List of international goals scored by Thierry Henry
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Thierry Henry is a retired French international footballer. During his international career he played 123 games for France in which he scored 51 goals.[1] Henry made his international debut against South Africa in a 2–1 victory in October 1997.[2] His first international goal came in the 1998 FIFA World Cup against South Africa.[2] As of October 2015 he is France's top scorer and second in the list of appearances for his country.[3] He surpassed the previous all-time French goal-scoring record, held by Michel Platini, in October 2007 when he scored twice against Lithuania, taking his tally to 43. Henry retired from international football in July 2010 after a 13-year career, making his final appearance as a substitute, against South Africa, in France's "disastrous" 2010 FIFA World Cup campaign. Henry scored his 51st and final goal for France against Austria the preceding October.[2]
Henry never scored an international hat-trick, although he did score twice in a match on seven occasions.[1] He scored more times against Malta than any other team, with four goals, scored in back-to-back qualifiers for UEFA Euro 2004.[1] More than half of Henry's goals came in home matches, 31 of his 51 goals being scored in France, including 20 at the Stade de France.[1]
16 of Henry's goals came in friendlies.[1] A tally of four goals in the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup made Henry the tournament's top scorer and led to his being voted the "tournament's most outstanding player".[4] He scored twelve goals in UEFA European Championship qualifiers, including six in the qualification phase of UEFA Euro 2004, where he finished as third-equal top scorer, behind Slovenia's Ermin Šiljak and Spain's Raúl.[5]
International goals
- Scores and results list France's goal tally first. Score after each Henry goal is shown in bold with asterisk.
Statistics
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Note: Henry's 2000 statistics includes one appearance from the match against FIFA XI on 16 August 2000 which FIFA and the French Football Federation count as an official friendly match.[47]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Thierry Henry – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Thierry Henry calls end to France career". BBC Sport. 15 July 2010. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France – Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "FIFA Confederations Cup 2003 France". FIFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "UEFA Euro 2004 statistics". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 Moore, Glenn (19 June 1998). "Football: Zidane's red card spoils French party". The Independent. London. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France spoil Scottish party". BBC Sport. 29 March 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Classy France cut down Denmark in opener". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Czech Republic 1–2 France". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Zidane sends France through". BBC Sport. 28 June 2000. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "French master class". BBC Sport. 24 March 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Pitch invasion ends France match". CNN. 7 October 2001. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Fifield, Dominic (28 March 2002). "France give Vogts a torrid baptism". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Four-star France impress again". UEFA. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "France continue perfect progress". UEFA. 29 March 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 Gee, Jason (1 May 2003). "Henry at the double to fire France". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France 1–0 Colombia". Eurosport. 18 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France 5–0 New Zealand". Eurosport. 22 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France 3–2 Turkey". BBC Sport. 26 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France overcome Cameroon". BBC Sport. 29 June 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France crush spirited Cypriots". UEFA. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "French fireworks ensure perfect finish". UEFA. 6 September 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France turn on the style". UEFA. 15 November 2003. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Switzerland 1–3 France". BBC Sport. 21 June 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Henry helps France to win". UEFA. 13 October 2004. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Zidane goal marks French comeback". CNN. 17 August 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Republic of Ireland 0–1 France". BBC Sport. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Stars shine on Domenech". BBC Sport. 10 November 2005. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Henry on target as France impress". CNN. 31 May 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bitter victory for France". UEFA. 8 June 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France 1–1 South Korea". BBC Sport. 18 June 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Togo 0–2 France". BBC Sport. 23 June 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Brazil 0–1 France". BBC Sport. 1 July 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Fletcher, Paul (6 September 2006). "France 3–1 Italy". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Strike quartet get France back on track". UEFA. 11 October 2006. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Châtelet, Christian (15 November 2006). "Henry turns tables on Greece". UEFA. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Henry catches Slovakia napping". UEFA. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Henry celebrates in France romp". UEFA. 14 October 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 Hooper, Simon (18 October 2007). "Henry eclipses Platini's goal mark". CNN. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ukraine 2–2 France". Eurosport. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Winter, Henry (13 June 2008). "Euro 2008: Brilliant Holland reach the last eight as France get a case of the Bleus". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Henry, Anelka spark French revival". FIFA. AFP. 10 September 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Captain Henry leads defeat of Tunisia". UEFA. 15 October 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Raymond Domenech denies Therry Henry rift". The Daily Telegraph. London. 7 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "Serbia 1–1 France". Eurosport. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ "France icon Henry's finest hours". UEFA. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ↑ Pla Diaz, Emilio (23 July 2006) "Zinedine Zidane – Century of International Appearances". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 January 2012.