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The experienced French defender joined us on a one-year contract in August, 2010.

William arrives in N17 with nearly a decade of Premier League and Champions League experience under his belt having previously plied his trade for Chelsea and Arsenal.

He crossed the North London divide having left the Emirates on the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2009-10 season.

Having captained the club, William made 142 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 17 goals, following his arrival from Stamford Bridge in the summer of 2006.

It was at Chelsea where the now 33-year-old experienced greatest success, winning back-to-back Premier League titles and a League Cup in his five seasons with the Blues.

William originally arrived on these shores in the summer of 2001 having spent four campaigns with Olympique Marseille in his homeland.

He started his professional career at SM Caen, making his debut in the 1995-96 season and subsequently helping the club to the French Second Division Championship by the end of that year.

To date, William has won 84 senior international caps for France, representing Les Bleus at two World Cups and two European Championships, and was also part of the side that won the Confederations Cup in 2003.

He previously earned international honours at Under-21, Under-20 and Under-18 level, and was part of the French side that won the UEFA Under-18 Championships in 1996.

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Biography

The athletic defender rejoined the Club from Portsmouth in January, 2010.

Younes had left White Hart Lane for Fratton Park 18 months earlier having originally arrived from French club Auxerre in July, 2007.

He made his second debut for the Club in a Premier League defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers in February, 2010.

Younes played his part in one of the most important goals of our recent history – his break down the right and cross led to Peter Crouch heading home the winner at City on May 5 that guaranteed fourth place in the Premier League and a place in the Champions League.

During his previous spell in N17, Younes made 29 appearances, scoring four goals, including a memorable late equaliser in a 4-4 Premier League draw with Aston Villa which marked the Club’s 125th anniversary.

He was also part of the Spurs side that lifted the Carling Cup at Wembley in 2008 after beating Chelsea in the Final.

But after struggling to hold down a regular place in Juande Ramos’ side towards the end of the campaign, Harry Redknapp took Younes to the South Coast.

He progressed as a player at Portsmouth, gaining further Premier League experience and making 50 appearances for them in all competitions, scoring five goals, before being reunited with Redknapp at Spurs.

A former French Under-21 international, Younes made his name at Auxerre, where made 52 appearances, scoring two goals, winning the Coupe de France in 2005.

He was also a member of the French Under-19 side that won the European Championships, staged in Northern Ireland, in 2005.
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Thierry Daniel Henry (born 17 August 1977) is a French professional footballer who plays for the New York Red Bulls in Major League Soccer.

Henry was born in Les Ulis, Essonne (a suburb of Paris) where he played for an array of local sides as a youngster and showed great promise as a goal-scorer. He was spotted by AS Monaco in 1990 and signed instantly, making his professional debut in 1994. Good form led to an international call-up in 1998, after which he signed for the Serie A defending champions Juventus. He had a disappointing season playing on the wing, before joining Arsenal for £10.5 million in 1999.

Full name: Thierry Daniel Henry
Date of birth: 17 August 1977
Place of birth: Les Ulis, Essonne, France
Height: 1.88 m
Playing position: Striker/Winger
Club career: CO Les Ulis / US Palaiseau / Viry-Châtillon / Clairefontaine / Monaco / Juventus / Arsenal / Barcelona / New York Red Bulls
National team: France U20 – 5 – (5) / France – 123 – (51) (1997 – 2010)

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