Olivier Giroud

Giroud is married to Jennifer since 2011. His daughter Jade was born on June 18, 2013. Giroud is a practicing Catholic and has tattooed on his right arm Psalm 23 in Latin: "Dominus regit me et nihil mihi deerit" ("The Lord is my pastor, nothing is missing "). He describes himself as a "very believing person [...] I do not cross myself before my games, but I do a little prayer".







After six years of development in the quarry of Grenoble, he signed his first professional contract at the age of 19. On that occasion, he said: My first professional contract made me aware of my abilities.

Prior to the 2005-06 season, he was promoted to the reserve team, which was playing in the Championnat of France Amateur 2, the fifth level of French football. He quickly became a major player by scoring 15 goals in 15 games. His good performances led him to be summoned with the Absolute Selection in March 2006 by Thierry Goudet. He made his professional debut on March 24, which he entered as a substitute at the end of the match in a 1-1 draw with Gueugnon in Ligue 2. He continued to form part of the First Team for the rest of the season playing five more games as a substitute. He was promoted to the First Team permanently for the 2006-07 season by the new coach Yvon Pouliquen and was assigned the number 22. After appearing as a substitute in the match of the first day of the League, he played his first game as a starter in the 2-1 defeat against Niortais. On February 26, 2007, he scored his first goal as a player of the First Team against Le Havre in the time of discount, which also served to give the victory to his team. After the game, he said: A fantastic memory. My dream could not be better than scoring with the First Team.

Looking for more minutes on the pitch, he was transferred to Istres for the 2007-08 season. Under the tutelage of coach Frédéric Arpinon, he continued his development as Forward. In his second match with the club, he scored his first goal in a 2-1 victory over Laval. Two weeks later, he scored more goals in the matches against Vannes and Créteil. He scored his first double of the season in a 2-0 victory against Arles-Avignon. Two weeks later, he scored another double, this time in a 3-2 victory over Pau.

On May 28, 2008, it was reported that he had signed a three-year contract with the Tours Football Club. He was taken to the club at the request of sports director Max Marty, who was previously the executive director of Grenoble, former club Giroud. About the coach of the Tours, Daniel Sánchez, said the following: It is always an advantage to have a former striker as coach. His advice helped me a lot. With him, I have progressed in my position and also in front of the goal. He was assigned the number 12 and, due to an injury, made his debut on September 3, 2008 in the 2-1 defeat to Boulogne in the League Cup.

He officially joined Montpellier on July 1, 2010. He made his European debut on July 29 in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Hungarian club Győri ETO. He scored his first goal with the club in the first half. Montpellier won the match, but were beaten in the global after losing on penalties in the second leg. His League debut was on the first day with a 1-0 victory against Bordeaux On August 28, he scored his first goal in the 1-0 victory against Valenciennes.

On June 26, 2012, he signed for the Arsenal Football Club of England and came into force on July 1. The duration of the contract was not disclosed by the media but the club said it was 4 years old. [3] A month later, the club announced that it would be wearing number 12.












On August 18, he debuted as Gunner entering as a substitute in the 64th minute in the match of the first day of the Premier League against Sunderland that ended with a draw at 0. [4]












On September 26, he scored his first cup goal in the third round of the League Cup of England against Coventry City and ended up winning by a 6-1 win. [6] On October 6, he scored for the first time in League when opening the scoring on the seventh day against West Ham United, where they won 1-3.





On September 18, he played his first UEFA Champions League match on the first day of the group stage against his former team, Montpellier. He was substituted a quarter of an hour before the end of the match which they won 1-2. [5]

On August 22 he scored a goal to put the match 2-2 in the visit to Everton, but he would suffer a lesion in the tibia that would take him away about 4 months from the courts. On September 30, his birthday, he signs a new contract with the London club that joins him until 2018, having a salary of £ 80,000.

Giroud returns earlier than expected, replacing Aaron Ramsey in the last 13 minutes by scoring the Arsenal discount goal in a 2-1 home loss to Manchester United. On December 13, he scored a brace in the 4-1 victory against Newcastle United. The following date in the visit to Liverpool marks a goal in the party that would end 2 to 2 with Martin Skertel marking the tie for those of Anfield Road on the end of the encounter.

El 31 de enero de 2018 es presentado como nuevo jugador del Chelsea  F.C. de la Premier League de Inglaterra comprado por 20 millones de euros.Su primer gol lo marca el 16 de febrero en la goleada 4-0 sobre el Hilo City en la Fa Cup.