Olivier Giroud

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Olivier Giroud
Personal information
Full name:	Olivier Giroud
Date of birth:	30 September 1986 (1986-09-30)
Place of birth:	Chambéry, France
Height:	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Playing position:	Striker
Club information
Current club	Nice
Number	9
Youth clubs
1994–1999 1999–2005	Froges Grenoble
Senior clubs
Years	Club	App (Gls)
2005–2008 2007–2009 2008–2010 2010–2012 2010 2012–2018 2018–2021 2021–2024 2024–2025 2025–	Grenoble → Istres (loan) Tours Montpellier → Tours (loan) Arsenal Chelsea Milan Los Angeles FC Nice	023 00(2) 033 0(14) 044 0(24) 073 0(33) 017 00(6) 180 0(73) 075 0(17) 097 0(39) 020 00(3) 000 00(0)
National team
2011–2024	France	137 0(57)

Olivier Jonathan Giroud (born 30 September 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Nice. Regarded for his work-rate, strength, shot power and consistent goal-scoring ability, he is often considered one of the most underrated strikers in the world.

Giroud began his senior club career playing for hometown club Grenoble, before he signed with Tours in 2008, aged 21. He was named Ligue 2 Player of the Year in 2010 after finishing as the league's top goalscorer. He was subsequently the subject of a then-club record football transfer when he moved to Montpellier in a transfer worth €2 million, winning the club's first Ligue 1 title and finishing as league top goalscorer in 2012. He then joined Arsenal, where he won three FA Cups to help end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, and is the club's eighteenth-highest all-time goalscorer. 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. Giroud then signed for AC Milan in 2021, helping them win the 2021–22 Serie A, which ended the club's 11-year league title drought. After a one- year stint in the United States, playing for Major League Soccer side for Los Angeles FC, he made his return to France and Ligue 1, joining Lille.

Giroud made his senior international debut for the France national team in 2011 at age 25, and went on to earn 137 caps, including appearing in seven major tournaments. He is his country's all-time top goalscorer, receiving the Bronze Boot as joint second-highest goalscorer as France finished runner-up at UEFA Euro 2016. He later won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and finished runner-up at the 2022 World Cup, where Giroud again received the Bronze Boot.

Honours

Club

Montpellier

• Ligue 1: 2011–12

Arsenal

• FA Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15,
• FA Community Shield: 2014, 2015, 2017

Chelsea

• FA Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2019–20, 2020–21
• UEFA Champions League: 2020–21
• UEFA Europa League: 2018–19

AC Milan

• Serie A: 2021–22

Los Angeles FC

• U.S. Open Cup: 2024
• Leagues Cup runner-up: 2024

International

France

• FIFA World Cup: 2018; runner-up: 2022
• UEFA European Championship runner-up: 2016

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2011–12
• Ligue 1 top goalscorer: 2011–12
• Premier League Player of the Month: March 2015
• UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Year: 2009–10
• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2009–10
• Ligue 2 UNFP Player of the Month: September 2009, November 2009
• UEFA European Championship Bronze Boot: 2016
• FIFA Puskás Award: 2017
• FIFA World Cup Bronze Boot: 2022
• UEFA Europa League top goalscorer: 2018–19
• UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2018–19
• Chelsea Goal of the Season: 2020–21

External links

• Olivier Giroud – UEFA competition record
• Olivier Giroud profile at Soccerbase
• Official Website

France – UEFA Euro 2012

1. Lloris (c) 2. Debuchy 3. Evra 4. Rami 5. Mexès 6. Cabaye 7. Ribéry 8. Valbuena 9. Giroud 10. Benzema 11. Nasri 12. Matuidi 13. Réveillère 14. Ménez 15. Malouda 16. Mandanda 17. M'Vila 18. Diarra 19. Martin 20. Ben Arfa 21. Koscielny 22. Clichy 23. Carrasso Manager:   Laurent Blanc

France – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Quarter-finals

1. Lloris (c) 2. Debuchy 3. Evra 4. Varane 5. Sakho 6. Cabaye 7. Cabella 8.  Valbuena 9. Giroud 10. Benzema 11. Griezmann 12. Mavuba 13. Mangala 14. Matuidi 15. Sagna 16. Ruffier 17. Digne 18. Sissoko 19. Pogba 20. Rémy 21. Koscielny 22. Schneiderlin 23. Landreau Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – UEFA Euro 2016 – Runners-up

1. Lloris 2. Jallet 3. Evra 4. Rami 5. Kanté 6. Cabaye 7. Griezmann 8. Payet 9. Giroud 10. Gignac 11. Martial 12. Schneiderlin 13. Mangala 14. Matuidi 15. Pogba 16. Mandanda 17. Digne 18. Sissoko 19. Sagna 20. Coman 21. Koscielny 22. Umtiti 23. Costil Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Winners

1. Lloris (c) 2. Pavard 3. Kimpembe 4. Varane 5. Umtiti 6. Pogba 7. Griezmann 8. Lemar 9. Giroud 10. Mbappé 11. Dembélé 12. Tolisso 13. Kanté 14. Matuidi 15. Nzonzi 16. Mandanda 17. Rami 18. Fekir 19. Sidibé 20. Thauvin 21. Hernández 22. Mendy 23. Areola Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – UEFA Euro 2020 – Round of 16

1. Lloris (c) 2. Pavard 3. Kimpembe 4. Varane 5. Lenglet 6. Pogba 7. Griezmann 8. Lemar 9. Giroud 10. Mbappé 11. Dembélé 12. Tolisso 13. Kanté 14. Rabiot 15. Zouma 16. Mandanda 17. Sissoko 18. Digne 19. Benzema 20. Coman 21. Hernández 22. Ben Yedder 23. Maignan 24. Dubois 25. Koundé 26. Thuram Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – 2022 FIFA World Cup – Runners-up

1. Lloris (c) 2. Pavard 3. Disasi 4. Varane 5. Koundé 6. Guendouzi 7. Griezmann 8. Tchouaméni 9. Giroud 10. Mbappé 11. Dembélé 12. Kolo Muani 13. Fofana 14. Rabiot 15. Veretout 16. Mandanda 17. Saliba 18. Upamecano 20. Coman 21. L. Hernandez 22. T. Hernandez 23. Areola 24. Konaté 25. Camavinga 26. Thuram Manager:   Didier Deschamps

France – UEFA Euro 2024 – Semi-finals

1. Samba 2. Pavard 3. Mendy 4. Upamecano 5. Koundé 6. Camavinga 7. Griezmann 8. Tchouaméni 9. Giroud 10. Mbappé (c) 11. Dembélé 12. Kolo Muani 13. Kanté 14. Rabiot 15. Thuram 16. Maignan 17. Saliba 18. Zaïre-Emery 19. Fofana 20. Coman 21. Clauss 22. Hernandez 23. Areola 24. Konaté 25. Barcola Manager:   Didier Deschamps