Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry was thirteen years old in 1990 when a Monaco scout named Arnold Catalano went to watch him play. Henry's team won 6-0, and Henry scored every one of the six goals. Catalano did not ask for a trial. He asked the boy to join Monaco on the strength of that single afternoon.
That is an unusual start for a career, and it raises a set of questions. How did a boy who was not especially drawn to football become one of the most decorated forwards of his era? Why did a famous manager keep placing him on the wing when he suspected the boy was really a striker? What happened when a player of his stature stood in a single, disputed moment of a World Cup play-off in 2009? And what happens to a great player when he tries to teach the game from the touchline?
Les Ulis is a suburb of Paris that is sometimes seen as a tough neighbourhood, even though its football facilities are good. Henry was born and raised there. His father, Antoine, came from La Désirade island in Guadeloupe, and his mother, Maryse, came from Martinique. At seven, Henry showed enough promise that Claude Chezelle recruited him to the local club, CO Les Ulis. The boy was not especially drawn to the sport, and his father pushed him to keep going to training.
In 1989 Henry moved to US Palaiseau, but his father fell out with the club within a year. Henry then went to ES Viry-Châtillon and stayed for two years. Jean-Marie Panza, his coach at Palaiseau and a future mentor, followed him there.
Catalano's offer from Monaco came with a condition. He wanted Henry to complete a course at the elite INF Clairefontaine academy. The director was reluctant to admit him because of his poor school results, but Henry was allowed to finish the course. He then joined Monaco's youth system, which was run by Arsène Wenger.
Henry made his professional debut on the 31st of August 1994 in a 2-0 loss to Nice. Wenger suspected that Henry belonged in the middle as a striker. He put him on the left wing instead, believing that pace, natural ball control and skill would do more damage against full backs than against centre-backs.
After a tentative start, Henry was named French Young Footballer of the Year in 1996. His solid play helped Monaco win the league title in 1996-97. In 1997-98 he helped carry the club to the Champions League semi-final, scoring seven goals in the competition, a French record at the time. Across five seasons the young winger scored 20 league goals in 105 appearances.
In January 1999 Henry left for Juventus for £10.5 million, a year before David Trezeguet, his closest teammate, followed a similar path. He played on the wing, at wing back and in wide midfield, but he struggled against the defensive discipline of Serie A teams. He scored just three goals in 16 appearances. In 2019, on Jamie Carragher's podcast The Greatest Game, Henry said that disagreements with the Juventus director Luciano Moggi were why he left. Within months he would be back under Wenger.
On the 3rd of August 1999 Henry joined Arsenal from Juventus for an estimated £11 million. He was brought in to replace the French forward Nicolas Anelka. The transfer was not without controversy, but Wenger was convinced that the fee was justified. He began turning Henry into a striker straight away.
The early weeks were uncomfortable. Henry failed to score in his first eight games, and doubters wondered whether he could cope with the quick, physical English game. He later admitted that he had to "be re-taught everything about the art of striking". By the end of the season he had 26 goals. Arsenal finished second in the Premier League behind Manchester United and lost the UEFA Cup final to Galatasaray.
The 2000-01 season brought a goal that people still recall. With his back to goal against Manchester United, Henry flicked the ball up, swivelled and volleyed it in from 20 yards. He celebrated by recreating the Budweiser "Whassup?" advertisement. He became Arsenal's top scorer that year, though Arsenal again finished behind United and lost the FA Cup final 2-1 to Liverpool. Henry was frustrated that he had not yet won a trophy, and he said often that he wanted to make Arsenal a powerhouse.
Silverware arrived in 2001-02. Arsenal finished seven points clear of Liverpool in the league and beat Chelsea 2-0 in the FA Cup final. Henry scored 32 goals in all competitions and topped the league scoring list, collecting his first honours with the club as part of a double.
The 2002-03 season produced another 32 goals, along with 23 assists. He was man of the match in the FA Cup final, which Arsenal won. In the league, he finished one goal behind Ruud van Nistelrooy in the race for the Golden Boot. Even so, his 24 league goals and 20 assists set a Premier League record for assists in a season. He was also the first player in one of Europe's top five leagues to record at least 20 goals and 20 assists in a single season. Lionel Messi matched that in 2020. Henry was named PFA Players' Player of the Year and FWA Footballer of the Year, and he finished runner-up for the 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year.
In 2003-04 he played alongside Dennis Bergkamp, Patrick Vieira, Freddie Ljungberg and Robert Pires. Arsenal became the first team in more than a century to go through a whole domestic league season unbeaten. Henry scored 39 goals in all competitions, led the league in scoring and won the European Golden Boot. He took the PFA and FWA awards for a second year running, and he was runner-up for the World Player of the Year again. Chelsea, however, were about to take the title away from Arsenal.
In 2004-05 Henry missed the FA Cup final through injury, yet Arsenal still won it. He led the league in scoring and finished with 31 goals in all competitions. That earned him a share of the European Golden Boot with Diego Forlán. Henry became the first player to win the award officially in consecutive years. Ally McCoist had also won two in a row, but neither was officially recognised.
Patrick Vieira's unexpected departure in the 2005 close season made Henry the club captain. Many people felt the armband did not suit him naturally. Captains are more often defenders or midfielders, who sit better on the pitch to read the game. Henry now had to lead a very young side that had not yet fully come together, as well as score the goals.
On the 17th of October 2005 he scored twice against Sparta Prague in the Champions League. That broke Ian Wright's club record of 185 goals. On the 1st of February 2006 he scored against West Ham United to reach 151 league goals, passing the league record of Cliff Bastin. Henry scored his 100th league goal at Highbury, which was unmatched in Arsenal's history. It was also unique in the Premier League.
On the final day of the season he scored a hat-trick against Wigan Athletic in the last match ever played at Highbury. Roger Daltrey, singer of the Who and an Arsenal fan, performed a tribute song there on the 7th of May 2006 called "Highbury Highs", and the song mentions Henry. Henry finished as the league's top scorer, won FWA Footballer of the Year for a third time and was picked for the FIFA World XI.
The 2006 Champions League final ended in a 2-1 loss to Barcelona, with Henry assisting Arsenal's only goal from a free kick. After two seasons without a league title and with a youthful squad, speculation grew that he would leave. Instead he said he loved the club, accepted a four-year contract and said he would stay for life. Arsenal vice-chairman David Dein later claimed the club had turned down two bids of £50 million from Spanish clubs. A move at that price would have beaten the £47 million paid for Zinedine Zidane, then the world record.
The 2006-07 season was marred by injuries. Henry scored 10 goals in 17 domestic appearances before it was cut short in February. He had come on as a late substitute against PSV in the Champions League and began limping soon after. Scans the next day showed groin and stomach injuries that would need at least three months to heal. Wenger blamed the long 2005-06 campaign and said Henry still wanted to rebuild at Arsenal. Within months that plan would collapse.
On the 25th of June 2007 Henry joined Barcelona for €24 million. He signed a four-year deal reported at €6.8 million per season, with a release clause of €125 million. He pointed to Dein's departure and uncertainty over Wenger's future. He also said: "I always said that if I ever left Arsenal it would be to play for Barcelona."
Arsenal started 2007-08 impressively without him, and Henry offered a candid reason. His seniority, his captaincy and his habit of screaming for the ball meant teammates sometimes passed to him when he was not in the best position. He left as the club's leading league scorer with 174 goals and its top scorer in European competition with 42. In July 2008 Arsenal fans voted him the club's greatest player in a poll for Arsenal.com's Gunners' Greatest 50 Players. On the 10th of December 2011 Arsenal unveiled a bronze statue of him at the Emirates Stadium as part of its 125th anniversary celebrations.
At Barcelona he wore number 14, as he had at Arsenal. He scored his first goal on the 19th of September 2007 in a 3-0 Champions League win over Lyon. Ten days later he scored his first hat-trick for the club against Levante. Mostly deployed on the wing, he could not match his Arsenal form. In an interview with Garth Crooks on BBC's Football Focus, he spoke of missing life back home and even the English press. He still finished as the team's top scorer with 19 goals, plus nine league assists, second to Messi's ten.
The 2008-09 season was better, with 26 goals and 10 assists from the left wing. His first Barcelona trophy came on the 13th of May 2009 in the Copa del Rey final against Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona then won the league and the Champions League to complete a treble. Henry, Messi and Samuel Eto'o scored 100 goals between them that season. Their 72 league goals beat the 66 scored by Ferenc Puskás, Alfredo Di Stéfano and Luis del Sol of Real Madrid in 1960-61. Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Gonzalo Higuaín later scored 89 in 2011-12. Later in 2009, Barcelona added the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup for an unprecedented sextuple.
The emergence of Pedro limited Henry to 15 league starts in 2009-10. On the 5th of May 2010, club president Joan Laporta said Henry "may go away in the summer transfer window if that's what he wants." In July 2010 Henry signed with the New York Red Bulls as the club's second designated player. He made his full MLS debut on the 31st of July in a 2-2 draw against Houston Dynamo, assisting both goals for Juan Pablo Ángel. His first MLS goal came on the 28th of August in a 2-0 win over San Jose Earthquakes. By 2011 he had a non-contractual sponsorship agreement with Dietrich Mateschitz's Red Bull GmbH.
On the 6th of January 2012 he returned to Arsenal on a two-month loan to cover for Gervinho and Marouane Chamakh, who were away at the Africa Cup of Nations. His old number 14 had gone to Theo Walcott, so he wore 12. As a substitute against Leeds United in the FA Cup third round, he scored the only goal. In his last league game on loan he scored a stoppage-time winner in a 2-1 victory over Sunderland. Those goals left him with a record 228 for Arsenal, 175 of them in the Premier League.
He returned to the Red Bulls on the 17th of February 2012. His base salary of $5 million made him the highest-paid player in MLS, ahead of David Beckham. In 2013 his base fell to $3.75 million, behind Robbie Keane's $4 million. With bonuses, though, Henry still came out ahead at $4.35 million to Keane's $4.33 million. On the 31st of March 2012 he scored his first MLS hat-trick, in a 5-2 win over the Montreal Impact. On the 27th of October 2013 he scored once and set up two goals in a 5-2 win over the Chicago Fire. That secured the regular-season title and gave the club its first major trophy in 17 years. On the 12th of July 2014 he became the Red Bulls' all-time assist leader with 37.
On the 1st of December 2014 the club announced his departure, and on the 16th he announced his retirement as a player. He then began work with Sky Sports as a pundit. After more than three years there he left in July 2018 to concentrate on coaching.
On the 11th of October 1997 Henry made his senior debut for France, aged 20, in a 2-1 win over South Africa. Months earlier he had played at the FIFA World Youth Championship with William Gallas and David Trezeguet. Coach Aimé Jacquet was so impressed that he took Henry to the 1998 World Cup. Henry was largely unknown at that level but finished as France's top scorer with three goals. He was due to come on as a substitute in the 3-0 final win over Brazil, but Marcel Desailly's sending off forced a defensive change. That year he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour.
At Euro 2000 he again scored three times and led France in scoring. His goal against Portugal in the semi-final was the equaliser. Zidane's extra-time penalty then won it. France beat Italy in extra time in the final, and Henry was man of the match in three games, the final among them.
The 2002 World Cup was a shock for the defending champions. France lost to Senegal, then drew 0-0 with Uruguay, a match in which Henry was sent off for a dangerous sliding challenge. Suspended for the last group game, he watched France lose 2-0 to Denmark. The team failed to score in all three matches.
The 2003 Confederations Cup went differently. France were without Zidane and Vieira, yet won the tournament, largely thanks to Henry. FIFA's Technical Study Group named him man of the match in three of the five games. In the final he scored the extra-time golden goal in a 1-0 win over Cameroon. He took both the Golden Ball and the Golden Shoe, scoring four goals. At Euro 2004 he played every match and scored twice. France beat England in the group stage but lost 1-0 to the eventual winners Greece in the quarter-finals.
At the 2006 World Cup he started as a lone striker, had an indifferent beginning and grew into one of the tournament's best players. He scored three goals, including the winner against Brazil in the quarter-final from a Zidane free kick. France lost the final to Italy 5-3 on penalties. Henry did not take a penalty, having been substituted in extra time after his legs cramped. He was one of ten nominees for the Golden Ball, which went to Zidane, and he was named a starting striker in the FIFPro World XI.
On the 13th of October 2007 Henry scored his 41st goal for France, against the Faroe Islands, matching Michel Platini as the country's top scorer. Four days later at the Stade de la Beaujoire he scored a late double against Lithuania to take the record outright. On the 3rd of June 2008 he made his 100th appearance, against Colombia, becoming the sixth French player to do so. At Euro 2008 he missed the opening game and scored his team's only goal, in a 4-1 loss to the Netherlands.
The controversy came on the 18th of November 2009 at the Stade de France. The second leg of the World Cup play-off against the Republic of Ireland stood level on aggregate at 1-1 in extra time. Henry controlled the ball with his hand twice before crossing for William Gallas to score the winner. Coach Raymond Domenech and Arsène Wenger defended him. The Football Association of Ireland complained to FIFA and asked for a replay, which FIFA declined. Henry said he thought about retiring from international football, insisted he was not a "cheat" and later said "the fairest solution would be to replay the game". FIFA president Sepp Blatter called it "blatant unfair play" and said Henry had told him his family had been threatened. In January 2010 FIFA found no legal basis to sanction him.
At the 2010 World Cup Henry did not start. France drew with Uruguay and lost 2-0 to Mexico. Nicolas Anelka was expelled from the squad, and captain Patrice Evra led a protest in which the players refused to train. In the last group game, against South Africa, Henry came on as a second-half substitute and France lost 2-1. He then retired from international football with 123 caps and 51 goals. Only Lilian Thuram had played more often for France. His record as France's top scorer stood until December 2022.
Wenger once said that Henry "could take the ball in the middle of the park and score a goal that no one else in the world could score". Henry played up front as a youth but spent his time at Monaco and Juventus on the wing. At Arsenal, Wenger moved him back to his childhood position and often paired him with the Dutch veteran Dennis Bergkamp. In 2004-05 Arsenal switched to a 4-5-1 formation, which meant Henry had to adapt again and play many games as a lone striker.
His father Antoine said Henry learned precision shooting from watching his idol Marco van Basten. Romário, Ronaldo and the Liberian star George Weah also influenced him. They were a new breed of 1990s strikers who operated outside the penalty area before running at goal with the ball. In 2004 former Arsenal striker Alan Smith said: "I have to say I haven't seen a player like him. He's an athlete with great technical ability and a tremendous desire to be the best."
Henry's trademark was to come in from the left and place the ball inside the far right corner. He would also drift offside to fool a defence and then run back onside before the ball was played. He was never a distinct aerial threat. He was Arsenal's first-choice penalty and free kick taker, and a no-look pass was one of his specialities. He would feint to pass with his right foot but play the ball with his left, planted foot. Between 2002-03 and 2004-05 he made almost 50 assists. In February 2020 FourFourTwo magazine wrote: "No one assisted more in a season. No one has terrorised defenders with such a combination of bewitching grace and phenomenal power."
His fame stretched well beyond the pitch. Advertisements for the Renault Clio helped him popularise the term "va-va-voom", meaning life or passion, which entered the Concise Oxford English Dictionary. Before the 2002 World Cup he appeared in Nike's "Secret Tournament" advertisement, directed by Terry Gilliam, with 24 other star players. He was on the cover of EA Sports' FIFA games from FIFA 2001 to FIFA 2005, and on Pro Evolution Soccer 4 to Pro Evolution Soccer 6. In 2006 he was valued as the ninth-most commercially marketable footballer in the world.
In 2004, a Spanish television crew caught national coach Luis Aragonés making a racist remark about Henry to José Antonio Reyes. There was an uproar in the British media, with calls for Aragonés to be sacked. Henry and Nike responded by starting the Stand Up Speak Up campaign against racism in football. In 2007 Time included him among the "Heroes & Pioneers" on its list of the world's most influential people. He also appeared in UNICEF-FIFA television spots during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups. In June 2018 he joined a charity game with his 1998 teammates against an All-Star side that included Usain Bolt. He played a no-look one-two with Zidane and finished with a 20-yard curling shot in a 3-2 win.
In February 2015 Henry began coaching Arsenal's youth teams. Alex Iwobi dedicated a goal against Bayern Munich in the 2015-16 UEFA Youth League to Henry's advice. Henry had earned a UEFA A Licence, and Academy head Andries Jonker offered him the under-18 job. Wenger overruled that decision because he wanted a full-time coach for the side.
In August 2016 Henry became second assistant coach of Belgium, working with head coach Roberto Martínez and fellow assistant Graeme Jones. Romelu Lukaku said Henry was "the best thing that has happened to me". At the 2018 World Cup Belgium lost the semi-final 1-0 to France, then beat England 2-0 for third place. That was their best World Cup finish and gave Henry a bronze medal.
In August 2018 Bordeaux reportedly offered him the head coach job, but he declined after disagreements with the owners. Days later he was promoted to Belgium assistant coach. On the 11th of October 2018 Monaco dismissed Leonardo Jardim with the club 18th in the league. Two days later Henry was appointed on a three-year deal. At his first press conference he said: "This club will always have a big place in my heart, so to be able to come here and start again, it is a dream come true."
Media reaction was mixed because of his inexperience. He wanted to bring the football he had played under Pep Guardiola at Barcelona, along with the professionalism Wenger had taught him. His first match was a 2-1 defeat at Strasbourg on the 20th of October. The first win came on the 25th of November, 1-0 against Caen. In January 2019 he signed Fodé Ballo-Touré and Cesc Fàbregas and brought in William Vainqueur and Naldo on loan. It did not change the club's fate. He was dismissed on the 24th of January with Monaco 19th, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats in 20 games.
On the 14th of November 2019 he became manager of Montreal Impact on a two-year deal. He said he had to "confront" the disappointment of Monaco. He led the club to its first playoff berth in four seasons. On the 25th of February 2021 he stepped down to be nearer his children in London, whom travel restrictions in the 2020 season had kept him from seeing.
In May 2021 he rejoined Belgium's staff for Euro 2020 and stayed for the 2022 World Cup. Domenico Tedesco's appointment as head coach in February 2023 ended that arrangement. Henry also turned down an approach to take over the France women's national team after Corinne Diacre was fired. On the 21st of August 2023 he took charge of the France under-21 side and the Olympic team for the 2024 Summer Games. The Olympic team won silver, losing the final to Spain. He resigned on the 19th of August 2024.
In January 2024 he said he had been depressed throughout his career and that his father had been a demanding presence in his youth. He has been with his second wife, Andrea Rajačić, since 2011, and they have three children. He loves basketball and is often seen with his friend Tony Parker at games. He plays himself in the Apple TV+ comedy Ted Lasso and appears in the docuseries All or Nothing: Arsenal.
His television career began as a pundit and carried on after Montreal. On the 27th of September 2021 he joined CBS Sports as a studio analyst for Champions League coverage. He also became a consultant for Amazon Prime Video on its Premier League and Ligue 1 programmes. On the 4th of December 2025 he joined Fox Sports as a studio analyst for the 2026 World Cup.
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How many goals did Thierry Henry score for Arsenal?
He scored a club-record 228 goals in all competitions, including 175 in the Premier League.
Which trophies did Henry win with Barcelona?
In 2008-09 he won the Copa del Rey, La Liga and the Champions League. Later in 2009 he added the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.
What happened in the France v Republic of Ireland play-off in 2009?
In extra time of the second leg on the 18th of November 2009, Henry controlled the ball with his hand twice before setting up William Gallas for the winning goal. FIFA declined to order a replay, and in January 2010 found no legal basis to sanction him.
How did Henry's first coaching job at Monaco go?
He was appointed in October 2018 and dismissed on the 24th of January 2019 with the club 19th, after 4 wins, 5 draws and 11 defeats in 20 games.
What did Henry achieve as a coach with France?
He managed the France under-21 team and the Olympic team, which won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Games after losing the final to Spain.
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