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Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is French footballer who plays for the Premier League club Chelsea as well as the French national football team. Born in Chambery region of France and raised in Froges, he started his initial training in football as a kid with a local club named Olympique Club de Froges. He shaped up his skills for six years there and at the age of 13, he joined Grenoble, which further set the foundation for his future career as a footballer. At the age of 21, he signed his first official contract with Grenoble. As a part of their reserve team, Olivier scored 15 goals in 15 matches, which brought him into the French football mainstream. It further led him to be loaned away to other clubs such as Istres, Tours and Montpellier. Finally in 2012, he got the attention from the best, the Premier League clubs, particularly Arsenal, which bought him off. Performing magnificently for them, he remained a key part of their main squad until January 2018, when he officially joined Chelsea. In 2011, he made his way into the national seniors’ team and represented his team in several major FIFA tournaments.
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Born
September 30, 1986
Birth Place
Chambéry
Nationality
French
Sun Sign
Libra
Famous As
Footballer
Height
6'4" (193 cm)
Spouse(s)
Jennifer Giroud (m. 2011)
Siblings
Romain Giroud
Children
Jade Giroud
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France 2-1 Ivory Coast: Olivier Giroud closes in on Thierry Henry's record

Former Arsenal and Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud is just five goals away from surpassing Thierry Henry's all-time record for France after scoring in the win over the Ivory Coast. Giroud, 35, headed in from AC Milan team-mate Theo Hernandez's cross to take his tally to 47 for the world champions...
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Olivier Giroud: AC Milan’s Man For The Biggest Games

With just over 20 minutes on the clock, Kalidou Koulibaly attempted to snuff out another AC Milan attack, pressing close to his man and trying to prod the ball clear. In doing so, his stud inadvertently caught Olivier Giroud on the ankle, leaving the French striker in agony on the San Siro turf.
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Serie A scores: AC Milan go top of the league as Olivier Giroud scores winner at Napoli

Olivier Giroud is the man of the moment. After his decisive brace against Inter Milan in February, the French striker scored the winning goal against Napoli on Sunday to make the Rossoneri the new Serie A leaders. While Inter Milan still have one game in hand, Stefano Pioli's side are now the other top candidate for the title. Napoli lost the match with an unconvincing display, but they also lost the opportunity to become the favorites to win the league.
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AC Milan vs. Lazio score: Goals from Olivier Giroud, Rafael Leao sets up Milan Derby in Coppa Italia semis

AC Milan put together a 4-0 thrashing of Lazio at San Siro to set up a two-legged Coppa Italia semifinal tie against Inter Milan in March. In their first game since their come-from-behind league win over Inter in the Milan Derby, Stefano Pioli's side made easy work of things in this one-sided affair and managed to score three goals in the first half of the match. Once again, the two stars of the night were Rafael Leão and Olivier Giroud, with Franck Kessié scoring the fourth goal of the night.
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Olivier Giroud, Milan blow Serie A race wide open, Barcelona thump Atletico Madrid, Senegal win AFCON

The weekend in soccer had everything: seismic results (Milan winning the derby, Barcelona scoring four against Atletico Madrid, Senegal's first Africa Cup of Nations title), and tons of FA Cup drama as Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea rallied for third-round wins. Oh, and Borussia Dortmund did what Dortmund do a lot these days (lose in style) while Bayern Munich barely broke a sweat to defeat RB Leipzig and maintain their grip on the Bundesliga.
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AC Milan beat Inter with Olivier Giroud inspired comeback

Olivier Giroud scored twice in the space of three minutes to earn AC Milan a 2-1 comeback win over Serie A leaders Inter Milan on Saturday, sending the Rossoneri one point off top as the champions' 14-match unbeaten league run came to an end. Ivan Perisic put Inter in front...
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Olivier Giroud leads AC Milan to win in Milan Derby with two goals in less than four minutes

AC Milan came back to win the Derby della Madonnina, 2-1, on Saturday thanks to a pair of goals from French veteran striker Olivier Giroud. Giroud, 35, joined AC Milan in July 2021 and did not play in the last meeting with Inter Milan in November. But with Zlatan Ibrahimovic out of action due to an Achilles injury, Giroud was forced into action and came up big for AC Milan.
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Inter vs. Milan result and highlights: Olivier Giroud nets twice in dramatic comeback win

The Serie A title race is on after AC Milan came from behind with two goals from forward Olivier Giroud to beat the current leaders Inter Milan in an intense derby match. With 14 matches left to play in the Serie A season, Inter Milan (1st, 53 points) saw its four-point lead shrink to just one, although it still has a game in hand. The defeat, only the second loss of the season for Inter, brought an end to Inter Milan's long 14-match undefeated streak and it gives hope to both AC Milan (2nd, 52 points) and Napoli (3rd, 49 points) in their chase of the title.
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