Henry was born in 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 goalscorer. He was spotted by 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. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £11 million in 1999.
It was at Arsenal that Henry made his name as a world-class player. Despite initially struggling in the Premier League, he emerged as Arsenal's top goalscorer 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 228 goals in all competitions. He won two league titles and three FA Cups with the Gunners. In 2003 and 2004 Henry was runner-up for the FIFA World Player of the Year. He was also named the PFA Players' Player of the Year twice, and the FWA Footballer of the Year three times. Henry spent his final two seasons with Arsenal as club captain, leading them to the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.
In June 2007, after eight years with Arsenal, he transferred to Barcelona for a fee of €24 million. In 2009, he was an integral part of the club's historic treble when they won La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. He went on to achieve an unprecedented sextuple by also winning the Supercopa de España, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup. In total, Henry has been named in the UEFA Team of the Year five times. In 2010, he joined the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer, winning the Eastern Conference title with the
team in 2010. He returned to Arsenal on loan for two months in 2012. In 2013, Henry with the New York Red Bulls won the MLS Supporters' Shield.
Henry enjoyed success with the French national team, winning the 1998 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2000 and 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. In October 2007, he surpassed Michel Platini's record to become France's top goalscorer of all time. Henry retired from international football after the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Off the pitch, Henry is an active spokesperson against racism in football, partially due to his own experiences. He married English model Nicole Merry in 2003 and had a daughter with her, but they divorced in 2007. Henry was also one of the top commercially marketed footballers; he was ranked ninth in the world in 2006.Nowadays, I has concentrated my whole energy upon the FIFA 16 and buy fifa 16 coins
Premier League legend Thierry Henry has announced his retirement from football at the age of 37 after 20 years at the top of the game.
Henry began his career at French club AS Monaco under the guidance of Arsene Wenger where he formed a strong partnership with David Trezeguet. In 1997 the striker was named Young Player of the Year. During his five seasons at Monaco Henry scored 28 goals in 141 appearances.
In 1999, Juventus paid Monaco £10.5m for his services. Henry's time in Italy was short lived and after just 8 months the Frenchman moved to London with Arsenal paying Juventus a reported £11m, which reuniting Henry with his former manager, Arsene Wenger.
In his 8 years at Arsenal, Henry won two Premier League titles, three FA Cups and two Community Shields and was the driving force of the Gunners invincible team of the 03-04 season.
The Frenchman is without doubt the best striker that English football has ever seen with a strike-rate to prove it. With a goal to game ratio of 0.68, Henry proved to be deadlier than the Premier League’s all-time record goalscorer Alan Shearer on a per game basis. Other great Premier League strikers that Henry stands above include Wayne Rooney, Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen.
The striker won many individual honours during his time in the Premier League including two PFA Player of the Year awards, three FWA Player of the Year awards and a record four Golden Boots. The Frenchman is also Arsenal’s all-time record goalscorer with 228 goals in 376 appearances.
Henry has won everything in his career including domestic league titles in three different countries, the Champions League and the European Championships and World Cup for his country.Buy cheap fifa coins and enjoy game.
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