pic.twitter.com/CAweQ8SzAR. [239][240][241][242][243][244] He is also associated with making runs to the front post that outwit defenders. During that span, the striker scored in consecutive matches on three occasions. [citation needed], Giroud was promoted to the senior team permanently for the 200607 season by new manager Payton Pouliquen and Nicola Malgeri and was assigned the number 22 shirt. Between 2010 and 2012, he made 73 Ligue 1 . [207] He made his international debut in the match against the United States appearing as a substitute. France striker Olivier Giroud has recorded a rare and a rather bizarre statistic in France's journey to the FIFA World Cup 2018 final. [4] Giroud is of Italian descent through both of his grandmothers (Yvonne Avogadro and Antonia Gaiatto). [60][61], In the Coupe de la Ligue, Montpellier surprisingly reached the final of the competition. [104] Chelsea won the match 40. [162] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. Olivier Giroud Bio, Age, Height, Wife, Father, Family, Net - WoodGram [230] On 8 September 2020, Giroud scored his 40th goal for the French national team, in a 42 UEFA Nations League victory against Croatia. After the season, he was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 2 Player of the Year. [76] The nickname paid tribute to his goalscoring ability, as well as personality and looks and was, subsequently, used by several other media outlets in France to describe the player. [154], On 31 January 2018, Giroud signed an 18-month contract with Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. Football Career: International Debut: In 2011, for French International Team. However, the result was a 41 loss. The environment is ideal, the training center is good, the group is healthy, and there's a beautiful stadium with an audience that responds to this". He then scored on his return to the first team against Aston Villa after an ankle injury, a match that ended 21 in Arsenal's favour. [52] He finished the season with 42 appearances and 24 goals. [149] On 26 December, he scored in a 10 home defeat of West Bromwich Albion on his first Premier League start of the season. [44], On 26 January 2010, it was reported that Ligue 1 club Montpellier had signed Giroud from Tours on a three and a half-year deal. label.tablePlayerClubHistory; Season. [180], On 15 February 2021, Giroud became the 17th player in Premier League history to make 100 substitute appearances when he replaced an injured Tammy Abraham in the first half of Chelsea's match against Newcastle;[181] Giroud would go on to open the scoring in an eventual 20 win. Not bad, Oli. [10] Giroud was given the number 12 shirt and, due to injury, made his club debut on 3 September 2008 in a 21 defeat to Boulogne in the Coupe de la Ligue. [48] Two weeks later, he scored the team's only goal in a 21 defeat to Nantes. A hard-working striker, he is known in particular for his reliable goal scoring rate, size, physical strength, heading accuracy, powerful shot, ability to hold up the ball with his back to goal, and link-up play, or create space for his teammates with his movement off the ball. @_OlivierGiroud_ replaces Tino Anjorin. Youth clubs . The match against Vidi at MOL Arna Sst finished 22. Skip to 1:18 above to have a look.This opening goal of the 2018 FA Cup semi-final showed he also has wonderful feet and ice running through his veins.Untouchable. [37] In Tours' final three league matches of the campaign, the club failed to achieve a win, which resulted in the club failing to earn promotion to Ligue 1. [20][21] He finished the campaign by scoring goals in April league fixtures against Paris and Martigues, which brought his total goal tally with Istres to 14. Total Game Goals; Grenoble: 25: 2: Istres (loan) 34: 14: Tours: 67: 36: Montpellier : 85: . [204] After the camp, Giroud was not called up for the duration of the 200102 under-16 campaign. [97] On 30 October, he helped Arsenal to a historic comeback in a League Cup tie against Reading, as Arsenal were 40 down before coming back to win the game 75 after extra-time, with Giroud scoring Arsenal's second goal. Olivier Giroud celebrates his goal against Tottenham. 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[citation needed], On 8 March 2014, Giroud scored twice against Everton in the FA Cup quarter-final, helping Arsenal to a 41 win. On 29 October 2016, after coming onto the pitch as a substitute in the 69th minute on matchday 10 of the Premier League, Giroud scored two goals with his first two touches in Arsenal's 41 away win against Sunderland. Olivier Giroud is a French professional football player who was born on 30 September 1986 in Chambry, France. AC Milan Serie A League level: First Tier Joined: Jul 17, 2021 Contract expires: Jun 30, 2024. . Giroud is a devout Christian and has spoken publicly about his faith. Giroud then signed for AC Milan in 2021, helping them win the 202122 Serie A, which ended the club's 11-year league title drought. The newest entry came in midweek, when Giroud scored the only goal to secure a big away win at Atletico Madrid in their Champions League round of 16 first leg. [45] The transfer fee was priced at 2 million and it was also announced that Montpellier would loan Giroud back to Tours until the end of the 200910 season. [200] He has a goals per game ratio of 0.35 and has struck 577 shots on goal. Olivier Giroud was born on September 30, 1986, in Chambry, a town in the French Alps. [178][179] On 8 December, Giroud marked his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a 11 home draw against Krasnodar in the Champions League final group stage match. ?He just loves scoring worldies, doesn't he! [94] He made his debut on 18 August as a substitute for fellow debutant Lukas Podolski in a goalless home draw against Sunderland in the Premier League[95] and scored his first goal for Arsenal on 26 September, in a 61 win against Coventry City in the League Cup. In that game, he also become the first player to score a hat-trick for Les Bleus in 17 years. He has scored a total of 39 goals over the last two seasons with Arsenal across all competitions. Olivier Giroud Statistics - Goals, Passes & Shots etc | Infogol [98] Giroud scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in a 22 draw at Schalke 04 on 6 November[99] and four days later he scored twice in a 33 draw at home to Fulham. [234], Giroud was called up to the French squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar; he started as the team's lone striker in their opening match against Australia on 22 November, scoring two goals and equalling Thierry Henry's 51-goal record for France. He also assisted the team's second goal, scored by Alexis Snchez. [50] A week later, he scored in another shutout victory over Strasbourg. [213] In the match, Giroud had a few chances, but then was substituted with five other players in the second half as France came back from behind to win the match 21. . The goalkeeper visibly thought about trying to dive for it but, in the end, probably made the right call. List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team [16][17] He scored his first double of the season in a 20 win against Arles-Avignon. Giroud equalled Henry's 15-year-old record when he scored two goals when Les Blues began their campaign in Qatar with a 4-1 win over Australia on Nov. 22, and Dec. 4 saw the 36-year-old's name into the history books. Giroud signed for crosstown rivals Chelsea in 2018 in a transfer worth 18 million (20.7 million), winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League, finishing as top goalscorer in the latter in 2019. [38], In the 200910 season, Giroud was promoted to the lead striker role following the departure of Tenema N'Diaye to Nantes. Giroud is actively involved in various charitable causes. He has scored four hat-tricks for the French national team, which is the joint-most by a French player, along with Michel Platini and Just Fontaine. [42][43] It was his second career four-goal match at the professional level and his third overall having had one at amateur level while playing with the Grenoble reserve team. The couple has two children together: a daughter named Jade, born in 2013, and a son named Evan, born in 2016. [145] A week later, in the team's final match of the season, Giroud scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa to end 201516 with 16 goals in the Premier League[146] and 24 in all competitions. This bicycle kick, however, was superior.A quite sublime effort to secure a 2-2 draw against Paris Saint-Germain in his penultimate season at Montpellier before, of course, helping the side to a Ligue 1 title the year after. 14.000 teams, playing a total of more then 520.000 matches. If you [a club] trusted me, it was because I must have had some qualities. If you look up words like clinical and spectacular in the dictionary, the chances are you'll see the Frenchman's name. sue peppard on Twitter: "@FrankKhalidUK Giroud he's got winning [10] His performances over seven months with the reserve team resulted in the player being called up to the senior team in March 2006 by manager Thierry Goudet. [201] On 14 September he scored against Dinamo Zagreb in the second group stage match of the Champions League. [198], He scored his first goal of the season against Bologna on 27 August, a volley in a 20 win. [90] The victory placed Montpellier at the top of the table and the club remained there for the rest of the campaign capturing its first league title in club history after beating Auxerre 21 on the final day of the season. A week later, he scored Montpellier's lone goal in a 31 loss to Lille. Follow: Facebook; Follow: Twitter; Premier League Record. Olivier Giroud - Stats 22/23 | Transfermarkt He played in all four of France's matches in the tournament and scored one goal in a 5-2 victory over Switzerland. Thank you for using Footballcritic. . Olivier Giroud, Latest News & Player Profile | Goal.com [55] Giroud made his league debut in the team's first match of the campaign; a 10 win over Bordeaux. No problem. [114] He received his first red card for Arsenal against Fulham, which meant he would miss three of Arsenal's last four games of the season. On 3 September, against Inter, he scored and assisted a goal in a 32 win. Giroud made his senior team debut on 27 March 2006 coming as a replacement in a Ligue 2 game against Gueugnon, which ended up in a 1-1 draw. In 2012, Giroud signed for Arsenal FC, where he played for six seasons. [8][9], Giroud began organised football playing for his hometown club, Olympique Club de Froges. [135] Giroud was announced as the Premier League Player of the Month for March. [205][206] Giroud described the call up as "a childhood dream come true", while also stating it is "immensely satisfying and a privilege" to represent the national team. It was Giroud 11th goal this season in all competitions (in 27 appearances), equalling his total tally from the whole of last season for Chelsea (31 matches). So, we know he can score goals, but which rank among his best? Despite losing Giroud, the club went unbeaten in the four league matches he missed. Olivier Giroud insists age is no barrier to improvement and France's new record scorer is targeting "many more goals" in his country's colours. [142] On 8 March, Giroud ended a 12-match scoreless run, with a brace in a 40 away victory over Hull City in a FA Cup replay. . His flicked header from Theo Walcott's free kick gave Arsenal a narrow 10 win and placed them at the top of the table going into 2014. . Olivier Giroud (54 goals) is the all-time leading goalscorer of the national team. Not bad at all. Olivier Giroud earned the title with a late first-half goal in his country's World Cup round of 16 match against Poland on Sunday. Player comparison Karim Benzema / Olivier Giroud | Transfermarkt Montpellier's owner Louis Nicollin responded to the rumours on French radio station RTL and surprised many by deeming one club "not big enough" for Giroud, while also declaring that the striker would cost "at least 50 or 60 million". In 2008, Giroud joined Tours FC, where he scored 33 goals in 73 appearances, which attracted the attention of other French clubs. [105][106][107] On 29 December 2012, Giroud scored a brace and hit the crossbar after coming on as a substitute for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the 80th minute, as Arsenal beat Newcastle United 73 at the Emirates Stadium. 2018: France: 1x Champions League winner . The official senior career of Olivier Giroud started in "2006-2007 season." He scored his first goal for the team in February 2007. Feyenoord). [10] Under the tutelage of manager Frdric Arpinon, he continued his development as a striker and, in his second match with the club, scored his first goal in a 21 win over Laval. Since making his debut for Milan in 2021, Giroud has managed to score 26 goals in 72 appearances. [254] Arsne Wenger, Giroud's manager at Arsenal at the time, did not comment on the matter, saying he wanted to "respect his privacy". [250], Giroud has been married to Jennifer since 2011 and have four children together. [70][71] After finishing the season as the club's top scorer, on 31 May 2011, Giroud signed a contract extension with Montpellier until 2014. [246] He has also been described by pundits as one of the most underrated strikers in the world. They were unable to defeat Argentina on penalties however Giroud became Frances all-time highest goal scorer by reaching 53 goals in 120 appearances. 2:17; Laurens . No, it's not that Giroud goal against Crystal Palace (although it will of course feature). Giroud's last goal of 2013, and Arsenal's last of the year, came against Newcastle United. [152] During the 2017 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley, Giroud came on in the 78th minute with the score 11, and a minute later he delivered an assist for Aaron Ramsey to score the winning goal which saw Arsenal lift the Cup for a record-breaking thirteenth time. The striker scored 39 goals in 119 appearances for the Blues in total, winning the Champions . Skip to 3:02 in the video to witness Giroud holding off Sergio Aguero before unleashing a purely venomous strike past the helpless Willy Caballero. [132] Four days later, on 1 March, he scored Arsenal's opening goal in a 20 Premier League defeat of Everton. [171] Giroud finished the league season with a goal in Chelsea's 20 win over Wolves on 26 July, a result which secured Chelsea a place in the 202021 UEFA Champions League. The match against Vidi at MOL Arna Sst finished 2-2. [159], On 8 November, Giroud registered his first goal of the season away to BATE Borisov in matchday four of the Europa League group stage. [256] In an interview with GQ, he cited David Beckham as an inspiration for the way he looks, saying that Beckham's "style is iconic". He also featured for France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, helping them reach the final. To all who claim Giroud possesses no right foot: go to 2:32 in the above video.A phenomenal first-time chip from outside the area with his weaker foot was just one of the reasons Arsenal eventually decided to bring him to the Premier League from Montpellier. The main positions in which Olivier Giroud starts for Milan. An overview of Olivier Giroud's career. [80][81][82][83][84], As a result of Giroud's performance and the team as a whole, Montpellier topped the league table in November 2011. 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Using our unique search, comparison and ranking tools, FC wants to make it easier for a fan of any team to access the facts and . [139] On 20 October 2015, he came off the bench to score the first goal in a 20 win against Bayern Munich in the 201516 UEFA Champions League group stage. [citation needed], On 13 May 2014, Giroud was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. 1-1 [81'] #CHEKRA", "100 - Olivier Giroud has become the 17th player to make 100 appearances in the Premier League as a substitute. [190] [4], Giroud spent five years developing in Grenoble's youth academy before signing his first professional contract at the age of 21. [47] Following the transfer, Giroud went three weeks without scoring a goal before converting one on 19 February 2010 in a win over Arles-Avignon. At Chelsea, Giroud found great form as he scored 39 goals and provided 14 goals from 119 games. [89] On 24 March 2012, Giroud scored in the 10 win over Saint-tienne. He overtook Thierry Henry in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, who had 51 goals. His appeal was rejected by the Football Association. AC Milan Serie A . [56] On 28 August, he scored his first league goal in a 10 away win against Valenciennes. [66][67] Giroud played the entire match. The former Arsenal man is just ten goals off reaching the famous 100 club in the Premier League, and is France's second highest all-time goalscorer with 44 strikes - second only to Thierry Henry, no less. Striker Giroud, who turned 36 in September . [27] Two weeks later, Giroud scored his third goal for the club in a victory over Ajaccio. Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud completes his move to AC Milan after three years at Stamford Bridge. Total Goals; OF:Offsides; RC:Red . On 10 December, he scored the winning goal against England, helping France to the Semi Finals. He spent several years developing his skills in Grenoble's academy before signing his first professional contract with the club in 2005. Giroud played an important role in France's successful World Cup campaign in 2018, where they were crowned champions. National team career # National team Debut ; France: 9 . Olivier Giroud - Wikipedia [69] Towards the end of the league season, Giroud scored goals against title contenders Marseille and Lyon. In the match, Giroud scored his first goal for the club in the first half. 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