THIERRY HENRY

THIERRY HENRY BIOGRAPHY

Thierry Daniel Henry (born August 17, 1977 in Les Ulis, Essonne, Paris) is a French football player. He currently plays as a
striker for the French national team, and for English club Arsenal, where he is the club's all-time leading goalscorer in
both league matches and all competitions. Tremendous pace, great mobility, an outstanding first touch and unerring finishing
characterize his game. Henry has been twice nominated and finished runners-up for the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the
Year.

He has surpassed Ian Wright to take over as Arsenal's all-time leading scorer with over 200 goals for the club. Although he
plays as a striker, his versatility at all aspects of the game makes him more influential than traditional strikers, and he
often drops deep to receive the ball from midfield. Subsequently, Henry has consistently featured among the top FA Premier
League's scorers (in 2006 he became the first player to score more than 20 goals in five consecutive seasons) and he claimed
the "Golden Boot" (most goals scored) in 2002, 2004, and 2005.

Thierry has now also scored over 160 Premiership goals, which takes him above Robbie Fowler to become the third most prolific
Premier League striker of all time.

Thierry Henry trained at the French Football Federation's academy at Clairefontaine and played at a youth level for CO Les
Ulis (1983-1989), then Palaiseau (1989-1990), Viry-Châtillon (1990-1992) and FC Versailles (1992-1993).

Henry has appeared in television advertisements for Pro Evolution Soccer and Renault, once with his English model girlfriend
Nicole Merry, whom he married in July 2003, and will soon front adverts for Pepsi. He is now the male face of Estée Lauder.

In 2001, Henry cashed in on a £9,000,000 sponsorship contract with Nike and has subsequently done a series of ads and worn
Nike football boots. Upon the conclusion of the upcoming World Cup, this partnership will cease, with Nike's new offer
scorned by Henry and will instead join forces with arch-rival Reebok.

On May 27, 2005, Henry celebrated the birth of his first child, Tea Henry. Henry and his family live in Hampstead, North
London. Of West Indian heritage (parents from Guadeloupe and Martinique), he is fluent in French, English, and Italian.

Thierry Henry is the only player ever to have won three FWA Footballer of the Year awards, in 2003, 2004 and 2006.