Has Thierry Henry ever won the Ballon d'Or? Arsenal and Barcelona legend's history in top award

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Thierry Henry was nominated nine times for the Ballon d'Or, football's top individual prize, but never won it. He came closest in 2003, finishing second to Juventus midfielder Pavel Nedved.
In 2006 he finished third, behind defender Fabio Cannavaro and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon.
Henry won a long list of team honours during his career, but received relatively few individual awards.

Has Thierry Henry ever won the Ballon d'Or? Arsenal and Barcelona legend's history in top award — Photo: Sporting News AU

8h· Published 26 Oct 2026· 1 min readSport

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