 Henry has received many plaudits and awards in his football career . He was runner @-@ up for the 2003 and 2004 FIFA World Player of the Year awards ; in those two seasons , he also won back @-@ to @-@ back PFA Players ' Player of the Year titles . Henry is the only player ever to have won the FWA Footballer of the Year three times ( 2003 , 2004 , 2006 ) , and the French Player of the Year on a record four occasions . Henry was voted into the Premier League Overseas Team of the Decade in the 10 Seasons Awards poll in 2003 , and in 2004 he was named by football legend Pelé on the FIFA 100 list of the world 's greatest living players . 
