Thierry Daniel Henry

Thierry Daniel Henry, born 17 August 1977 is a French football player. Born in Les Ulis, Essonne, France and he plays as a striker or a winger. He is 1.88m (6 ft 2 in) tall. Started his professional football career at the year of 1994-1998 in AS Monaco, 1999 in Juventus, 1999-2007 in Arsenal and 2007 in Barcelona. Renowed for his pace, goal-scoring record and ability to create assists, he plays as a striker for the French national team and Spanish club FC Barcelona. It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class footballer. Manager of Arsenal, Arsene Wenger trained him toughly and made him the goal scoring machine. Despite initially struggling in the Premiership, he emerged as Arsenal's top goal-scorer for almost every season of his tenure there. Under long-time mentor and coach Arsene Wenger, Henry became a prolific striker and Arsenal's all time leading scorer with 226 goals in all competitions. Henry won two league titles and three FA Cups with the gunners, he was twice norminated 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, leading them to the UEFA Champions League final in 2006. In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to FC Barcelona for a fee of 16.1 million pounds. 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 of football. His footballing style and personality have ensured that he is one of the most commercially marketable footballers in the world, he has featured in advertisements for Nike, Reebok, Renault, Pepsi and Gillette.