The match against Vidi at MOL Aréna Sóstó finished 2–2. [118] On 17 May, Giroud started in the 2014 FA Cup Final as Arsenal beat Hull City 3–2 at Wembley Stadium and assisted Aaron Ramsey's cup-winning goal. Giroud won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and totalled 105 goals in 253 games for the club. [166], On 14 August 2019, Giroud scored his first goal of the season against Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup. He has since become the nation's second-highest goalscorer with 44 goals in 107 caps, and was part of the teams which reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the final of UEFA Euro 2016 (in which he received the Bronze Boot as joint second-highest goalscorer), and won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 13 May 2014, Giroud was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [152], 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 4–2 victory. [187] Against Belgium, Giroud earned another cap appearing as a substitute as the match ended 0–0. [163] The following month, he became the first Chelsea player to score 10 goals in a single European campaign when he scored in a 4–3 semi-final second-leg win over Slavia Prague. Olivier Giroud fête sa 100e sélection en équipe de France ! [170], Giroud finished the league season with a goal in Chelsea's 2–0 win over Wolves on 26 July, a result which secured Chelsea a place in the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League. [115] His scored the only goal in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. Photo publiée sur Instagram le 26 novembre 2018. He became the oldest player to ever score in six successive Premier League starts at the age of 34 years and 63 days. [169] On 19 July 2020, he scored a goal and helped Chelsea to reach their 14th FA Cup final after beating Manchester United 3–1 in the semi-final. [162] Giroud scored his first Chelsea hat trick on 14 March in a 5–0 (8–0 aggregate) win over Dynamo Kyiv in the second leg of the Europa League round of 16 tie at NSC Olimpiyskiy. With 11 goals in the competition, he set a new record for most goals by a French player in a single European season, breaking the previous record held jointly by Nestor Combin (achieved during the 1963–64 European Cup Winners' Cup) and Just Fontaine (achieved during the 1958–59 European Cup). [97] On 30 October, he helped Arsenal to a historic comeback in a League Cup tie against Reading, as Arsenal were 4–0 down before coming back to win the game 7–5 after extra-time, with Giroud scoring Arsenal's second goal. He later admitted that signing his first contract was an important part in his development as a player, stating "It took me signing my first professional contract to become aware of my abilities. [30] In the ensuing round against Réunionais club Jeanne d'Arc, Giroud scored four goals in a 7–1 win. Despite his lack of minutes in the Premier League, Olivier Giroud has impressed for Chelsea in the Europa League this season. Il a illuminé la soirée de Ligue des Champions de mardi. [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. However, club manager Mehmed Baždarević, who was hired while Giroud was on his loan stint at Istres, deemed the player surplus to requirements and, subsequently, listed him for transfer. [58] The double brought his career goal tally to nine against the Bouches-du-Rhône-based club. 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[203] 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. [230], On 13 November 2018, Sony Pictures France confirmed on Twitter that Giroud had landed a role in the French-dubbed version of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (known as Spiderman: New Generation in France) as the voice of the Green Goblin. [57] On 25 September, Giroud scored two goals in a home victory over Arles-Avignon. In an attempt to earn some playing time, Giroud spent the 2007–08 season on loan at Istres in the Championnat National, the third level of football in France. [89] On 24 March 2012, Giroud scored in the 1–0 win over Saint-Étienne. Olivier et Jennifer Giroud avec leurs trois enfants, Jade, 5 ans, Evan et Aaron. Vous pouvez également à tout moment revoir vos options en matière de ciblage. [192] 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 2–1. [60][61], In the Coupe de la Ligue, Montpellier surprisingly reached the final of the competition. After making two substitute appearances on his return, in his first start since the injury on 3 April against Angers, Giroud scored the team's opening goal in a 3–1 win. [85] In January 2012, Giroud was linked with a transfer to several clubs. [28] Two weeks later, Giroud scored his third goal for the club in a victory over Ajaccio.[29]. [212], Giroud is capable of playing in several offensive positions, but usually plays as a striker or as a centre-forward; he has also occasionally been used as a second striker, or even as a false 9. [144] A week later, in the team's final match of the season, Giroud scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa to end 2015–16 with 16 goals in the Premier League[145] and 24 in all competitions. He also became the oldest player to achieve the feat in the European Cup since Real Madrid's Ferenc Puskás in September 1965 (38y 173d vs. [123] Later, he scored twice in a 4–1 home victory against Newcastle United on 13 December. I am just disappointed with what happened to Grenoble when there was great potential". Giroud made his full international debut for France in 2011. [177][178] On 8 December, Giroud marked his 100th appearance for Chelsea in a 1–1 home draw against Krasnodar in the Champions League final group stage match. No problem. Highly regarded for his work-rate, strength, shot power and consistent goal-scoring ability, he is often named as one of the most underrated strikers in world football.[4][5][6][7]. However, the result was a 4–1 loss. [168] On 20 May 2020, Giroud signed a new one-year contract with Chelsea. [207] In the final of the tournament on 15 July, France defeated Croatia 4–2 to win their second FIFA World Cup title. In doing so, he surpassed David Trezeguet to become the nation's third-highest goalscorer of all-time, behind only Thierry Henry and Michel Platini. [134] Giroud was announced as the Premier League Player of the Month for March. [17][18] He scored his first double of the season in a 2–0 win against Arles-Avignon. He was voted the ‘Hottest [19] A fortnight later, Giroud converted two goals again, this time in a 3–2 win over Pau. [196], In the opening match of Euro 2016 on 10 June 2016, France defeated Romania 2–1. [40] Following another league goal in a win over Guingamp,[41] on 18 September, Giroud scored all four of Tours' goals in a 4–2 win over Arles-Avignon. [208], In March 2019, Giroud scored goals in two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers against Moldova and Iceland, taking his tally to 35 for France. [142][143], On 8 May 2016, Giroud scored in a 2–2 against Manchester City at the City of Manchester Stadium to end a run of 15 Premier League matches without a goal. In that game, he also become the first player to score a hat-trick for Les Bleus in 17 years. Téléfoot consacrait un document exceptionnel à Olivier Giroud ce dimanche 11 octobre sur TF1. [186] He made his international debut in the match against the United States appearing as a substitute. In the 2009–10 season, Giroud was promoted to the lead striker role following the departure of Tenema N'Diaye to Nantes. [141] On 8 March, Giroud ended a 12-match scoreless run, with a brace in a 4–0 away victory over Hull City in a FA Cup replay. [137], Giroud scored Arsenal's first goal of the season, a sideways scissor kick from an Özil assist at Crystal Palace in a 2–1 loss. [23][24] Of the 14 goals, Giroud only scored four at the Stade Parsemain, Istres' home stadium. Prior to representing the senior national team, Giroud did not earn any caps with the national youth teams. Marié à Jennifer, ... Evan (4 ans) et Aaron (2 ans et demi). I could not dream better for a first pro goal". Olivier Giroud lit désormais les Psaumes de Jésus,de Timothy Keller (Ourania Editions), pour creuser ce domaine. Le nouveau magazine de M6, Story : des vies hors-normes, a mis Olivier Giroud à l'honneur ce dimanche 14 juillet. [121], On 30 September 2014, his 28th birthday, Giroud signed a new contract at Arsenal, keeping him at the club until 2018 and increasing his weekly wage to £80,000. Despite only coming on as a half-time substitute, he was named Man of the match. 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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. [159] In his next outing, he scored his first Premier League goal of the season in a 3–1 away loss to Tottenham Hotspur on 24 November. [117] On 12 April, Giroud scored one of the penalties in the shootout against Wigan Athletic to send Arsenal to the final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. [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. In the match, Giroud scored his first goal for the club in the first half. Olivier Giroud, elle l'un des joueurs les plus populaires des Bleus ... Jade née en juin 2013, Evan né en mars 2016 et Aaron né au début de l'année 2018. [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. On 3 November 2011, in an effort to reward Giroud for his performances domestically with Montpellier, national team coach Laurent Blanc named the striker in the squad to play in friendly matches against the United States and Belgium on 11 and 15 November 2011, respectively. 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". [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 7–3 at the Emirates Stadium.[108]. Giroud is a Roman Catholic and has a tattoo on his right arm from Psalm 23 in Latin: "Dominus regit me et nihil mihi deerit" ("The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want"). Giroud finished the fall campaign with 16 goals, 13 of which came in league play. [140] Giroud scored the first goal in a 2–0 victory over Aston Villa four days later, becoming only the seventh Arsenal player to reach 50 Premier League goals for the club. Ses trois enfants, Jade (6 ans), Evan (3 ans) et Aaron (1 an), sont baptisés dans l’Église catholique. The striker arrived with a proven pedigree at the highest level having scored goals regularly in the Premier League, in Europe and on the international stage for France. Giroud earned his 50th France cap by being in the starting line-up of that match and played every minute of it; he scored the opening goal by heading Dimitri Payet's cross into the goal in the 57th minute. She gave birth to … [205] Giroud played in all seven matches, and though he failed to register a shot on net on 13 shots, his physical presence and link-up play was credited with Griezmann and Mbappé each scoring four goals. [32][77] In the team's next 18 matches in all competitions, Giroud lived up to the nickname by scoring 13 goals. [87][88] Two weeks later against Ajaccio, he assisted on Montpellier's second goal and scored the team's final goal in a 3–0 win. Jennifer, Jade, Eva et Aaron sont les plus grands soutiens d'Olivier Giroud. Olivier a été englouti avec des peurs d'échec avant même de commencer sa carrière. He began his career at Grenoble in Ligue 2 before joining Tours in 2008. [124] Thirteen days later, he was sent off in Arsenal's 2–1 win over Queens Park Rangers for a headbutt on Nedum Onuoha after being pushed by the QPR defender. [9][10] Giroud began his football career playing for his hometown club, Olympique Club de Froges. [161] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. [72], Giroud began the 2011–12 campaign on form scoring in the team's first two league matches of the season against Auxerre and the defending champions Lille. [165] On 29 May, he scored in Chelsea's 4–1 win over his former club Arsenal in the Europa League final; during the match, he also set-up Hazard's second goal. 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[11] Under the tutelage of manager Frédéric Arpinon, he continued his development as a striker and, in his second match with the club, scored his first goal in a 2–1 win over Laval. He spent six years training at the club before joining professional club Grenoble at the age of 13.[8]. Le travail me manque mais je profite à fond de mes enfants", avait confié la maman d'une fille et deux garçons (Jade, Evan et Aaron). A – Group A section, Gr. [139] On 9 December, he scored his first competitive Arsenal hat-trick in a 3–0 away victory at Olympiacos helping the Gunners, who needed a two-goal win, make the last-16 of the Champions League. Ce 7 mars 2016, Olivier Giroud est enfin devenu papa d’un petit garçon nommé Evan. Liverpool went on to win the match on penalties (5–4) after a 2–2 scoreline. [149] On 1 January 2017, Giroud scored with a backheeled "scorpion kick" volley in a 2–0 win against Crystal Palace, a goal described by Arsène Wenger as the greatest he had seen at the Emirates Stadium. [98] Giroud scored his first UEFA Champions League goal for Arsenal in a 2–2 draw at Schalke 04 on 6 November[99] and four days later he scored twice in a 3–3 draw at home to Fulham. Papa de Jade, 7 ans, et d'Evan, 4 ans, Olivier Giroud reconnaît que le statut de fils ou de fille de n'est pas toujours facile à vivre notamment pour son aînée. Toujours à ses côtés, la famille de l'attaquant des Bleus est très soudée. [59] In November 2010, Giroud scored game-winning goals in consecutive weeks against Toulouse and Nice. [210], On 7 October 2020, Giroud played his 100th match for France,[211] where he also scored twice in a 7–1 win against Ukraine, giving him 42 goals in his international career to surpass Platini's total and rank second for France. [100] Giroud's form earned him a place in the Premier League team of the week. [231][232] He was joined by Presnel Kimpembe, who took on the role of Scorpion. [125] He later returned from his three-game suspension to feature in a 3–0 victory at home against Stoke City on 11 January. Enfin, Olivier Giroud qui avait les yeux pleins de larmes a retrouvé le sourire en découvrant ses trois enfants : Jade, Evan, Aaron. His advice to me really helped a lot. [132] Giroud kept up his fine form by netting one goals each against Queens Park Rangers, West Ham United and two against Newcastle United in the Premier League[133] while also scoring against Monaco in the Champions League. Feyenoord). [225] In February 2015 Giroud was voted the 'Hottest Premier League Player'. Mais Jennifer Giroud avait également expliqué avoir la chance de vivre avec un "papa formidable". On his return against Boulogne on 8 May, Giroud scored his final goal of the season in a victory. [11] In 2011, Giroud reevaluated his departure from Grenoble stating "I am neither resentful nor vengeful. Olivier Giroud est né le 30 de septembre 1986 à Chambéry, dans le sud-est de la France. [222] Their daughter Jade was born on 18 June 2013. [52] He finished the season with 42 appearances and 24 goals. [12] He remained a part of the senior team for the rest of the campaign making five more substitute appearances. [11] 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. He had his appeal rejected by the Football Association. [128], On 15 February, he netted two goals in the space of three minutes as Arsenal defeated Middlesbrough 2–0 to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup. [92], On 26 June 2012, Arsenal won the race to sign Giroud on a long-term contract for a fee believed to be around £9.6 million (€12.4 million). [221], Giroud has been married to Jennifer since 2011. [175] On 2 December, Giroud became the oldest player in Champions League history to score a hat-trick when he scored all four goals in a 4–0 win at Sevilla. "[11] Ahead of the 2005–06 season, he was promoted to the club's reserve team, which was playing in the Championnat de France amateur 2, the fifth level of French football. A month later, Giroud made his third start of the campaign against Gueugnon. [8] Giroud is of Italian descent through both of his grandmothers. [224] After the incident, he issued an apology to his wife but later insisted that he had not committed adultery. Despite being tied on goals with Paris Saint-Germain attacker Nenê, he was named the league's top scorer by the Ligue de Football Professionnel due to finishing with more goals in open play. [37] 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. 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 4–1 away win against Sunderland. En savoir plus sur notre politique de confidentialité. France won the match 1–0. [219] Due to his playing style and penchant for scoring goals after coming off the bench, he has been described as a "target man",[217] and as a "super sub" in the media. His flicked header from Theo Walcott's free kick gave Arsenal a narrow 1–0 win and placed them at the top of the table going into 2014. [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 6–1 win against Coventry City in the League Cup. [15] He finished the campaign with 18 total appearances and two goals as Grenoble finished in fifth place. [31][32] Tours would later be eliminated in the next round by Lorient. In the 117th minute, he scored the match-winning goal to send Montpellier to its first major final since the 1993–94 season when the club reached the final of the Coupe de France. [55] Giroud made his league debut in the team's first match of the campaign; a 1–0 win over Bordeaux. Olivier Giroud foulera les pelouses de la coupe du monde 2018 en Russie, sous les couleurs de l'équipe de France… et sous les yeux de son épouse, Jennifer, mère de ses trois enfants. [174] He scored the winning goal for Chelsea in stoppage time against Rennes in the Champions League on 24 November; the victory secured Chelsea's progression to the knockout phase of the competition. [201], On 2 June 2017, Giroud scored a hat-trick at Roazhon Park for France in a friendly against Paraguay which finished 5–0 to the hosts.