Thierry Henry, the former striker for France, Barcelona, and Arsenal, has disclosed that he experienced mental health issues during his career, stating that he "must have been in depression."

2014 marked the end of the 46-year-old's illustrious 20-year club career, which also included time spent with the New York Red Bulls, Monaco, and Juventus.

Before transferring to Barça, where he won two La Liga titles and the Champions League, he scored 228 goals for Arsenal over his two stints there and won two Premier League crowns.

In addition to managing Arsenal's junior teams, assistant coaching Belgium, and head coaching Monaco and Montreal Impact in Major League Soccer, Henry won the World Cup with France. In August, he was named France Under-21's head coach.

“Throughout my career, and since I was born, I must have been in depression,” Henry told The Diary Of A CEO podcast.

“Did I know it? No. Did I do something about it? No. But I adapted to a certain way.”

When Henry was in tasked with managing Montreal during the COVID-19 pandemic, he acknowledged it had not been easy for him.

“I was in isolation in Montreal, and not being able to see my kids for a year was tough,” he added.

“Tears were coming alone. Why I don’t know, but maybe they were there for a very long time.”