Thierry Henry: Arsenal legend's career in pictures

Thierry Henry playing for Monaco on 19.11.96

1994: Arsene Wenger gives Henry his professional debut at Monaco as a 17-year-old. In five seasons he scored 28 goals in 141 games

Thierry Henry of Juventus in action during the Italian Serie A match against Udinese on 14th March 1999

1999: Henry plays for Juventus for half a season, scoring three goals in 19 games

Thierry Henry, Didier Deschamps, Patrick Vieira

July 1998: Henry kisses the World Cup trophy as team-mates Patrick Vieira and captain Didier Deschamps look on after France beat Brazil 3-0 in the 1998 final in Paris

Thierry Henry, Arsene Wenger

August 1999: Henry, aged 21, signs for Arsenal from Juventus for a fee of around £11m

Zinedine Zidane, Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka

July 2000: Zinedine Zidane, Henry and Nicolas Anelka celebrate winning Euro 2000 with France

Thierry Henry, Fabian Barthez

November 2001: Henry rounds Manchester United goalkeeper Fabien Barthez as the Gunners win 3-1 at Highbury

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May 2002: Henry with the FA Cup after Arsenal's 2-0 final win over Chelsea

Thierry Henry

February 2004: Henry scores his 100th Premier League goal, with a strike against Southampton

Thierry Henry

April 2004: Henry celebrates a 2-2 draw with Tottenham as Arsenal's Invincibles get the point they need to seal the Premier League title

Arsene Wenger, Thierry Henry

April 2004: Wenger embraces Henry as Arsenal secure the Premier League title

Thierry Henry

May 2004: Henry with the Premier League trophy

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May 2004: Henry with the Premier League player of the season and golden boot award

Thierry Henry

May 2006: Henry walks away from the European Cup as Barcelona defeat Arsenal in the final in Paris

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July 2006: France lose the World Cup final to Italy

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March 2007: Henry struggles with injury in his final match for Arsenal against PSV Eindhoven

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June 2007: Henry is welcomed to the Nou Camp by thousands of Barcelona fans

Samuel Eto'o, Thierry Henry

May 2009: Barcelona win La Liga title, Spanish Cup and European Cup in Henry's second season

Thierry Henry

May 2009: Henry celebrates Barcelona's European Cup final victory over Manchester United

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November 2009: Henry's handball helps knock Ireland out of the World Cup qualification play-offs in Paris

Lionel Messi, Zlaten Ibrahimovic, Thierry Henry

April 2010: Henry wins La Liga title with Barcelona for the second consecutive year

Thierry Henry

July 2010: Henry joins the New York Red Bulls

Thierry Henry statue

December 2011: Arsenal unveil a statue of Henry at Emirates Stadium

Thierry Henry of Arsenal celebrates scoring during the FA Cup Third Round match between Arsenal and Leeds United at the Emirates Stadium on January 9, 2012 in London

January 2012: Making his second Arsenal debut as a substitute, Henry scores after just 10 minutes to earn a 1-0 victory over Leeds in the FA Cup third round

Thierry Henry celebrates at New York Red Bulls

1 December 2014: Henry leaves New York Red Bulls having scored 51 goals and made 42 assists in 122 games in five seasons. He helped the club win the MLS Eastern Conference in 2010 and 2013 and the Supporters' Shield in 2013

French national football team's captain Thierry Henry smiles while attending a training session, on November 11, 2009

16 December 2014: Henry retires after a 20-year career in which he has scored more than 300 goals

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