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Olivier Giroud

1986 - Today

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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. Giroud began his senior club career playing for hometown club Grenoble, before he signed with Tours in 2008, aged 21. He was named Ligue 2 Player of the Year in 2010 after finishing as the league's top goalscorer. He was subsequently the subject of a then-club record football transfer when he moved to Montpellier in a transfer worth €2 million, winning the club's first Ligue 1 title and finishing as league top goalscorer in 2012. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Olivier Giroud is the 787th most popular soccer player (down from 331st in 2019), the 2,316th most popular biography from France (down from 1,555th in 2019) and the 34th most popular French Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Olivier Giroud ranks 787 out of 21,273. Before him are Nobuo Kawakami, Roberto Bettega, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Paulo Futre, Javier Mascherano, and Lucien Muller. After him are Hans van Breukelen, László Budai, Hideo Sakai, Masaki Yokotani, Hiroji Imamura, and Terry Cooper.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Olivier Giroud ranks 20. Before him are Inna, Amber Heard, Emilia Clarke, Vincent Kompany, Edin Džeko, and Robert Pattinson. After him are Mario Mandžukić, Asa Akira, Lindsay Lohan, Keylor Navas, Alexander Rybak, and Hugo Lloris.

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In France

Among people born in France, Olivier Giroud ranks 2,316 out of 6,770. Before him are Magnus Felix Ennodius (473), Paul Héroult (1863), Alexandre Ribot (1842), Alain Ducasse (1956), Charlotte Marguerite de Montmorency (1594), and Lucien Muller (1934). After him are François Furet (1927), Charles II, Duke of Bourbon (1434), Étienne Maurice Gérard (1773), Edmond Locard (1877), Christian Lacroix (1951), and Bernadette Chirac (1933).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In France

Among soccer players born in France, Olivier Giroud ranks 34. Before him are Jean Djorkaeff (1939), David Ginola (1967), Philippe Troussier (1955), Eric Abidal (1979), Hervé Renard (1968), and Lucien Muller (1934). After him are Rudi Garcia (1964), Gonzalo Higuaín (1987), Gabriel Hanot (1889), Bruno Metsu (1954), Felice Borel (1914), and István Nyers (1924).

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