This is the end of a fifteen-year chapter that will have marked the history of Les Bleues. The ex-captain and emblematic number 6 of the French women’s team, Amandine Henry, ends her international career at the age of 35.
“After so many years of passion, challenges and unforgettable memories, it is time for me to turn the page.” With 109 selections on the clock, for 14 goals, the former French captain, Amandine Henry, announced the end of her adventure in Blue this Sunday in a post full of emotion on her social networks.
Nearly fifteen years of selection, between 2009 and 2024, which made Lille one of the most emblematic midfielders in the history of the French women’s football team.
One last dance this summer during the Olympic Games
After a mixed start, she became one of the key players in Philippe Bergeroo’s system when the coach arrived in 2014. Captain until 2020, she was sidelined by Corinne Diacre for almost three years after having denounced several times in the media his management method.
A crossing of the desert ended with the arrival of Hervé Renard on the bench of the French women’s team: selected for the 2023 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, she must finally withdraw before making a big return during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
“I had the immense honor of wearing this jersey, the pride of defending our colors with fervor and the happiness of sharing unforgettable moments with my teammates,” finished the player from Deportivo Toluca, a Mexican D1 club.
Eliminated by Brazil (1-0) in the quarter-finals of the Games with Les Bleues on August 3, Henry thus signed his last selection match, at home, while his future in the French team looked uncertain after a departure from Olympique Lyonnais where she won everything.
It is therefore without Henry that the Blues will welcome Jamaica, on Friday October 25, for a friendly match before a trip to Switzerland, host country of the next Women’s Euro in 2025.
