Thierry Henry made history today (5 May) by becoming the first player in the Premier League to win the Barclays Golden Boot Award four times.
The top scorer in the Barclays Premiership this season, Henry was presented with the Barclays Golden Boot Award after Arsenal’s victory against Wigan on Sunday. He also received a £27,000 donation for his chosen charity, £1,000 for every goal he scored in the Barclays Premiership this season.
Henry beat off competition from Manchester United’s Ruud van Nistelrooy and Charlton’s Darren Bent, who ended the season with 21 goals and 18 goals respectively. Henry made a late surge for the Barclays Golden Boot Award after being beaten to the 10 goal landmark by Frank Lampard and the 20 goal landmark by Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Henry scored 27 goals in 32 Barclays Premiership games this season. This includes two hat-tricks.
Barclays Sponsorship Director Matt Appleby said: "Thierry Henry’s fantastic performance has made for an exhilarating season. His ability to deliver match-winning goals has played a huge part in Arsenal’s success, not least in their crucial win at Highbury yesterday. Remarkably, he is the first player, since Alan Shearer, to win a hat-trick of consecutive Golden Boot Awards."
Barclays Golden Boot Winner: Thierry Henry
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Thierry Henry was born in Ulis, France on 17 August 1977
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After beginning his professional career at Monaco and Juventus, he signed for Arsenal on 3 August 1999
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Henry has gone on to win two Premiership titles and three FA Cup winner's medals at the North London club and, in October 2005, became Arsenal's all-time leading goal-scorer
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A European Championship and World Cup winner with France, Henry has scored 31 goals in 76 international appearances
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Henry was named Barclays Player of the Year 2005/2006
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