Shadow player, pillar and then veteran of the French soccer team of which she was captain between 2014 and 2020, Amandine Henry (109 international matches, 14 goals) chose “turn the page” of his blue years. “After so many years of passion, challenges and unforgettable memories”he wrote in a text posted on social media on Sunday, October 13.
The former Olympique Lyonnais midfielder (2007-2016, 2018-2023), seven-time Champions League champion, will never have managed to break the glass ceiling of the French team, which is still a virgin in the international record.
Long considered the best of her generation in her position, the 35-year-old has experienced the Bleues’ repeated failures, including the last one in the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympic Games, against Brazil (0-1).
Sidelined by Corinne Diacre
Her history with the national team was at one point in danger, due to tensions with former coach Corinne Diacre (2017-2023), who had separated her from the group. Amandine Henry was fully reinstated when Hervé Renard took office (2023-2024).
However, the wind of renewal and appeasement blowing by the strategist will not have allowed the Tricolors to surpass the expected milestone, and his departure, after the 2024 Olympic Games, forces a new transition.
” Legend ” des Bleues According to the French Football Federation, Amandine Henry will not be part of Laurent Bonadei’s first list, announced on Thursday, October 17, for the friendly matches against Jamaica, on October 25, and Switzerland, on the 29th. .
But, in her own words, the player who now wears the colors of Toluca, Mexico, will continue “Support our French team and encourage the next generation of talent so we can finally lift our first trophies. »
