Arsenal legend Thierry Henry joins elite club as he’s set to be honoured with special award at BBC SPOTY
ARSENAL legend Thierry Henry will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Thursday’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards.
Henry is being awarded the SPOTY gong in recognition of his achievements both on and off the pitch.
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Thierry Henry will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at Thursday’s SPOTY ceremonyCredit: Getty
The former Arsenal captain, 48, became the club’s record goalscorer during his playing career and won the Euros and World Cup with France.
Since retiring in 2014, Henry has worked as an ambassador, coach and pundit, while also championing diversity in football.
Henry said: “Football has given me everything and I gave it my all.
“To be recognised as part of its history with this Lifetime Achievement award and to have made my mark for the fans and my teammates is something I’ll never take for granted.”
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Henry joins a stellar list of previous winners of SPOTY’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
Billie Jean King, Pele, Sir Bobby Charlton and Usain Bolt are among those to have scooped the prize.
Henry’s career started at French club Monaco in 1994 and spanned over two decades, but he made his name during eight years at Arsenal.
The Frenchman helped fire the Gunners to two Premier League titles and three FA Cups.
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Henry scored 228 goals for Arsenal – overtaking Ian Wright as the club’s all-time record scorer – and he won the Premier League’s Golden Boot four times.
After leaving Arsenal in 2007 to join Barcelona, the former striker enjoyed more success.
Thierry Henry helped Arsenal to two Premier League titlesCredit: Getty
Henry played a key role as Barca won the treble of the Champions League, Copa del Rey and LaLiga in the 2008-09 season.
He returned to Arsenal on loan at the end of his career in 2012 and had a memorable time, scoring twice in seven games.
BBC SPOTY Lifetime Achievement Award recipients
1996: Frank Bruno (UK) – Boxing
1997: Seve Ballesteros (Spain) – Golf
2001: Alex Ferguson (UK) – Football
2002: George Best (UK) – Football
2003: Martina Navratilova (USA) – Tennis
2004: Ian Botham (UK) – Cricket
2005: Pele (Brazil) – Football
2006: Bjorn Borg (Sweden) – Tennis
2007: Bobby Robson (UK) – Football
2008: Bobby Charlton (UK) – Football
2009: Seve Ballesteros (Spain) [2] – Golf
2010: David Beckham (UK) – Football
2011: Steve Redgrave (UK) – Rowing
2012: Sebastian Coe (UK) – Athletics
2014: Chris Hoy (UK) – Cycling
2015: AP McCoy (UK) – Horse Racing
2016: Michael Phelps (USA) – Swimming
2017: Jessica Ennis-Hill (UK) – Athletics
2018: Billie Jean King (USA) – Tennis
2019: Tanni Grey-Thompson (UK) – Para-athletics
2021: Simon Biles (USA) – Gymnastics
2022: Usain Bolt (Jamaica) – Athletics
2023: Kenny Dalglish (UK) – Football
2024: Mark Cavendish (UK) – Cycling
