Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
Division 1 Féminine
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club
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
and the
France national team. Having played in all youth levels, Henry made her senior international debut in 2009. She has captained the national team since October 2017.
Career
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Henry began her career in 2004, at the age of 15, at
Hénin-Beaumont
Hénin-Beaumont (; pcd, Hinnin-Biaumont) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France.
Geography
Hénin-Beaumont used to be a coalmining town and is now a light industrial town situated some east of L ...
. After one season, she attended the women's section of the
Clairefontaine academy for two seasons.
In 2007, at the age of 18, she joined
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
, the most successful women's team in France. During her first season with Lyon, she injured the cartilage in her knee, which kept her out of competition for a year and a half. It was a difficult time, and she considered giving up on football, but with the support of her family, she persevered and returned to Lyon.
With Lyon, Henry was featured in
the final match of the
UEFA Women's Champions League
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The ...
in three consecutive seasons beginning in 2010.
Henry was awarded the
Silver Ball Award as the tournament's 2nd Best Player at the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
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. Henry was also named among the best players in Europe in 2015, becoming a finalist in the annual
UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award
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, finishing 2nd behind
Célia Šašić
Célia Šašić (; ; born 27 June 1988) is a German former footballer who played as a striker for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr, 1. FFC Frankfurt and the Germany national team before retiring in 2015.
Club career
Youth career and SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
Å aÅ ...
.
She signed with the
Portland Thorns in March 2016 and joined the team in June, where she played in 8 matches and started in 9 for the regular season-winning
National Women's Soccer League
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team.
After undergoing surgery following the NWSL season, she joined
Paris Saint-Germain
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in January 2017, where she played in four Division 1 matches and one
Coupe de France Féminine
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The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
match before rejoining the Thorns in March.
Henry scored her first NWSL goal against Boston on 27 May.
Also, in May, she was named to the NWSL Team of the Month. She started in 12 consecutive games between April and July before departing for the
UEFA Women's Euro 2017
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.
During Euro 2017, Henry started in all four games for France. France was ranked #3 in the world. France beat Iceland 1–0 on 18 July. On 22 July, Henry scored the goal that drew the game against Austria 1–1, and on 26 July, France drew Switzerland 1–1. This qualified France to advance to the quarter-finals where they lost to England 1–0 on 30 July. Henry received the player of the match award for the quarter-final match against England.
Henry returned to the Thorns to score in consecutive matches. First she scored against Kansas City on 16 August, converting her first penalty kick for the Thorns. Then, she played 30 minutes as a substitute in the game against the Houston Dash on 19 August, scoring her third goal of the season.
The Thorns finished the 2017 season in second place, advancing to the playoffs where Henry scored the first goal against the third-place team
Orlando Pride
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. Portland defeated Orlando 4–1. Henry became an NWSL champion when the Thorns defeated the regular-season winning team
North Carolina Courage
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1–0 in the
2017 NWSL Championship on 14 October 2017.
After the 2017 NWSL season, Henry came back to Lyon.
Personal life
Henry was born in
Lille
Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Pref ...
and started playing football at the age of 5.
There were no girls' teams for such young players, so she played with boys until she was 13 years old.
She is not related to
Thierry Henry
Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional football coach, pundit, and former player who is an assistant coach for the Belgium national team. Considered one of the best strikers of all time and one of the best players ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
Honours
Club
Lyon
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Division 1 Féminine
The Division 1 Féminine, shortened as D1 Féminine or D1F, and currently known as D1 Arkema for sponsorship reasons, is the highest division of women's football in France. Run by the French Football Federation, the league is contested by twelv ...
: Winner 2007–08,
2008–09,
2009–10,
2010–11,
2011–12,
2012–13,
2013–14,
2014–15,
2015–16,
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20
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Coupe de France Féminine
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The term ''coupé'' was first applied to horse-drawn carriages for two passengers without rear-facing seats. It comes from the French past parti ...
: Winner 2007–08,
2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
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UEFA Women's Champions League
The UEFA Women's Champions League, previously called the UEFA Women's Cup (2001–2009), is a European women's association football competition. It involves the top club teams from countries affiliated with the European governing body UEFA.
The ...
: Winner
2010–11,
2011–12,
2015–16,
2017–18,
2018–19,
2019–20
Portland Thorns
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NWSL Championship
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Since playoff games can ...
: Winner
2017
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NWSL Shield
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: Winner
2016
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International
France
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Cyprus Cup
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: Winner
2014
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SheBelieves Cup
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: Winner
2017
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Individual
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FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Ball:
2015
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FIFA Women's World Cup
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All-Star Team:
2015
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FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI
2015
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IFFHS Women's World Team: 2018, 2019
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IFFHS UEFA Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020
References
External links
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Lyon club profile
Thorns FC club profile*
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NWSL profileStatsFootoFeminin profile
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1989 births
Living people
Footballers from Lille
French women's footballers
CNFE Clairefontaine players
Olympique Lyonnais Féminin players
Paris Saint-Germain Féminine players
France women's youth international footballers
France women's international footballers
Women's association football midfielders
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Portland Thorns FC players
National Women's Soccer League players
Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States
Footballers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of France
Women's Olympic footballers of France
Division 1 Féminine players
French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
2019 FIFA Women's World Cup players
FCF Hénin-Beaumont players
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 players
French expatriate women's footballers