Olivier Giroud is a French professional footballer who has been representing the France national football team as a forward since his debut in 2011. Since then, Giroud has scored 56 goals in 130 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer. [1] He surpassed Thierry Henry's record of 51 goals with a goal against Poland in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 4 December 2022. [2] Giroud made his debut for France in a 1–0 home win over the United States on 11 November 2011, [3] and scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012 in his third appearance, a 2–1 win over Germany. [4]
Giroud's only international hat-trick came in a friendly against Paraguay on 2 June 2017, [5] and he has netted twice in a match on ten occasions. [1] Out of all his opponents, he has scored the most against Australia and Iceland, netting four goals against each team. [1] Giroud has scored five goals in the FIFA World Cup, three in the UEFA European Championship, five in the UEFA Nations League, six in FIFA World Cup qualification and seven in UEFA European Championship qualification. [1] The remainder of his goals, 28, have come in friendlies. [1] His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2017, when he scored eight goals in five games for France. [6] He also scored eight goals in six games during 2016. [6] With France, Giroud won the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and also reached the 2022 FIFA World Cup final and UEFA Euro 2016 final during his international career. [7] [8]
A prolific scorer, he has been described as a "target man" and as a "super sub", due to his playing style and penchant for scoring goals after coming off the bench. [9] [10] Giroud is often praised for his overall play and combination with teammates, often described as a "complete striker". [11] When discussing Giroud's scoring capacity, France manager Didier Deschamps explained in 2022, "He's a striker who is so useful for the team even if he doesn't score himself, and there have been periods when he hasn't found the net. But, even then, he helps others to score." [7]
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No. | Cap | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1 | 3 | 29 February 2012 | Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany | Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [4] |
2 | 13 | 16 October 2012 | Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain | Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [12] |
3 | 16 | 22 March 2013 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Georgia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification | [13] |
4 | 23 | 11 October 2013 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | Australia | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly | [14] |
5 | 3–0 | |||||||
6 | 28 | 27 May 2014 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Norway | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly | [15] |
7 | 4–0 | |||||||
8 | 30 | 8 June 2014 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | Jamaica | 4–0 | 8–0 | Friendly | [16] |
9 | 32 | 20 June 2014 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | Switzerland | 1–0 | 5–2 | 2014 FIFA World Cup | [17] |
10 | 37 | 29 March 2015 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France | Denmark | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [18] |
11 | 43 | 11 October 2015 | Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark | Denmark | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | [19] |
12 | 2–0 | |||||||
13 | 44 | 13 November 2015 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Germany | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [20] |
14 | 46 | 25 March 2016 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 2–0 | 3–2 | Friendly | [21] |
15 | 48 | 30 May 2016 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | Cameroon | 2–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [22] |
16 | 49 | 4 June 2016 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | Scotland | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [23] |
17 | 2–0 | |||||||
18 | 50 | 10 June 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Romania | 1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2016 | [24] |
19 | 53 | 3 July 2016 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Iceland | 1–0 | 5–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 | [25] |
20 | 5–1 | |||||||
21 | 56 | 1 September 2016 | Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy | Italy | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly | [26] |
22 | 60 | 25 March 2017 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [27] |
23 | 3–1 | |||||||
24 | 62 | 2 June 2017 | Roazhon Park, Rennes, France | Paraguay | 1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [5] |
25 | 2–0 | |||||||
26 | 3–0 | |||||||
27 | 63 | 9 June 2017 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [28] |
28 | 68 | 10 October 2017 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Belarus | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [29] |
29 | 69 | 10 November 2017 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Wales | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [30] |
30 | 70 | 23 March 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Colombia | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly | [31] |
31 | 72 | 28 May 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Republic of Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [32] |
32 | 83 | 9 September 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A | [33] |
33 | 87 | 20 November 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Uruguay | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly | [34] |
34 | 88 | 22 March 2019 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova | Moldova | 3–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [35] |
35 | 89 | 25 March 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Iceland | 2–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [36] |
36 | 92 | 7 September 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Albania | 2–0 | 4–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [37] |
37 | 94 | 11 October 2019 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [38] |
38 | 95 | 14 October 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Turkey | 1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [39] |
39 | 96 | 14 November 2019 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Moldova | 2–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualification | [40] |
40 | 99 | 8 September 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Croatia | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [41] |
41 | 100 | 7 October 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Ukraine | 2–0 | 7–1 | Friendly | [42] |
42 | 3–0 | |||||||
43 | 105 | 17 November 2020 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Sweden | 1–1 | 4–2 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A | [43] |
44 | 3–1 | |||||||
45 | 108 | 8 June 2021 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Bulgaria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly | [44] |
46 | 3–0 | |||||||
47 | 111 | 24 March 2022 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | [45] |
48 | 112 | 29 March 2022 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | South Africa | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly | [46] |
49 | 113 | 22 September 2022 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | Austria | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A | [47] |
50 | 115 | 22 November 2022 | Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar | Australia | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [48] |
51 | 4–1 | |||||||
52 | 117 | 4 December 2022 | Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar | Poland | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [2] |
53 | 118 | 10 December 2022 | Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar | England | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup | [49] |
54 | 123 | 16 June 2023 | Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal | Gibraltar | 1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [50] |
55 | 128 | 18 November 2023 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | Gibraltar | 13–0 | 14–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [51] |
56 | 14–0 | |||||||
57 | 131 | 26 March 2024 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | Chile | 3–1 | 3–2 | Friendly | [52] |
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