[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. Olivier et Jennifer Giroud avec leurs trois enfants, Jade, 5 ans, Evan et Aaron. [66][67] Giroud played the entire match. [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. [31][32] Tours would later be eliminated in the next round by Lorient. [104] [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. [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. [197][198] He scored a brace in a 5–2 win against Iceland in the Quarter-finals. [160] Giroud then made it four goals in three games, bagging a brace at home to PAOK in matchday five of the Europa League. However, Montpellier lost both matches. Selon Téléfoot qui a diffusé sur son compte Instagram une photo du footballeur et de sa fille, le bébé se prénomme Aria.Olivier et Jennifer Giroud sont déjà les heureux parents de Jade, 7 ans, Evan, 4 ans, et Aaron, 2 ans. [51] After the goal against Strasbourg, Giroud went seven matches without scoring before netting on the final matchday of the season against Nîmes. After the season, he was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 2 Player of the Year. [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. [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. [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. [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. Montpellier's owner Louis Nicollin responded to the rumours on French radio station RTL and surprised many by deeming one club "not big enough" for Giroud, while also declaring that the striker would cost "at least €50 or €60 million". [54] Montpellier won the match courtesy of Giroud's goal, but were defeated on aggregate after losing on penalties in the second leg. Olivier Giroud a récemment publié une autobiographie dans laquelle il évoque son parcours et sa vie privée. Tu es notre héros. [85] In January 2012, Giroud was linked with a transfer to several clubs. [153], On 31 January 2018, Giroud signed an 18-month contract with Chelsea for an undisclosed fee. Enfin, Olivier Giroud qui avait les yeux pleins de larmes a retrouvé le sourire en découvrant ses trois enfants : Jade, Evan, Aaron. No problem. [100] Giroud's form earned him a place in the Premier League team of the week. [157] On 14 April, Giroud came off the bench to score twice as Chelsea recovered from a 2–0 deficit to beat Southampton 3–2 at St Mary's Stadium. 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. [213][214][215][216][217][218] He is also associated with making runs to the front post that outwit defenders. [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. 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. Olivier et Jennifer Giroud avec leurs trois enfants, Jade, 5 ans, Evan et Aaron. [15] He finished the campaign with 18 total appearances and two goals as Grenoble finished in fifth place. Giroud finished the season with 27 total appearances and 14 goals. [227], Giroud has been sponsored by Puma since 2009. [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. This victory sent Arsenal to third in the table, climbing past London-rivals Chelsea and Tottenham. [136], On 30 May, Giroud scored Arsenal's fourth goal after appearing as a substitute in the team's 4–0 2015 FA Cup Final victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium. [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. [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. Questionnements. [225] In February 2015 Giroud was voted the 'Hottest Premier League Player'. Marié à Jennifer, ... Evan (4 ans) et Aaron (2 ans et demi). [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. The impressive output consisted of hat-tricks against Dijon and Sochaux,[78][79] match-winning goals against Nancy, Lyon, and Nice, and a goal each in the Coupe de la Ligue and Coupe de France. Giroud was born in Chambéry, France in the Rhône-Alpes region, and was raised in the nearby village of Froges, close to Grenoble. [30] In the ensuing round against Réunionais club Jeanne d'Arc, Giroud scored four goals in a 7–1 win. After appearing as a substitute in the team's first league match of the campaign, he made his first professional start in a 2–1 defeat away to Niort playing the entire match. [52] He finished the season with 42 appearances and 24 goals. 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. [14] He described the goal as "a fantastic memory. [55] Giroud made his league debut in the team's first match of the campaign; a 1–0 win over Bordeaux. On 8 March 2014, Giroud scored twice against Everton in the FA Cup quarter-final, helping Arsenal to a 4–1 win. [27] A month later, Giroud scored his first goal for the club converting the opener in a league match against Lens. [9][10] Giroud began his football career playing for his hometown club, Olympique Club de Froges. [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. [146], Giroud made only three appearances in Arsenal's first nine matches of the 2016–17 Premier League, all of them coming on as a substitute. 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. On 23 January, Giroud scored a brace as Arsenal beat West Ham 5–1,[109] and did the same in a Man of the Match performance against Brighton & Hove Albion in the fourth round of the FA Cup three days later. Olivier Giroud fête sa 100e sélection en équipe de France ! [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. [48] Two weeks later, he scored the team's only goal in a 2–1 defeat to Nantes. It was the only goal of the match, sending Chelsea through to the knockout stages of the tournament. France won the match 1–0. Giroud scored in the opening game of the Premier League season against Aston Villa, a 3–1 loss for Arsenal. [115] His scored the only goal in the North London derby against Tottenham Hotspur on 1 September. 1-1 ⚪ [81'] #CHEKRA", "100 - Olivier Giroud has become the 17th player to make 100 appearances in the Premier League as a substitute. [133][135] On 4 April, Giroud scored the fourth goal for his team in a 4–1 win over Liverpool. [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. [122], Giroud returned to action quicker than expected, replacing Aaron Ramsey for the last 13 minutes of a 1–2 home defeat against Manchester United on 22 November and scoring Arsenal's consolation goal in added time. 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. 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[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. 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]. 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). [86] At the start of the second half of the campaign, Giroud scored in back-to-back league matches against Lyon and Nice. [45][46] The striker admitted the move to Montpellier would benefit him the most stating "I feel that here (Montpellier), the coach and staff will be able to help me make real progress. Olivier Giroud, né le 30 septembre 1986 à Chambéry, est un footballeur international français qui évolue au poste d' attaquant au Chelsea FC. I could not dream better for a first pro goal". 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. [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. Il a illuminé la soirée de Ligue des Champions de mardi. [220], 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. [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. Photo publiée sur Instagram le … [16] Two weeks later, Giroud scored goals in back-to-back matches against Vannes and Créteil. Prior to representing the senior national team, Giroud did not earn any caps with the national youth teams. [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. [112] For January, Giroud was awarded with the Arsenal Fan's Player of the Month Award. [62][63] In the semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain, Giroud played the entire match, which went into extra time. [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. Chaque soir sur M6, Cyril Lignac régale avec son émission Tous en cuisine. 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"). [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. [23][24] Of the 14 goals, Giroud only scored four at the Stade Parsemain, Istres' home stadium. Liverpool went on to win the match on penalties (5–4) after a 2–2 scoreline. [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. In the 2009–10 season, Giroud was promoted to the lead striker role following the departure of Tenema N'Diaye to Nantes. He began his career at Grenoble in Ligue 2 before joining Tours in 2008. [28] Two weeks later, Giroud scored his third goal for the club in a victory over Ajaccio.[29]. [207] In the final of the tournament on 15 July, France defeated Croatia 4–2 to win their second FIFA World Cup title. 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. @_OlivierGiroud_ replaces Tino Anjorin. He had his appeal rejected by the Football Association. Despite his lack of minutes in the Premier League, Olivier Giroud has impressed for Chelsea in the Europa League this season. Ce 7 mars 2016, Olivier Giroud est enfin devenu papa d’un petit garçon nommé Evan. [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. 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. Giroud won the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2014, 2015 and 2017, and totalled 105 goals in 253 games for the club. 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. [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. [44] In the team's next 15 matches in all competitions, Giroud remained on form scoring ten goals. [167] His first Premier League goal came on 22 February 2020 against Tottenham in a 2–1 home win. Son frère vient de décider de quitter le football … [186] He made his international debut in the match against the United States appearing as a substitute. Le chef-d'œuvre de Giroud enchante l'Europe. [101][102], On 17 November, Giroud scored the third goal in Arsenal's 5–2 derby win over Tottenham. 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. Feyenoord). [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. En savoir plus sur notre politique de confidentialité. [161] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. [171] The goal was also his fifth goal in six matches and sixth overall since the restart of football following the COVID-19 pandemic. [116] On 26 October, Giroud scored the second goal in a 2–0 win at Crystal Palace, keeping Arsenal at the top of the Premier League, and almost a month later scored a double against Southampton, following a mistake from the Saints' goalkeeper Artur Boruc, and then he converted a penalty in a 2–0 win. 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. [151] During the 2017 FA Cup Final against Chelsea at Wembley, Giroud came on in the 78th minute with the score 1–1, and a minute later he delivered an assist for Aaron Ramsey to score the winning goal which saw Arsenal lift the Cup for a record-breaking thirteenth time. In the match, Giroud scored his first goal for the club in the first half. [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. She gave birth to … 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. [114] He received his first red card for Arsenal against Fulham, which meant he would miss three of Arsenal's last four games of the season. [164] In May 2019, he signed a new contract with Chelsea through the 2019–20 season. Olivier Giroud a agrandi sa famille. [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. Olivier Giroud's mission to supply France with glory", "Bleus : Olivier Giroud dépasse David Trezeguet au nombre de buts", "Les 100 matches d'Olivier Giroud en équipe de France", "Equipe de France : Olivier Giroud dépasse Michel Platini au classement des meilleurs buteurs de l'histoire de l'équipe de France", "Arsenal should play with two up front to get best out of Olivier Giroud – Henry", "Arsenal have the perfect second striker in Olivier Giroud, says Jamie Carragher", "Arsène Wenger hails Olivier Giroud as a wholly 'different player, "Giroud, tras los pasos de Guivarch, el 'falso 9 de la Francia del 98': un delantero sin gol... que es fundamental", "Pat Nevin analysis: How Arsenal's Olivier Giroud outwits defenders", "Is Arsenal's Olivier Giroud the Premier League's best super sub? [68] Following his goal against Paris Saint-Germain, Giroud went scoreless for nearly two months before converting both club goals against the same opposition in a 2–2 draw at the Parc des Princes. 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.