2008.</ref> He scored France's only goal in the competition in a 4–1 loss to the Netherlands.<ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/euro2008/team?id=478&cc=4716 France Team Page], soccernet.espn.go.com, accessed 22 June 2008.</ref>

During the play-offs in the [[2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification | 2010 World Cup Qualifying]] campaign, Henry was involved in controversy when, with France 1-0 down in extra time, he kept the ball in play by twice using his hand, which then directly resulted in a goal allowing France to qualify at the expense of the [[Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team| Republic of Ireland.]] <ref>[http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/2736455/France-1-Rep-of-Ire-1.html]. thesun.co.uk, accessed 18 November 2009.</ref> <ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8367418.stm] bbc.co.uk, accessed 18 November 2009</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009/nov/18/world-cup-france-republic-of-ireland|title= * Sport * Football * World Cup 2010 Irish hopes crushed as Thierry Henry hands victory to France|last=Hyptner|first=David|date=2009-11-18|work=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=Manchester Guardaian|accessdate=2009-11-18}}</ref>

==Style of play==
[[Image:Van Persie free kick.jpg|thumb|120px|Henry was the first-choice [[Direct free kick|free kick]] taker for Arsenal.]]

Although Henry played up front as a striker during his youth,<ref name=tea/> he spent his time at Monaco and Juventus playing on the wing. When Henry joined Arsenal in 1999, Wenger immediately changed this, switching Henry to his childhood position, often pairing him with Dutch veteran [[Dennis Bergkamp]].<ref name=henryadapt/> During the 2004–05 season, Wenger switched Arsenal's formation to [[Formation (football)#4-5-1|4-5-1]].<ref name=fourfiveone>Hatherall, Chris, "[http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20061030/ai_n16811135 Henry defends Arsenal's pursuit of beautiful game]", ''[[The Independent]]'', 30 October 2006, accessed 23 April 2007</ref> This change forced Henry to adapt again to fit into the Arsenal team, and he played many games as a lone striker.<ref name=henryadapt/> Still, Henry remained Arsenal's main offensive threat, on many occasions conjuring spectacular goals. Wenger once said of his fellow Frenchman: "Thierry Henry could take ball in the middle of park and score a goal that no one else in the world could score".<ref>Clarke, Richard, "[http://www.arsenal.com/article.asp?thisNav=news&article=477251&cpid=703&title=Wenger+-+Don%26rsquo;t+compare+Eduardo+to+Henry Wenger - Don't compare Eduardo to Henry]", arsenal.com, accessed 27 July 2007.</ref>

One of the reasons cited for Henry's impressive play up front is his ability to calmly score from one-on-ones.<ref name="finishing">{{cite book|last = Mike Woitalla|first = Claudio Reyna,|title = More Than Goals: The Journey from Backyard Games to World Cup Competition|publisher = Human Kinetics|month = April|year = 2004|pages = 122|isbn = 0736051716 }}</ref> This, combined with his exceptional pace, means that he can get in behind defenders regularly enough to score.<ref name=tea/><ref>Hansen, Alan, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4802114.stm Alan Hansen's column], BBC Sport, 13 March 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref> When up front, Henry is occasionally known to move out wide to the left wing position,<ref name=guidetocoaching>Jacob Daniel, ''The Complete Guide to Coaching Soccer Systems and Tactics'', pg 190, (Reedswain Inc., 1 March 2004).</ref><ref name=wing>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/france/newsid_1905000/1905088.stm Papin: attack at the double], BBC Sport, 12 April 2002, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> something which enables him to contribute heavily in [[assist (football)|assists]]: between 2002–03 and 2004–05, the striker managed almost 50 assists in total and this was attributed to his unselfish play and creativity.<ref name=recordbreaker/> Henry would also drift offside to fool the defence then run back onside before the ball is played and beat the [[Offside (football)#Offside trap|offside trap]],<ref name=GoalHenry>"[http://www.goal.com/en/articolo.aspx?contenutoid=877199 English Debate: Can Arsenal Lift Major Silverware This Campaign?]", [[Goal.com]], 22 September 2008, accessed 22 September 2008.</ref> although he never provided Arsenal a distinct aerial threat.<ref name=GoalHenry/> Given his versatility in being able to operate as both a winger and a striker, the Frenchman is not a prototypical "[[Striker#Center forward|out-and-out striker]]", but he has emerged consistently as one of Europe's most prolific strikers.<ref name=jock/> In [[set piece (football)|set piece]]s, Henry was the first-choice [[penalty kick|penalty]] and [[direct free kick|free kick]] taker for Arsenal, having scored regularly from those positions.<ref name=splife>[http://www.sportinglife.com/football/premiership/arsenal/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/03/08/28/SOCCER_Arsenal_Nightlead.html Henry ready to get ugly], sportinglife.com, 28 August 2003, accessed 30 October 2007.</ref>

==Awards and honours==
Henry has received many plaudits and awards in his football career. He was runner-up for the [[2003 FIFA World Player of the Year|2003]] and [[2004 FIFA World Player of the Year|2004]] [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] award;<ref name=fp/> in those two seasons, he also won back-to-back [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]] titles.<ref name=giveme/> Henry is the only player ever to have won the [[Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year]] three times (2003, 2004, 2006),<ref name=kk/> and the French Player of the Year on a record four occasions. Henry was voted into the Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade in the 10 Seasons Awards poll in 2003,<ref>[http://www.premierleague.com/fapl.rac?command=forwardOnly&nextPage=enPlayerProfile&playerId=22698 THIERRY HENRY], premierleague.com, accessed 25 July 2007.</ref> and in 2004 he was named by football legend [[Pelé]] as one of the [[FIFA 100|top 125 greatest living footballers]].<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/3533833.stm Fifa names greatest list], BBC Sport, 4 March 2004, accessed 25 July 2007.</ref>

In terms of goal-scoring awards, Henry was the [[European Golden Boot]] winner in 2004 and 2005 (sharing it with [[Villarreal CF|Villarreal]]'s [[Diego Forlán]] in 2005) and is the first ever player to retain the award.<ref name=gill>[http://www.pg.com/news/gillette_champions.jhtml Tiger Woods, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry Are Introduced As the Faces of the New Gillette Champions Program], [[Procter and Gamble]], 4 February 2007, accessed 22 March 2007.</ref> Henry has also been the top goal-scorer in the Premiership for four seasons (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006).<ref name=goal/> In 2006, he became the first player to score more than 20 goals in the league for five consecutive seasons (2002 to 2006).<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/sport/columns/200604/s1623218.htm Thierry Henry: The wizard of Highbury], abc.net.au, 25 April 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref> Henry is currently third in the list of all-time English Premiership goal-scorers, behind [[Alan Shearer]] and [[Andy Cole]]. Given his accomplishments, France's all-time goal-scorer is today regarded by many coaches, footballers and pundits as one of the best footballers in the world.<ref name=socpro/><ref>Lacey, David, "[http://football.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,4284,1032224,00.html The best player in the world is wearing Arsenal's colours]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 30 August 2003, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref><ref>Ingle, Sean, "[http://football.guardian.co.uk/worldcup2006/comment/story/0,,1817262,00.html First half good, second half not bad either]", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 11 July 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref><ref>''China Daily''. [http://english.people.com.cn/200511/07/eng20051107_219446.html Wenger: Henry is the world's greatest], people.com.cn, 7 November 2005, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref> In November 2007, he was ranked 33rd on the [[Association of Football Statisticians]]' compendium for "Greatest Ever Footballers".<ref>Raynor, Dominic, "[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=479862&root=england&cc=4716&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab2pos1 Your Verdict: 100 greatest ever footballers]", soccernet.espn.go.com, 7 November 2007, accessed 10 November 2007.</ref> Arsenal fans honoured their former player in 2008, declaring Henry the greatest Arsenal player.<ref name=ArsenalGreatest/> In another 2008 survey, Henry emerged as the favourite Premier League player of all time among 32,000 people surveyed in the Barclays 2008 Global Fan Report.<ref>Brown, Oliver, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/3703986/Cristiano-Ronaldo-pipped-by-Fernando-Torres-in-Premier-League-popularity-stakes.html Cristiano Ronaldo pipped by Fernando Torres in Premier League popularity stakes]", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 11 December 2008, accessed 12 December 2008.</ref>

===Monaco===
* [[Ligue 1]]: 1996–97
* [[French Super Cup]]: 1997

===Arsenal===
* [[FA Premier League]]: [[FA Premier League 2001–02|2001–02]], [[FA Premier League 2003–04|2003–04]]
* [[FA Cup]]: [[2002 FA Cup Final|2001–02]], [[2003 FA Cup Final|2002–03]], [[2005 FA Cup Final|2004–05]]
* [[FA Community Shield]]: [[2002 FA Community Shield|2002]], [[2004 FA Community Shield|2004]]

===Barcelona===
* [[La Liga]]: [[La Liga 2008–09|2008–09]]
* [[Copa del Rey]]: [[Copa del Rey 2008–09|2008–09]]
* [[UEFA Champions League]]: [[UEFA Champions League 2008–09|2008–09]]
* [[Supercopa de España]]: [[2009 Supercopa de España|2009]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[2009 UEFA Super Cup|2009]]

===International===
* [[FIFA World Cup]]: [[1998 FIFA World Cup Final|1998]]
* [[UEFA European Football Championship]]: [[Euro 2000|2000]]
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup]]: [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup|2003]]

===Individual===
* [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship#UEFA Team of the Tournament|UEFA Football Championship Team of the Tournament]]: 2000
* [[2003 FIFA Confederations Cup#Top Scorers|Confederations Cup top goalscorer]]: 2003
* [[Confederations Cup]] Golden Ball: 2003
* [[2006 FIFA World Cup#All star team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: 2006
* [[Ligue 1]] [[Trophées UNFP du football#Young Player of the Year|Young Player of the Year]]: 1996–97
* [[PFA Players' Player of the Year]]: 2002–03, 2003–04
* [[European Golden Boot]]: 2004, 2005
* [[English football champions#Premier League .281992–present.29|Premier League top scorer]]: 2001–02, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06.
* [[Onze d'Or]]: 2003, 2006
* [[PFA Team of the Year]]: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year|FWA Footballer Of The Year]]: 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06
* [[FIFPro#World XI|World XI]] Striker: 2006
* [[UEFA Team of the Year]]: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
* [[France Football|French Player of the Year]]: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
* [[English Football Hall of Fame]]: 2008
* [[Goal of the Season|Goal of the Season (UK)]]: 2003
* [[Premier League Player of the Month|Barclays Player of the Month]]: April 2000, September 2002, January 2004, April 2004
* [[FIFA 100]]
* [[Time 100]]: 2007

===Orders===
*[[Légion d'Honneur]]: 1998

==Career statistics==
<!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
:''(Correct as of 7 November 2009)''<ref name=goal/><ref name=data/><ref>[http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/stats?id=8039&cc=4716 Thierry Henry History], soccernet.espn.go.com, accessed 5 June 2009.</ref><ref>[http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_08-09/estadistiques/jugadors/Henry/fitxa.html Barcelona FC's player statistic for Thierry Henry], www.fcbarcelona.com, accessed 5 June 2009.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season
!colspan=3|League
!colspan=3|Cup<ref>Includes [[French Cup]], [[French League Cup]], [[Coppa Italia]], [[FA Cup]], [[Football League Cup|League Cup]], [[FA Community Shield]] and [[Supercopa de España]].</ref>
!colspan=3|[[UEFA|Europe]]<ref>Includes [[UEFA Champions League]] and [[European Supercup]].</ref>
!colspan=3|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists!!Apps!!Goals!!Assists
|-
|rowspan=6 valign="center"|'''[[AS Monaco]]'''
|[[Division 1 season 1994–95|1994–95]]
|8||3||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||8||3||1
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1995–96|1995–96]]
|18||3||5||3||0||1||1||0||0||22||3||6
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1996–97|1996–97]]
|36||9||8||3||0||1||9||1||4||48||10||13
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1997–98|1997–98]]
|30||4||9||5||0||2||9||7||1||44||11||12
|-
|[[Division 1 season 1998–99|1998–99]]
|13||1||3||1||0||0||5||0||2||19||1||5
|-
!Total
!105!!20!!26!!12!!0!!4!!24!!8!!7!!141!!28!!37
|-
|rowspan=2 valign="center"|'''[[Juventus F.C.|Juventus]]'''
|[[Serie A 1998–99|1998–99]]
|18||3||2||1||0||0||1||0||0||20||3||2
|-
!Total
!18!!3!!2!!1!!0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!20!!3!!2
|-
|rowspan=9 valign="center"|'''[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]'''
|[[1999-2000 in English football|1999–00]]
|31||17||9||5||1||0||11||8||2||47||26||11
|-<!--- This point on everything triple checked to be correct as of 4/23 -->
|[[2000-01 in English football|2000–01]]
|35||17||3||4||1||0||14||4||0||53||22||3
|-
|[[2001-02 in English football|2001–02]]
|33||24||5||5||1||2||11||7||0||49||32||7
|-
|[[2002-03 in English football|2002–03]]
|37||24||23||6||1||0||12||7||1||55||32||24
|-
|[[2003-04 in English football|2003–04]]
|37||30||9||4||4||2||10||5||3||51||39||14
|-
|[[2004-05 in English football|2004–05]]
|32||25||15||2||0||1||8||5||1||42||30||17
|-
|[[2005-06 in English football|2005–06]]
|32||27||7||2||1||0||11||5||2||45||33||9
|-
|[[2006-07 in English football|2006–07]]
|17||10||6||3||1||1||7||1||0||27||12||7
|-
<!--- ** 205 ** 137 ** 52 ** 26 ** 8 ** 66 ** 36 ** 297 ** 181 LEFT: AFC stats Aug 99–May 05 -->
! Total
! 254!!174!!77!!31!!10!!6!!84!!42!!9!!369!!226!!92
|-
|rowspan=3 valign="center"|'''[[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]'''
|[[FC Barcelona season 2007–08|2007–08]]
|30||12||9||7||4||0||10||3||2||47||19||11
|-
|[[FC Barcelona season 2008–09|2008–09]]
|29||19||8||1||1||0||12||6||4||42||26||12
|-
|[[FC Barcelona season 2009–10|2009–10]]
|4||1||0||2||0||0||3||0||0||9||1||0
|-
|
!Total
!63!!32!!17!!10!!5!!0!!25!!9!!6!!98!!46!!23
|-
|}

===International===
<!-- NOTE: when updating stats, update the infobox too! -->
:''(Correct as of 15 November 2009)''<ref>[http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=2475 Thierry Henry], national-football-teams.com, accessed 3 August 2009.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! National team!!Season!!Apps!!Goals !! Assists
|-
|rowspan=13 valign="center"|'''[[France national football team|France]]'''
|1997–98||10||3||1
|-
|1998–99||1||0||0
|-
|1999–00||11||5||2
|-
|2000–01||8||2||1
|-
|2001–02||9||2||1
|-
|2002–03||13||10||7
|-
|2003–04||12||5||6
|-
|2004–05||7||2||1
|-
|2005–06||15||7||3
|-
|2006–07||6||3||3
|-
|2007–08||10||6||1
|-
|2008–09||9||3||1
|-
|2009–10||5||3||1
|-
! colspan=2|Total!!116!!51||28
|}

==Outside football==
===Personal and family life===
Henry married [[English people|English]] model Nicole Merry on 5 July 2003.<ref name=tea/> The ceremony was held at [[Highclere Castle]], and on 27 May 2005 the couple celebrated the birth of their first child, Téa.<ref name=div>[http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30100-1275335,00.html Thierry Va Va Vooms Away From Wife], [[Sky News]], 16 July 2007, accessed 19 July 2007.</ref> Henry dedicated his first goal since Téa's birth to her by holding his fingers in a "T" shape and kissing them after scoring in a match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]].<ref name=fq>[http://www.fqmagazine.co.uk/Thierry_Henry_article.aspx FAMOUS FATHERS: THIERRY HENRY], ''FQ magazine'', accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> When Henry was still at Arsenal, he also purchased a home in [[Hampstead]], [[North London]].<ref name=tea/> However, shortly after his transfer to Barcelona, it was announced that Henry and his wife would divorce; the [[decree nisi]] was granted in September 2007.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6976323.stm Henry's wife is granted divorce], BBC News, 3 September 2007, accessed 23 September 2007.</ref> Their separation concluded in December 2008 when Henry paid Merry a divorce settlement close to her requested sum of £10&nbsp;million.<ref>'[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/wagshire/3565779/Thierry-Henry-pays-wife-8m-divorce-settlement.html Thierry Henry pays wife £8m divorce settlement ]', ''The Daily Telegraph'', 5 December 2008, accessed 5 December 2008.</ref>

As a fan of the [[National Basketball Association]] (NBA), Henry is often seen with his friend [[Tony Parker]] at games when not playing football. Henry stated in an interview that he admires basketball, as it is similar to football in pace and excitement.<ref name=2001nba>[http://www.nba.com/features/henry_interview_010619.html The Dish: Thierry Henry], nba.com, June 2001, accessed 20 June 2007.</ref> Having made regular trips to the [[NBA Finals]] in the past, he went to watch Parker and the [[San Antonio Spurs]] in the [[2007 NBA Finals]];<ref name=2007spurs>[http://deadspin.com/sports/nba-finals/your-gripping-nba-champions-269132.php Your Gripping NBA Champions], deadspin.com, 15 June 2007, accessed 20 June 2007.</ref> and in the [[2001 NBA Finals]], he went to Philadelphia to help with French television coverage of the Finals as well as to watch [[Allen Iverson]], whom he named as one of his favourite players.<ref name=2001nba/>

==Social causes==
=== UNICEF ===
[[Image:Thierry Henry - 001.jpg|thumb|Henry's club Barcelona has no commercial shirt sponsor; instead, they have a [[UNICEF]]-branded jersey.]]

Henry is a member of the [[UNICEF]]-FIFA squad, where together with other professional footballers he appeared in a series of TV spots seen by hundreds of millions of fans around the world during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In these spots, the players promote football as a game that must be played on behalf of children.<ref name=uni/>

=== Stand Up Speak Up ===
Having being subjected to racism in the past, Henry is an active spokesperson against [[racism in football]]. The most prominent incident of racism against Henry was during a training session with the [[Spain national football team|Spanish national team]] in 2004,<ref name=aragones>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4055395.stm Aragones fined for Henry remarks] - BBC Sport, 1 March 2005, accessed 24 March 2007.</ref><ref name="aragones2">{{cite book|last = Witzig|first = Richard|title = The Global Art of Soccer|publisher = CusiBoy Publishing|month = May|year = 2006|pages = 44|isbn = 0977668800 }}</ref> when a Spanish TV crew caught coach [[Luis Aragonés]] referring to Henry as "black shit".<ref name=fq/> The incident caused an uproar in the British media, and there were calls for Aragonés to be sacked.<ref name=aragonesfamily>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4059103.stm Family urged Aragones to resign] - BBC Sport, 1 December 2004, accessed 26 October 2007.</ref> Henry and [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] started the [[Stand Up Speak Up]] campaign against racism in football as a result of the incident.<ref name=standup>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4246553.stm Caborn welcomes anti-racism stand], BBC Sport, 9 February 2005, accessed 26 March 2007.</ref> Subsequently, in 2007, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' featured him as one of the "Heroes & Pioneers" on "The Time 100" list.<ref>Parker, Tony, [http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615754_1616166,00.html Thierry Henry], ''[[Time magazine]]'', accessed 20 October 2007.</ref>

=== Other work ===
Along with 45 other football players, Henry took part in FIFA's "[[Live for Love United]]" in 2002. The single was released in tandem with the 2002 World Cup and its proceeds went towards [[AIDS]] research. Henry also supports the [[Cystic Fibrosis Foundation]] and [[Cystic Fibrosis Trust]].<ref>[http://www.looktothestars.org/celebrity/996-thierry-henry Thierry Henry], looktothestars.org, accessed [[25 February]] [[2009]].</ref>

== Endorsements ==
In 2006, Henry was valued as the ninth most commercially marketable footballer in the world,<ref>[http://www.ezilon.com/information/article_16465.shtml Ronaldinho's brand worth more than Beckham's], [[Reuters]], 30 May 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref> as well as being the eighth richest Premiership player, with £21 million.<ref name=richlist>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/sport/football.html?in_article_id=420790&in_page_id=1779 The Rich List top ten...], ''[[The Daily Mail]]'', 6 December 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref>

=== Renault ===
Henry featured in the [[Renault Clio]] advertisements in which he popularised the term ''va-va-voom'', meaning "life" or "passion". His romantic interest in the commercial was his then-wife, Claire "Nicole" Merry. ''"Va-va-voom"'' was subsequently added to the [[Concise Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref name=vavavoom>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/uk/newsid_3876000/3876685.stm Va-va-voom is in the dictionary], BBC News, 8 July 2004, accessed 24 March 2007.</ref>

=== Nike ===
In 2004, Henry signed with sneaker giant [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. In one of the advertisements, Henry pits his wits against football stars such as [[Claude Makélélé]], [[Edgar Davids]] and [[Freddie Ljungberg]] in locations such as his bedroom and living room. The advertisement was partly inspired by Henry himself, who revealed that he always has a football nearby, even at home.<ref name=NikeCommercial>Unknown Author, "[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20040530/ai_n12894232?tag=content;col1]", mirror.co.uk, 30 May 2004, accessed 19 February 2009.</ref> Henry was also featured in Nike's "[[Secret Tournament]]" advertisement along with 24 superstar football players including Ljungberg, [[Ronaldinho]], and [[Francesco Totti]]. In tandem with the [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]], Henry also featured in Nike's [[Joga Bonito]] campaign, [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for "play beautifully".<ref name=nikecampaign>Stevenson, Seth, "[http://www.slate.com/id/2139940/ Keep Soccer Beautiful!]", slate.com, 17 April 2006, accessed 24 March 2007.</ref>

=== Reebok ===
Henry's deal with Nike ended after the 2006 World Cup, when he signed a deal with [[Reebok]] to appear in their "I Am What I Am" campaign.<ref name=reebok>Bond, David, "[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?view=DETAILS&grid=D&xml=/sport/2006/04/12/sfnar312.xml Henry drops bombshell by moving to Reebok]", ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', 12 April 2006, accessed 27 March 2007.</ref> As part of Reebok Entertainment's "Framed" series, Henry was the star of a half-hour episode that detailed the making of a commercial about Henry directed by Spanish actress [[Paz Vega]].<ref>[http://corporate.reebok.com/en/news/press_releases/framed.asp REEBOK GETS THE PICTURE], [[Reebok]], accessed 5 March 2008.</ref>

=== Gillette ===
In February 2007, Henry was named as one of the three ambassadors of [[Global Gillette|Gillette]]'s "Champions Program," which purported to feature three of the "best-known, most widely respected and successful athletes competing today" and also showcased [[Roger Federer]] and [[Tiger Woods]] in a series of television commercials,<ref name=gill/> though Henry was later replaced by [[Derek Jeter]] in subsequent spots broadcast in the United States.<ref>[http://www.gototennisblog.com/2008/07/video-of-day-smack-talkin-tiger.html#links Smack Talkin' Tiger (with clips)] - GoToTennisblog.com, 13 July 2008, accessed 17 November 2008.</ref>

=== Pepsi ===
Henry was part of [[Pepsi]]'s "Dare For More" campaign in 2005, alongside the likes of [[David Beckham]] and [[Ronaldinho]].<ref>Mitchell, Susan, "[http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/04/10/story3840.asp Footballers kick off Pepsi campaign]", ''[[The Sunday Business Post]]'', 10 April 2005, accessed 28 January 2008.</ref> In the 2008 version, Henry appeared in the Pepsi Universe advertisement along with Ljungberg, Beckham, [[Cesc Fàbregas]], [[Steven Gerrard]] and [[Lionel Messi]].

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*[http://www.jockbio.com/Bios/Henry/Henry_bio.html Thiery Henry biography] at jockbio.com
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An out and out cheat who was once popular for supposedly being a gentleman player. What an absolute disgrace.

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