Thomas Michel David Henry (born 20 September 1994) is a French professional

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who plays as a striker for club

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, on loan from

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club

Hellas Verona Hellas Verona Football Club, commonly referred to as simply Hellas Verona (), is an Italian professional Association football, football List of football clubs in Italy, club based in Verona, Veneto, that currently plays in Serie A. The team won ...

Club career

Early career

Henry began his career at

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and Fréjus Saint-Raphaël before joining

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in 2015. He made his

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debut on 12 December 2015 against

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in a 1–1 draw replacing

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after 72 minutes. Having made two appearances in Ligue 1 for Nantes he signed for Chambly on 15 June 2016.

OH Leuven

Henry joined

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in January 2019 after impressing with

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in the

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, scoring 11 goals in the first half of the 2018–19 season. He continued his good form with OH Leuven and scored a career-high 21 goals in the 2020–21 Belgian Pro League, second-most in the league. Following his good form throughout the 2020–21 season, Henry was linked with a number of clubs in Europe's top leagues including

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, and

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. In total, Henry scored 45 goals and added 12 assists in 79 matches across all competitions with OH Leuven over three-and-a-half seasons before his transfer in August 2021.

Venezia

On 24 August 2021, newly promoted

side

announced that Henry had joined the club in a permanent deal. The move came after intense transfer speculation throughout the summer, including earlier reports stating that OH Leuven had accepted a bid of £7 million by

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club Celtic. He made his debut for the club three days later in a 3–0 defeat to

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. He scored his first goal for the club in their next match, a 2–1 league win over

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on 11 September.

Hellas Verona

On 16 July 2022, Henry moved to

on a four-year contract.

Palermo

On 16 July 2024,

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club

announced the signing of Henry from Verona on loan with an obligation to buy under certain conditions.

Career statistics

References

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