Top 10 French footballers of all time

Just Fontaine wearing the French team : News Photo
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#3 Thierry Henry

Thierry Henry : News Photo
Thierry Henry

France’s all-time top scorer with 51 goals, Henry was emblematic both on the international and club scene, where he is remembered most prominently due to his time with Arsenal. Indeed, he is the Gunners’ record scorer.

He came through the famed Monaco youth academy before moving to Juventus. After struggling to settle in Turin, it was Arsene Wenger’s decision to transform him into a centre forward that proved pivotal in his career. From that time, there was no looking back.

Henry has scored some of the most iconic goals of all time in the Premier League and played a starring role as the Gunners won the title on two occasions, including the Invincible 2003-04 season. At Barcelona, he claimed the club game’s greatest prize, winning the Champions League.

By that time, he had already pocketed the World Cup and European Championship titles with France, having been selected in 1998 as something of a wildcard pick.

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