Olivier Jonathan Giroud was born on 30 September 1986 and is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan and the France national team. He is France’s all-time topscorer.
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Giroud began his senior club career playing for his hometown Grenoble before he signed with Tours in 2008, aged 21.
He then joined Arsenal, where he won three FA Cups to help end Arsenal’s nine-year trophy drought, and is the club’s eighteenth-highest all-time goalscorer.
Giroud signed for crosstown rivals Chelsea in 2018 in a transfer worth £18 million (€20.7 million), winning the FA Cup, the UEFA Champions League, and the UEFA Europa League, finishing as the top goalscorer in the latter in 2019.
Giroud then signed for AC Milan in 2021, helping them win the 2021–22 Serie A, which ended the club’s 11-year league title drought.
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Giroud made his senior international debut for France in 2011 at age 25 and has since earned over 120 caps, including appearing in six major tournaments.
He is his country’s all-time top goalscorer, receiving the Bronze Boot as the joint second-highest goalscorer as France finished runner-up at UEFA Euro 2016.
He later won the 2018 FIFA World Cup and appeared at UEFA Euro 2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cup, where France finished as runners-up and Giroud again received the Bronze Boot.
Which team did Giroud play against without touching the ball for 90 minutes? How long did Giroud play without touching the ball?
France’s friendly against Norway at the Stade de France on Tuesday was an interesting 90 minutes for Arsenal striker Olivier Giroud.
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