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My Take
Giroud is my favorite kind of footballer: the unglamorous craftsman whose value only becomes obvious when he's gone. At 193 centimeters he could have coasted as a simple target man, but his real genius is selfless link-up play — holding the ball, freeing runners, then scoring when it matters most. Becoming France's all-time top scorer despite years of being doubted, even mocked, says everything about his persistence. I admire that he won a World Cup and a Legion of Honour yet never lost the air of a working man quietly earning his shift. Strikers with his humility age gracefully, and his longevity keeps proving the point.
Overview
Olivier Jonathan Giroud (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje ʒɔnatɑ̃ ʒiʁu]; born 30 September 1986) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Lille. He is the all-time top goalscorer of the France national team. Giroud began his senior club career playing for hometown club Grenoble, before he signed with Tours in 2008, aged 21.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Olivier Giroud
- Name (Japanese)
- オリヴィエ・ジルー
- Reading
- おりゔぃえ・じるー
- Born
- September 30, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Chambéry, France
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2018 Knight of the Legion of Honour
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from France →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.