[140] On 9 December, he scored his first competitive Arsenal hat-trick in a 30 away victory at Olympiacos helping the Gunners, who needed a two-goal win, make the last-16 of the Champions League. [239][240][241][242][243][244] He is also associated with making runs to the front post that outwit defenders. Please logout and login again. 1. However, neither player can hold a candle to Eugenie Le Sommer, the veteran of the France women's national team who has scored 86 goals in 175 appearances for Les Bleus and counting. . Forward. [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. [173][174], On 23 September 2020, Giroud made his first appearance in 202021 season from the bench and scored his first goal of the season against Barnsley in the third round of the EFL Cup, which ended in a 60 win at home. It was the match against the "Le Havre." He appeared in 18 matches in his first season and had scored two goals. [161] Giroud then made it four goals in three games, bagging a brace at home to PAOK in matchday five of the Europa League. 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Copyright 2018 - 2023, Footballcritic Inc. All right reserved. [72], Giroud began the 201112 campaign on form scoring in the team's first two league matches of the season against Auxerre and the defending champions Lille. Karim Benzema #9 #9: Olivier Giroud : Real Madrid: AC Milan: Highest market value: 60.00m Last update: Jun 13, 2023: 25.00m: Market value: 4.00m: Highest . He also featured for France in the 2022 FIFA World Cup, helping them reach the final. 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. Skip to 0:20 to watch it. Chelsea won the match 40. Olivier Giroud has been one of the most successful strikers of the last decade in European football. On 19 March, he provided his 4th assist this season, setting up Bennacer goal against Cagliari in a 10 win. [124] Later, he scored twice in a 41 home victory against Newcastle United on 13 December. [148] On 19 November, Giroud scored an 89th-minute equalising goal after appearing as a substitute in a 11 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. Giroud is actively involved in various charitable causes. [4] Giroud is of Italian descent through both of his grandmothers (Yvonne Avogadro and Antonia Gaiatto). [73][74] Montpellier won both matches. [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. [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. Giroud played an important role in France's successful World Cup campaign in 2018, where they were crowned champions. He is currently Frances highest-ever goal scorer. [39] On 18 August 2009, he scored his first league goal against the same opposition in another win. Thank you for using Footballcritic. club career Giroud scored 21 goals in Ligue 1 for Montpellier during the 2011-12 season. However, the result was a 41 loss. He is the all-time top scorer in the history of the Europa League with 36 goals, surpassing the previous record held by Henrik Larsson. 1x FIFA Pusks Award . The striker scored 39 goals in 119 appearances for the Blues in total, winning the Champions . Michel Platini (41 goals) captained France to victory at UEFA Euro 1984. . [153] On 28 September 2017, during Arsenal's Europa League group game away to BATE Borisov, Giroud scored his 100th goal for the club in a 42 victory. [169] On 20 May 2020, Giroud signed a new one-year contract with Chelsea. Coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute, he scored a headed goal from a Franck Ribry cross in the fourth minute of injury time. France went on to lose this match 2-1 in 2017, but it won't be remembered for anything other than one of the finest goals anyone could ever hope to score in their career.A fine touch set up a clean, precise, and beautifully lethal volley from the angle of the area which found the far corner perfectly to open the scoring. [66][67] Giroud played the entire match. Your login session has expired. [33][34] After a double against Nmes on 20 February 2009,[35] the striker suffered an injury, which forced him to miss three league matches. He played in all seven of France's matches in the tournament and provided an assist in the final against Croatia. @_OlivierGiroud_ replaces Tino Anjorin. As a child, Giroud was a talented athlete and played several sports, including football, basketball, and athletics. [116] His scored the only goal in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. 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. He has failed to score a single goal in Russia amid zero shots on target in 13 attempts. Olivier Giroud - Best Ever Goals (Montpellier, Arsenal, Chelsea & France)https://twitter.com/iGoonerHDBusiness inquiries: iGoonerYT@gmail.comMusic: Daft Punk. According to reports, Badarevi had declared that Giroud "did not have the level to play among the elite". During his time at Arsenal, he scored 105 goals in 253 appearances and won three FA Cups. With him, I progressed in my positioning and also in front of goal". He has a goals per game ratio of 0.35 and has struck 577 shots on goal. France reached the quarter-finals but were knocked out by eventual champions Spain. [16][17] He scored his first double of the season in a 20 win against Arles-Avignon. He is a hard-working striker who is also capable of playing in several other offensive positions. Caps/Goals: . March 2015. France reached the final but were ultimately beaten 1-0 by Portugal. In the match, Giroud scored his first goal for the club in the first half. [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. [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. [60][61], In the Coupe de la Ligue, Montpellier surprisingly reached the final of the competition. [224] On 28 May 2018, Giroud scored his 31st international goal for France during a home game against Ireland, equalling Zinedine Zidane's record, and becoming the fourth highest goal scorer of all time for the country. The turn and pass from Wilshere ?The finish from Giroud ?What a goal from Arsenal ? [36] Giroud later re-aggravated the previous injury in training, which led to him missing the entire month of April as Tours were contesting a promotion battle with several clubs. Giroud began his senior club career playing for hometown club Grenoble, before he signed with Tours in 2008, aged 21. [162] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. [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. He has scored 53 goals in 120 appearances for France. He scored 21 goals and helped Montpellier win their first-ever Ligue 1 title. The main positions in which Olivier Giroud starts for Milan. They had 32 shots on target from a total of 65 shots and scored 13 goals (14.99 xG). [192], On 6 March in Stadio Diego Maradona, although suffering from a deep cut in his left shin, Giroud scored the only goal in an away win against Napoli, helping his team to climb to the top of Serie A table. [229], In March 2019, Giroud scored goals in two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Iceland, taking his tally to 35 for France. FW. Career Stats of Olivier Giroud This page contains information about a player's detailed stats. [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. [59] In November 2010, Giroud scored game-winning goals in consecutive weeks against Toulouse and Nice. Giroud made his professional debut on 27 March appearing as a late-match substitute in a 11 draw with Gueugnon in Ligue 2. . [202], On 28 May 2023, he scored the winner against Juventus, a win that granted Milan's qualification to UEFA Champions league, it was the 12th league goal for Giroud this season. He later won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and appeared at UEFA Euro 2020 as well as the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where France finished as runners-up and Giroud again received the Bronze Boot. [8][9], Giroud began organised football playing for his hometown club, Olympique Club de Froges. [53], Giroud officially joined Montpellier on 1 July 2010. He was named Ligue 2 Player of the Year in 2010 after finishing as the league's top goalscorer. "@FrankKhalidUK Giroud he's got winning mentality winning trophies kane it's how many goals he can score and beating records loser" [26] A month later, Giroud scored his first goal for the club converting the opener in a league match against Lens. Feyenoord). In that game, he also become the first player to score a hat-trick for Les Bleus in 17 years. 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). Manchester City claimed the Premier League title on the final day of the season, edging Liverpool into second. [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. Chelsea Chelsea: 0 . . Despite losing Giroud, the club went unbeaten in the four league matches he missed. scorpion kick against Crystal Palace. Instead, 36-year-old Olivier Giroud has proven one more time crucial for the France national team, scoring two goals in his side's comeback win over Australia on Tuesday night. He simultaneously made his club and European debut on 29 July in the first leg of Montpellier's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round with Hungarian club Gyri ETO. ?He just loves scoring worldies, doesn't he! You're not reaching that one, mate. The Liverpool and Tottenham stars have finished level in the final goalscoring standings for England's top flight this season. [247][248][249], Giroud has an older brother, Romain, who was also a footballer, having played at the Auxerre academy and having represented France at under-15 and under-17 level, however he dropped a potential professional career to study and become a nutritionist. [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. 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. On 4 August 2006, in a 2-1 defeat against Niort, he made his first proper start playing for the whole 90 minutes. [citation needed], On 13 May 2014, Giroud was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Giroud was part of France's squad for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. [119] On 17 May, Giroud started in the 2014 FA Cup Final as Arsenal beat Hull City 32 at Wembley Stadium and assisted Aaron Ramsey's cup-winning goal. [121] Shortly after scoring the equaliser in a 22 draw against Everton on 22 August, he broke his left tibia and was ruled out for four months. He describes himself as a "very believing person [] I don't cross myself before my games but I do a little prayer". Total Goals; OF:Offsides; RC:Red . [11] He remained a part of the senior team for the rest of the campaign making five more substitute appearances. Despite not scoring a goal himself, his link-up play and hold-up play were crucial in helping France win the tournament. Four days later, Giroud scored another brace against Lazio in Coppa Italia as Milan thrashed the former 40, progressing to the semi-final of the competition. 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[87][88] Two weeks later against Ajaccio, he assisted on Montpellier's second goal and scored the team's final goal in a 30 win. [245] Due to his playing style and penchant for scoring goals after coming off the bench, he has been described as a "target man",[243] and as a "super sub" in the media. [250], Giroud has been married to Jennifer since 2011 and have four children together. The couple has two children together: a daughter named Jade, born in 2013, and a son named Evan, born in 2016. [125] Thirteen days later, he was sent off in Arsenal's 21 win over Queens Park Rangers for a headbutt on Nedum Onuoha after being pushed by the QPR defender. [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. [199] [32] After his four-goal display against Jeanne d'Arc, Giroud followed up the performance by scoring goals in back-to-back league matches against Montpellier and Metz. FOC Froges (1994-1999) Stats of Olivier Giroud . Midfielder. 20/21: Chelsea FC: 1x French champion . [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. Club Apps (Subs) Goals More; 2021/2022. Giroud is married to Jennifer Giroud since 2011, whom he has known since he was 14 years old. Currently, Giroud plays for the French national team as well as AC Milan and his main role in the team is of a centre-forward. [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. [151], On 12 January 2017, Giroud, alongside teammates Francis Coquelin and Laurent Koscielny signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. 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