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| From | France | |||||||||
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| Birth | 28 September 1989, Lille, France | |||||||||
| Age: | 30 years | |||||||||
| Star sign | Libra | |||||||||
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Amandine Chantal Henry (born 28 September 1989) is a French football player who plays as a defensive midfielder for Olympique Lyon and the French national team. A former women’s youth international having played all levels, Henry made her senior international debut in 2009. She has captained the national team since October 2017.
Early life
Amandine Henry 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.
Career
Amandine Henry began her career in 2004, at the age of 15, at Hénin-Beaumont. 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, 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 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. 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, finishing 2nd behind Célia Šašić.
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 team.
After undergoing surgery following the NWSL season, she joined Paris Saint-Germain in January 2017, where she played in four Division 1 matches and one Coupe de France Féminine 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.
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. Portland defeated Orlando 4–1. Henry became an NWSL champion when the Thorns defeated the regular-season winning team North Carolina Courage 1–0 in the 2017 NWSL Championship on 14 October 2017.
After the 2017 NWSL season, Henry rejoined Olympique Lyon.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 18 May 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hénin-Beaumont | 2004–05 | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 11 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 11 | ||
| CNFE Clairefontaine | 2005–06 | 16 | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | |||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 11 | — | 16 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 22 | — | 32 | 22 | ||||
| Lyon | 2007–08 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |
| 2012–13 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 33 | 12 | |
| 2013–14 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | |
| 2014–15 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2015–16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 122 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 38 | 5 | 186 | 42 | |
| Portland | 2016 | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||||
| PSG | 2016–17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | |
| Total | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 2 | ||
| Portland | 2017 | 23 | 4 | — | 23 | 4 | |||
| Total | 23 | 4 | — | 23 | 4 | ||||
| Lyon | 2017–18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 5 |
| 2018–19 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 25 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 47 | 13 | |
| Career total | 236 | 73 | 36 | 13 | 51 | 8 | 323 | 93 | |
International
- As of 7 June 2019
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2008–09 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2014–15 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 45 | 4 | |
International goals
- As of 7 June 2019
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 5 May 2010 | Stadion Rankhof, Basel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 0–1 | 0–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 October 2013 | Sonnensee Stadion, Ritzing, Austria | Austria | 0–2 | 1–3 | 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 20 June 2014 | Rentschler Field, Hartford, United States | United States | 1–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 4 | 17 June 2015 | Lansdowne Stadium, Ottawa, Canada | Mexico | 0–5 | 0–5 | 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup |
| 5 | 19 September 2015 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Brazil | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 1 December 2015 | Katerini Stadium, Katerini, Greece | Greece | 0–1 | 0–3 | UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 qualifying |
| 7 | 22 July 2017 | Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands | Austria | 1–1 | 1–1 | UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 |
| 8 | 23 October 2017 | Stade Auguste Delaune, Reims, France | Ghana | 2–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 20 January 2018 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | Italy | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 11 | 7 March 2018 | Exploria Stadium, Orlando, United States | Germany | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2018 SheBelieves Cup |
| 12 | 7 June 2019 | Parc des princes, Paris, France | South Korea | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup |
| 13 | 23 June 2019 | Stade Océane, Le Havre, France | Brazil | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup |
Honours
Club
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: Winner 2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
- Coupe de France Féminine: Winner 2007–08, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
- UEFA Women’s Champions League: Winner 2010–11, 2011–12, 2015–16, 2017–18, 2018–19
Portland Thorns
- NWSL Championship: Winner 2017
- NWSL Shield: Winner 2016
International
France
- Cyprus Cup: Winner 2014
- SheBelieves Cup: Winner 2017
Individual
- FIFA Women’s World Cup Silver Ball: 2015
- FIFA Women’s World Cup All-Star Team: 2015
- FIFPro: FIFA FIFPro World XI 2015
- IFFHS Women’s World Team: 2018, 2019