List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud

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Giroud during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia; he scored 57 goals in 137 appearances for France. FRA-ARG (18) (cropped).jpg
Giroud during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia; he scored 57 goals in 137 appearances for France.

Olivier Giroud is a French professional footballer who played for the France national football team as a forward from 2011 to 2024. In that period, he scored 57 goals in 137 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]

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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 scored the most against Australia and Iceland, netting four goals against each team. [1] Giroud 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, 29, came in friendlies. [1] His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2017, when he scored eight goals in five matches for France. [6] He also scored eight goals in six matches during 2016. [6] With France, Giroud won the 2018 World Cup, also reaching the 2022 World Cup final and the Euro 2016 final during his international career. [7] [8]

A prolific scorer, Giroud was 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] He was 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]

Goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giroud goal. [1]
Table key
Indicates France won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates France lost the match
List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud
No. Cap DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
1329 February 2012 Weserstadion, Bremen, GermanyFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–02–1 Friendly [4]
21316 October 2012 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, SpainFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 1–11–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
31622 March 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 1–03–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
42311 October 2013 Parc des Princes, Paris, FranceFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–06–0 Friendly [14]
53–0
62827 May 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 2–04–0 Friendly [15]
74–0
8308 June 2014 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FranceFlag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 4–08–0 Friendly [16]
93220 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, BrazilFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1–05–2 2014 FIFA World Cup [17]
103729 March 2015 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, FranceFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–02–0 Friendly [18]
114311 October 2015 Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1–02–1 Friendly [19]
122–0
134413 November 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Germany.svg  Germany 1–02–0 Friendly [20]
144625 March 2016 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–03–2 Friendly [21]
154830 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, FranceFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–13–2 Friendly [22]
16494 June 2016 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, FranceFlag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1–03–0 Friendly [23]
172–0
185010 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Romania.svg  Romania 1–02–1 UEFA Euro 2016 [24]
19533 July 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–05–2 UEFA Euro 2016 [25]
205–1
21561 September 2016 Stadio San Nicola, Bari, ItalyFlag of Italy.svg  Italy 2–13–1 Friendly [26]
226025 March 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, LuxembourgFlag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1–03–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
233–1
24622 June 2017 Roazhon Park, Rennes, FranceFlag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1–05–0 Friendly [5]
252–0
263–0
27639 June 2017 Friends Arena, Solna, SwedenFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–01–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [28]
286810 October 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2–02–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
296910 November 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2–02–0 Friendly [30]
307023 March 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1–02–3 Friendly [31]
317228 May 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Ireland.svg  Republic of Ireland 1–02–0 Friendly [32]
32839 September 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2–12–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A [33]
338720 November 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1–01–0 Friendly [34]
348822 March 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, MoldovaFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 3–04–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [35]
358925 March 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 2–04–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [36]
36927 September 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–04–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [37]
379411 October 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, IcelandFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–01–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [38]
389514 October 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1–01–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [39]
399614 November 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2–12–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [40]
40998 September 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 4–24–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [41]
411007 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 2–07–1 Friendly [42]
423–0
4310517 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1–14–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [43]
443–1
451088 June 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 2–03–0 Friendly [44]
463–0
4711124 March 2022 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, FranceFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–12–1 Friendly [45]
4811229 March 2022 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, FranceFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–05–0 Friendly [46]
4911322 September 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, FranceFlag of Austria.svg  Austria 2–02–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A [47]
5011522 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, QatarFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2–14–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [48]
514–1
521174 December 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, QatarFlag of Poland.svg  Poland 1–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [2]
5311810 December 2022 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, QatarFlag of England.svg  England 2–12–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [49]
5412316 June 2023 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, PortugalFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification [50]
5512818 November 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, FranceFlag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 13–0 14–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification [51]
5614–0
5713126 March 2024 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, FranceFlag of Chile.svg  Chile 3–13–2 Friendly [52]

Statistics

  1. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA European Championship
  2. 1 2 Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  3. ↑ Appearances in FIFA World Cup
  4. ↑ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. ↑ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, seven appearances in FIFA World Cup
  6. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA European Championship qualification
  7. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Nations League
  8. ↑ Two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA European Championship
  9. ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, six appearances and four goals in FIFA World Cup
  10. ↑ Appearances in UEFA European Championship

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