[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. [55] Giroud made his league debut in the team's first match of the campaign; a 1–0 win over Bordeaux. 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[183] After the camp, Giroud was not called up for the duration of the 2001–02 under-16 campaign. Olivier Giroud a donné la victoire à Chelsea, mercredi soir face à l’Atlético de Madrid (0-1), d’un superbe retourné acrobatique. [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. [64][65] In the 2011 Coupe de la Ligue Final, Montpellier faced Marseille and were defeated 1–0 courtesy of a goal by Taye Taiwo. [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. Encore décisif hier soir en Ligue des champions, Olivier Giroud a permis à Chelsea de s’imposer (1-0) face à l’Atlético Madrid grâce à un superbe retourné. The France forward's powerful header in stoppage time snatched the points for Frank Lampard's side after Serhou Guirassy had levelled Callum Hudson-Odoi's first-half opener. Publié le 18 novembre 2020 à 8h33 par G.d.S.S. [34][35] After a double against Nîmes on 20 February 2009,[36] the striker suffered an injury, which forced him to miss three league matches. [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. Shortly before the tournament Giroud had scored his 31st goal for France, becoming their fourth-highest scorer of all-time. Mercato - Chelsea : Retour de flamme pour Giroud ! Buteur sur un superbe retourné acrobatique, Olivier Giroud a permis à Chelsea de dominer l’Atlético chez lui en 8e de finale aller de la Ligue des Champions (1-0). He headed a fine winning goal against Liverpool in May and finished the season as first-choice striker, working hard in our FA Cup final win over Man United which earned him a fourth winner’s medal in the competition. Giroud was then part of the France squad who reached the final of the European Championships in 2016, which were played on home soil. [224] After the incident, he issued an apology to his wife but later insisted that he had not committed adultery. 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. [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. Giroud scored a header from a Wilshere free kick, and provided an assist for Theo Walcott. 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. He then scored on his return to the first team against Aston Villa after an ankle injury, a match that ended 2–1 in Arsenal's favour. [209] On 8 September 2020, Giroud scored his 40th goal for the French national team, in a 4–2 UEFA Nations League victory against Croatia. Olivier Jonathan Giroud (born 30 September 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Chelsea and the France national team. Due to his involvement in the later stages of the 2018 World Cup, Giroud arrived back for pre-season training later than most, meaning his start to the season was naturally slow in terms of involvement. 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. [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. 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. [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. Chelsea : Giroud répond à ses détracteurs ! In the second half, he scored another goal to cap a 3–1 win. No part of this site may be reproduced without our written permission. Feyenoord). [21][22] 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. [126] On 18 January, he scored the second goal in a 2–0 victory against Manchester City, giving the gunners their first victory at the City of Manchester Stadium since 2010. On 13 May 2014, Giroud was named in Didier Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. After scoring a double in a 2–2 draw with Brest,[75] French newspaper Le Parisien affectionately dubbed him le buteur de charme (the charm striker). 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. [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. Nos Chelsea maillots et kits de football sont livrés sous licence officielle et dans une variété de styles. The striker was then named in the squad for Euro 2016, which took place on home soil, and it was Giroud who scored the first goal of the tournament when he headed the hosts into the lead against Romania. [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). [27] A month later, Giroud scored his first goal for the club converting the opener in a league match against Lens. [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. [44] In the team's next 15 matches in all competitions, Giroud remained on form scoring ten goals. He had truly made the Europa League his competition and finished as the top scorer with 11 goals, the last of which was the crucial opener against his former club Arsenal in the Baku final. [66][67] Giroud played the entire match. Giroud produced a wonderful assist for Mbappe in France's dramatic 4-3 win over Argentina, and produced a solid display in the final as they ran out 4-2 winners against Croatia to secure the trophy. [69] Towards the end of the league season, Giroud scored goals against title contenders Marseille and Lyon. [51] After the goal against Strasbourg, Giroud went seven matches without scoring before netting on the final matchday of the season against Nîmes. He spent six years training at the club before joining professional club Grenoble at the age of 13.[8]. [53], Giroud officially joined Montpellier on 1 July 2010. [52] He finished the season with 42 appearances and 24 goals. A ce moment là, Chelsea n'a encore que deux avant-centres: Giroud et Morata, Tammy Abraham et Michy Batshuahi étant prêtés. [226] In an interview with GQ, he cited David Beckham as an inspiration for the way he looks, saying that Beckham's "style is iconic". [176] On 5 December, Giroud marked his first league start of the season with his fifth goal against Leeds United and landed himself in the Premier League's record books after continuing his remarkable goalscoring form. A month later, Giroud made his third start of the campaign against Gueugnon. [166], On 14 August 2019, Giroud scored his first goal of the season against Liverpool in the UEFA Super Cup. [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. A – Group A section, Gr. [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. Having been named in the France squad for the 2018 World Cup, Giroud started their first game on the bench before going on to lead the line for the rest of the tournament, which ended with the Chelsea striker becoming a World Cup-winner. France won the match 1–0. [56] On 28 August, he scored his first league goal in a 1–0 away win against Valenciennes. With him, I progressed in my positioning and also in front of goal". [57] On 25 September, Giroud scored two goals in a home victory over Arles-Avignon. In the 2009–10 season, Giroud was promoted to the lead striker role following the departure of Tenema N'Diaye to Nantes. 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). [172][173], On 23 September 2020, Giroud made his first appearance in 2020–21 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 6–0 win at home. Following a bright cameo off the bench against Manchester United, he started our next five games in all competitions before the run was interrupted by the Covid lockdown, re-emphasising his importance to the squad by taking on the responsibility of leading the attack with Tammy Abraham injured. [154], He made his debut five days later in a Premier League away game at Watford, where he came on in the 64th minute replacing Pedro. [186] He made his international debut in the match against the United States appearing as a substitute. Olivier Giroud a retrouvé le sourire avec Chelsea. [129] His first goal concluded a move in which every Arsenal player touched the ball without Middlesbrough taking possession. [28] Two weeks later, Giroud scored his third goal for the club in a victory over Ajaccio.[29]. [167] His first Premier League goal came on 22 February 2020 against Tottenham in a 2–1 home win. [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. [62][63] In the semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain, Giroud played the entire match, which went into extra time. He scored his first goal a year later in a friendly win over Germany. [188] On 29 February 2012, Giroud scored his first career international goal in a 2–1 friendly victory over Germany. [130], On 25 February, Giroud was substituted 60 minutes into Arsenal's 3–1 Champions League round of 16 loss to AS Monaco after missing several good chances for his club. [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. In the Coupe de France, Giroud scored five goals in two matches. EXCLU RMC SPORT - Anciens coéquipiers à Chelsea, Olivier Giroud et Thibaut Courtois se sont retrouvés mardi lors de Real-Chelsea (1-1) et les deux hommes ont brièvement échangé à … The striker scored the opening goal in their first game, a 2-1 win over Romania, and netted a brace as France beat Iceland 5-2 in the quarter-finals. Déjà buteur décisif à Rennes la semaine passée, après être sorti du banc, Olivier Giroud a profité de sa titularisation face à Séville pour inscrire un retentissant quadruplé qui a permis à Chelsea de s'imposer 4-0 et de terminer premier de son groupe. [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. He describes himself as a "very believing person [...] I don't cross myself before my games but I do a little prayer". Giroud won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and totalled 105 goals in 253 games for the club. [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. [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. [164] In May 2019, he signed a new contract with Chelsea through the 2019–20 season. He followed it up with a brace in their 5-2 quarter-final win over Iceland and ended the competition as the joint-second top scorer. [191] Due to his goal against Spain and good form with Arsenal, Giroud, along with Arsenal teammate Laurent Koscielny, received a call for France's tie against Italy on 14 November. The Arsenal fans have warmed to Giroud as he has started to pick up form after a shaky start; a run of goals in consecutive games has led to a chant mimicking The Beatles' "Hey Jude" of 'Na na na, Na na naaaa, Na na naaaa, Giroud' echoing around the Emirates Stadium. [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. [171] The goal was also his fifth goal in six matches and sixth overall since the restart of football following the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2001, he was called up to the under-16 team alongside the likes of Yoann Gourcuff, Yohan Cabaye, and Sylvain Marveaux by coach Pierre Mankowski to participate in a training camp held at the Clairefontaine academy. [54] Montpellier won the match courtesy of Giroud's goal, but were defeated on aggregate after losing on penalties in the second leg. Mené rapidement au score, Chelsea s’en est remis à Olivier Giroud et Kurt Zouma pour reprendre provisoirement la tête du championnat. [158], On 8 November, Giroud registered his first goal of the season away to BATE Borisov in matchday four of the Europa League group stage. Chelsea : Giroud refuse de prolonger. That was the beginning of a run of form which saw him score eight goals in nine starts for Chelsea, including in four consecutive games around our FA Cup semi-final victory over Man Utd, as he finished the season as Frank Lampard’s first-choice centre-forward. [11] In 2011, Giroud reevaluated his departure from Grenoble stating "I am neither resentful nor vengeful. If you [a club] trusted me, it was because I must have had some qualities. 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. He played an important role in our successes in the FA Cup (2018) and the Europa League (2019), scoring against his former club in the final of the latter competition in Baku. Dimanche, les deux buteurs vont s’affronter lors du match Chelsea-Manchester United. [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. On his return against Boulogne on 8 May, Giroud scored his final goal of the season in a victory. Giroud scored 21 in the league and was named the league's top goalscorer. Manager Didier Deschamps brought Giroud into the starting line-up for their second match, with his impressive hold-up play and ability to link-up well with the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe ensuring he remained the focal point of their attack throughout. 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. [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. Giroud finished the season with 27 total appearances and 14 goals. At the beginning of his second full season at Chelsea, Giroud had been very much involved, starting and scoring in the Super Cup in Istanbul, and retaining his place for the visit of Leicester a few days later. He scored another goal against the same opposition at Wembley a week later, setting us on our way to victory in the FA Cup semi-final with a slalom individual goal. 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. [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. [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. [119], Giroud started the season by scoring the third goal in Arsenal 3–0 win against Manchester City in the 2014 FA Community Shield, a 25-yard shot which dipped over goalkeeper Willy Caballero, thus winning Giroud's second title for Arsenal. However, Montpellier lost both matches. He made a significant contribution, too, not least when he expertly found the net to open the scoring in the win against Tottenham in February. So impressive were his displays for Tours, Giroud then moved to Montpellier, in the French top flight, in July 2010. L’avenir d’Olivier Giroud à Chelsea fait l’objet d’une spéculation depuis plusieurs années déjà. 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. [85] In January 2012, Giroud was linked with a transfer to several clubs. [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. A loan spell at Istres followed before he joined Ligue 2 club Tours on a permanent basis. « Je n'oublie pas tout ce qu'il a fait, mais à un moment, je fais des choix car je pense que c'est le mieux pour l'équipe de France. He also helped to knock Liverpool out of the FA Cup, and netted in our last league game before football was suspended, against Everton. 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Giroud scored in the opening game of the Premier League season against Aston Villa, a 3–1 loss for Arsenal. [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. [125] He later returned from his three-game suspension to feature in a 3–0 victory at home against Stoke City on 11 January. He continued that form when the Premier League resumed, having signed a new contract with Chelsea until the end of 2020/21 during the break, and celebrated by scoring the winner against Aston Villa in our first match of the restart. [73][74] Montpellier won both matches. The striker made a goalscoring debut for Montpellier and enjoyed a solid first season with the club, scoring both goals in a 2-2 draw at PSG, as well as netting the winner against the same opposition in a League Cup semi-final. [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. [200], In a 2018 World Cup qualifier against Luxembourg in March 2017, which France won 3–1, Giroud scored twice, taking his total to 23 and moving him into his country's top ten goalscorers of all time. I am just disappointed with what happened to Grenoble when there was great potential". Olivier Giroud, né le 30 septembre 1986 à Chambéry, est un footballeur international français qui évolue au poste d'attaquant au Chelsea FC. [161] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. A la demande de l'ancien coéquipier du Français, Mesut Özil. Giroud's last goal of 2013, and Arsenal's last of the year, came against Newcastle United. [39] On 18 August 2009, he scored his first league goal against the same opposition in another win. He became the oldest player to ever score in six successive Premier League starts at the age of 34 years and 63 days. [115] His scored the only goal in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. [179], 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;[180] Giroud would go on to open the scoring in an eventual 2–0 win. 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"). Ligue des champions : Un magnifique but de Giroud permet à Chelsea de s'imposer à l'Atlético Madrid (0-1), le Bayern Munich explose la Lazio (1-4) This victory sent Arsenal to third in the table, climbing past London-rivals Chelsea and Tottenham. [12] He remained a part of the senior team for the rest of the campaign making five more substitute appearances. No problem. @_OlivierGiroud_ replaces Tino Anjorin. [113] On 13 April 2013, Giroud played a big part of Arsenal's 3–1 win against Norwich City at home, winning a penalty that led to the equalizer in the 85th minute. [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 2009–10 season. He also became the first Chelsea player to score in six consecutive Premier League starts for the club since Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink in October 2001. [19] A fortnight later, Giroud converted two goals again, this time in a 3–2 win over Pau. [89] On 24 March 2012, Giroud scored in the 1–0 win over Saint-Étienne. On 8 March 2014, Giroud scored twice against Everton in the FA Cup quarter-final, helping Arsenal to a 4–1 win. [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. He scored the opening goal of the match in the 17th minute to record his first FIFA World Cup goal and the 100th at the tournament in the French national team's history, as Les Bleus ran out 5–2 winners to qualify for the knockout stage. [199] Following France's defeat to Portugal in the final of the tournament, Giroud finished the competition as the joint second-highest scorer, with 3 goals and 2 assists, and was awarded the Bronze Boot. 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 Győri ETO. Giroud was again the top scorer with 21 goals in the 2011–12 season, giving the club their first ever Ligue 1 title before moving to Arsenal. [156] He scored his first goal in the FA Cup fifth round against Hull City in the 4–0 home win. It was his first time scoring in the Premier League with his new club. [8] Giroud is of Italian descent through both of his grandmothers. [100] Giroud's form earned him a place in the Premier League team of the week. [50] A week later, he scored in another shutout victory over Strasbourg. [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. [147] On 19 November, Giroud scored an 89th-minute equalising goal after appearing as a substitute in a 1–1 draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford. In January 2018, he transferred to Chelsea where, in his first full season, he became the first player from the club to score more than 10 goals in a single European campaign. by Hugo Bernabeu. 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