[90] The victory placed Montpellier at the top of the table and the club remained there for the rest of the campaign capturing its first league title in club history after beating Auxerre 2–1 on the final day of the season. The striker was lured to the club by sporting director Max Marty who had previously served as the chief executive officer of Grenoble, Giroud's former club. [212], Giroud is capable of playing in several offensive positions, but usually plays as a striker or as a centre-forward; he has also occasionally been used as a second striker, or even as a false 9. [161] On his 500th career appearance, Giroud scored a free kick to equalise and preserve Chelsea's unbeaten Europa League group stage campaign. He headed a fine winning goal against Liverpool in May and finished the season as first-choice striker, working hard in our FA Cup final win over Man United which earned him a fourth winner’s medal in the competition. [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. [16] Two weeks later, Giroud scored goals in back-to-back matches against Vannes and Créteil. He continued that form when the Premier League resumed, having signed a new contract with Chelsea until the end of 2020/21 during the break, and celebrated by scoring the winner against Aston Villa in our first match of the restart. I could not dream better for a first pro goal". [70][71] After finishing the season as the club's top scorer, on 31 May 2011, Giroud signed a contract extension with Montpellier until 2014. The France forward's powerful header in stoppage time snatched the points for Frank Lampard's side after Serhou Guirassy had levelled Callum Hudson-Odoi's first-half opener. 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]. Olivier Giroud moved across London to Chelsea from Arsenal in January 2018. [144] A week later, in the team's final match of the season, Giroud scored a hat-trick against Aston Villa to end 2015–16 with 16 goals in the Premier League[145] and 24 in all competitions. However, club manager Mehmed Baždarević, who was hired while Giroud was on his loan stint at Istres, deemed the player surplus to requirements and, subsequently, listed him for transfer. 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". [62][63] In the semi-finals against Paris Saint-Germain, Giroud played the entire match, which went into extra time. Olivier Giroud (By Icon Sport) Facebook Twitter Whatsapp. [224] After the incident, he issued an apology to his wife but later insisted that he had not committed adultery. [77][223] In February 2014, Giroud reportedly cheated on his wife with model Celia Kay. 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). [55] Giroud made his league debut in the team's first match of the campaign; a 1–0 win over Bordeaux. Following a bright cameo off the bench against Manchester United, he started our next five games in all competitions before the run was interrupted by the Covid lockdown, re-emphasising his importance to the squad by taking on the responsibility of leading the attack with Tammy Abraham injured. Mercato - Chelsea : Retour de flamme pour Giroud ! Déjà buteur décisif à Rennes la semaine passée, après être sorti du banc, Olivier Giroud a profité de sa titularisation face à Séville pour inscrire un retentissant quadruplé qui a permis à Chelsea de s'imposer 4-0 et de terminer premier de son groupe. [20] After going through the months of November and December without scoring a league goal, Giroud returned to form in January scoring goals in a 3–2 defeat to Vannes and a 2–0 win over Beauvais. [227], Giroud has been sponsored by Puma since 2009. [47] Following the transfer, Giroud went three weeks without scoring a goal before converting one on 19 February 2010 in a win over Arles-Avignon. According to reports, Baždarević had declared that Giroud "did not have the level to play among the elite". [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. [117] On 12 April, Giroud scored one of the penalties in the shootout against Wigan Athletic to send Arsenal to the final of the FA Cup at Wembley Stadium. [citation needed] The goal later earned him the FIFA Puskás Award for the goal of the year. mis à jour le 18 novembre 2020 à 8h35 Giroud scored in the opening game of the Premier League season against Aston Villa, a 3–1 loss for Arsenal. It was typical Giroud – a magnificent and improbable header from an awkward angle that flew into the net and broke the deadlock (below). [186] He made his international debut in the match against the United States appearing as a substitute. [148] On 26 December, he scored in a 1–0 home defeat of West Bromwich Albion on his first Premier League start of the season. Selon des informations rapportées par la presse locale, [101][102], On 17 November, Giroud scored the third goal in Arsenal's 5–2 derby win over Tottenham. In 2001, he was called up to the under-16 team alongside the likes of Yoann Gourcuff, Yohan Cabaye, and Sylvain Marveaux by coach Pierre Mankowski to participate in a training camp held at the Clairefontaine academy. Feyenoord). [93] He was given the number 12 shirt. At the beginning of his second full season at Chelsea, Giroud had been very much involved, starting and scoring in the Super Cup in Istanbul, and retaining his place for the visit of Leicester a few days later. 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