Champions League 100 club: Thierry Henry - UEFA.com
A UEFA Champions League winner with Barcelona and an Arsenal hero, Thierry Henry is the latest centurion in our series.
www.uefa.comShort answer: Thierry Henry has not won the UEFA Champions League as a player with Arsenal or France, and his Champions League title came with Barcelona in 2009.
Here’s how things stand and how to read the latest news around this topic.
Latest context
- Thierry Henry won the Champions League once, with Barcelona in 2009, defeating Manchester United in the final. This is his sole Champions League winner’s medal in his playing career.[5][7][9]
- He did reach the Champions League final with Arsenal in 2006, but Arsenal lost to Barcelona 2-1 in Paris; Henry did not win that edition.[1]
- In recent years, Henry has been a vocal pundit and commentator on European football; any headlines about him “winning the Champions League” in 2024–2026 are typically tied to speculative or retrospective commentary or to club-specific performances (e.g., Arsenal or other teams) rather than Henry personally winning the title in those years.[2][4][8]
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Key takeaway for now
- As a player, Henry’s Champions League triumph is at Barcelona in 2009. There hasn’t been a later title win attributed to him personally as a player, though he remains a prominent figure in discussions about European football.[9][5]