 | FACTFILE Born: 17/08/77 Club: Arsenal Position: Striker Debut: 11/10/97 v South Africa |
Thierry Henry is widely regarded as the best striker in the world currently. Since moving from Juventus to Arsenal for �10.5m in 1999, Henry has been converted from a tricky winger to the deadliest forward around.
He combines sublime skill on the ball, a breathtaking turn of pace and devastating finishing to rattle in the goals for both club and country.
Henry was France's top scorer in both the victorious campaigns at World Cup 98 and Euro 2000.
Should he emulate that success again in Portugal, he will surely go one better than coming second in both World and European Player of the Year polls in 2003.
The only black spot on Henry's career is his sending off against Uruguay in France's failure at the World Cup in South Korea and Japan, the memory of which will no doubt drive both him and the team to succeed at Euro 2004.
Did you know? Henry signed for Arsene Wenger for the first time at Monaco at the age of just 13.
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