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Olivier Giroud born at 30 September 1986 is a French national striker.
He joined Arsenal on 26 June 2012 from Montpellier after calming the
Golden Boot in France during 2011/12 season with 21 goals, giving Montpellier their
first ever Ligue 1 title.
Born in Chambery, a small city near the Swiss border, he had previously played alongside Laurent Koscielny, now Arsenal’s captain, at Tours after beginning his career with Grenoble, before joined Montpellier.
Giroud made his full international debut for France in 2011. He has earned over 50 caps, and was part of the teams which reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the final of UEFA Euro 2016, in which he finished as the joint second-highest goalscorer of the competition, and was awarded the Bronze Boot.
Strong centre forward Olivier averaged just over a goal every two games in 2015/16, and was Arsenal’s top scorer with 24 strikes in all competitions. Giroud won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015, and is one of only seven players to score 50 Premier League goals for the club.
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). He was given the number 12 shirt. He made his debut on 18 August 2012 as a substitute against Sunderland in the Premier League and scored his first goal for Arsenal on 26 September, in a 6–1 win against Coventry City in the League Cup. His first Premier League goal came on 6 October, with the equalizer in a 3-1 win against West Ham, in which he also assisted a Theo Walcott goal.
The France international got off the mark in spectacular fashion at Crystal Palace in the second league match of the season -acrobatically volleying Mesut Ozil’s cross into the bottom corner- and went on to score a further 14 times before the end of 2015.
Giroud has been married to Jennifer since 2011. Their daughter Jade was born on 2013.
Born in Chambery, a small city near the Swiss border, he had previously played alongside Laurent Koscielny, now Arsenal’s captain, at Tours after beginning his career with Grenoble, before joined Montpellier.
Giroud made his full international debut for France in 2011. He has earned over 50 caps, and was part of the teams which reached the quarter-finals at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, as well as the final of UEFA Euro 2016, in which he finished as the joint second-highest goalscorer of the competition, and was awarded the Bronze Boot.
Strong centre forward Olivier averaged just over a goal every two games in 2015/16, and was Arsenal’s top scorer with 24 strikes in all competitions. Giroud won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014 and 2015, and is one of only seven players to score 50 Premier League goals for the club.
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). He was given the number 12 shirt. He made his debut on 18 August 2012 as a substitute against Sunderland in the Premier League and scored his first goal for Arsenal on 26 September, in a 6–1 win against Coventry City in the League Cup. His first Premier League goal came on 6 October, with the equalizer in a 3-1 win against West Ham, in which he also assisted a Theo Walcott goal.
The France international got off the mark in spectacular fashion at Crystal Palace in the second league match of the season -acrobatically volleying Mesut Ozil’s cross into the bottom corner- and went on to score a further 14 times before the end of 2015.
Giroud has been married to Jennifer since 2011. Their daughter Jade was born on 2013.
Giroud moved to Chelsea on Januari 2018 after six season played for Arsenal.*
Personal information:
Personal information:
Full name : Olivier Giroud
Date of birth : 30 September 1986
Place of birth : Chambéry, France
Height : 1.92 m
Playing position: Striker
Squad Number : 12
Previous Club(s): Grenoble, Istres (loan), Tours, Montpellier
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