Akwai abubuwa da Dennis Bergkamp bai cimma ba a lokacin da yake buga kwallon kafa, amma lashe kyautar Ballon d'Or ba ta cikin su.
Ana kallon ɗan ƙasar Holland ɗin a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin fitattun 'yan wasa na ƙasashen waje da suka taka leda a gasar Premier League, bayan komawarsa Arsenal a shekarar 1995 a wani ciniki da ya kafa tarihi.
Lokacin da ya koma Highbury, ya yi hakan ne a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mafi ƙwarewar masu shirya wasa a kwallon kafar Turai, bayan ya zo daga cikin ukun farko a jerin masu neman Ballon d'Or a shekarar 1992 da 1993 a jere.
Ba shi kaɗai ba ne ɗan wasan gaba na Arsenal da wasu ke ganin ya kamata ya yab lashe babbar kyautar ta mutum ɗaya ta kwallon kafa. Haka ma za a iya faɗa game da Thierry Henry.
Bayan ya koma Arsenal daga Juventus a shekarar 1999, ɗan ƙasar Faransa ya kafa kansa a matsayin ɗaya daga cikin mafi hatsarin 'yan wasan gaba a kwallon kafar Turai.
A cikin shekara takwas da ya shafe a Arewacin Landan, Henry ya taimaka wa Arsenal lashe kofin Premier League biyu, ciki har da kakar wasan da suka kammala ba tare da shan kashi ba, sannan ya taimaka mata kai wasan ƙarshe a Gasar Zakarun Turai.
Ya zama ɗan wasa na farko a wannan ƙarni da ya zura ƙwallaye 20 tare da bayar da 20 aka zura a raga a kakar wasa guda a cikin ɗaya daga cikin manyan lig-lig biyar na Turai.
Henry, wanda shi ne gwarzon mai cin ƙwallaye a tarihin Arsenal, ya kai shiga takarar lashe kyautar a shekarar 2003, lokacin da ya zo na biyu bayan ɗan wasan Juventus kuma ɗan ƙasar Czech, Pavel Nedved.