Thierry Henry / Story | | | Thierry Daniel Henry, (born 17 August 1977, IPA:) is a French football player. Renowned for his pace, he plays as a striker for the France national team and English club Arsenal.
Henry grew up in the tough neighbourhood of Les Ulis, Essonne, where as a youngster he played for an array of local sides and showed great promise as a goal scorer. AS Monaco spotted him in 1990, and signed him up instantly. Given his professional club début in 1994, he stayed at Monaco until 1998, where good form earned him an international call up. Henry then moved to Italian giants Juventus, but after a disappointing season playing on the wing, he joined Arsenal for a fee of £10.5 million in 1999.
After a slow start in the Premiership, Henry has since emerged as Arsenal's top goalscorer in almost every season since he joined the club. Long-time mentor and coach Arsene Wenger's conversion of him into a prolific striker has made Henry Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with over 200 goals; with Arsenal Henry has won two league titles and three FA Cups. With France, he has won the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. In recognition of his abilities, Henry has been twice nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year, and has twice received the Barclays Premiership player of the season award. He is today regarded by many as one of the best footballers in the world. On 23 June 2007 it was confirmed that, subject to passing a medical, he will transfer to Spanish club FC Barcelona for a fee of £16 million. |
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