Thierry Henry was born in 1977 in Les Ulis Essonne Paris France which was a tough neighborhood with plenty of resources to play football [soccer]. His parents were from the French Overseas Terrtories in the Antilles [Guadaloupe and Martinique]. His early years were marked with a potential to progress in football [soccer]. He played in CO Les Ulis, US Palaiseau, and Viry-Châtillon. After Viry-Châtillon, he went to play for Clairefontaine, and AS Monaco.

It was during his period in the youth club of AS Monaco that he started his transition to a professional career in football [soccer] under the supervision of Arsene Wenger. His association with AC Monaco lasted from 1992 to 1998 and he scored 20 goals within 110 appearances. In 1999, he transferred to Juventus and scored three goals in sixteen appearances. While in Juventus, he was not happy with arrangements and the lifestyle of the team.

It was in 1999, that Thierry Henry transferred to Arsenal after signing a 10.5 Million Pound Sterling Agreement. Thierry Henry received greater news when he was reunited with his former manager and mentor Arsene Wenger in Arsenal. It was during the period between 1999 and 2007 that Arsenal, Thierry Henry, and Arsene Wenger were together embarking on one of the greatest historical periods in Arsenal. Henry scored 174 goals within 254 appearances, and received both the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year. He was the runner-up for the 2003 FIFA World Player of the Year award two times and was the recipient of the European Golden Boot.

Unfortunately, many good things came to an end with Henry transferred to Barcelona in 2007. He scored at the present time six goals within 15 appearances. While it is only a beginning, it was not the same as in Arsenal. Henry has also played for the French Team since 1997 where he scored 44 goals within 97 appearances, participated in two FIFA World Cups [1998 and 2002].

Off the field, Thierry Henry is a family man who is happily married to an English Model named Clare Merry and have a daughter Tea. Henry dedicated his first goal since the birth of his daughter to her. Thierry Henry is also a member of UNICEF-FIFA and Stand Up Speak Up Against Racism. It is because of his life inside and outside football [soccer] that Thierry Henry will be remembered as one of the outstanding football [soccer] legends.