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List Of International Goals Scored By Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud is a French professional footballer who has been representing the France national football team as a forward since his debut in 2011. Since then, Giroud has scored 57 goals in 136 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer. He surpassed Thierry Henry's record of 51 goals with a goal against Poland in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 4 December 2022. Giroud made his debut for France in a 1–0 home win over the United States on 11 November 2011, and scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012 in his third appearance, a 2–1 win over Germany.

Giroud's only international hat-trick came in a friendly against Paraguay on 2 June 2017, and he has netted twice in a match on ten occasions. Out of all his opponents, he has scored the most against Australia and Iceland, netting four goals against each team. Giroud has scored five goals in the FIFA World Cup, three in the UEFA European Championship, five in the UEFA Nations League, six in FIFA World Cup qualification and seven in UEFA European Championship qualification. The remainder of his goals, 29, have come in friendlies. His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2017, when he scored eight goals in five games for France. He also scored eight goals in six games during 2016. With France, Giroud won the 2018 World Cup, also reaching the 2022 World Cup final and the Euro 2016 final during his international career.

A prolific scorer, Giroud has been described as a "target man" and as a "super sub", due to his playing style and penchant for scoring goals after coming off the bench. He is often praised for his overall play and combination with teammates, often described as a "complete striker". When discussing Giroud's scoring capacity, France manager Didier Deschamps explained in 2022, "He's a striker who is so useful for the team even if he doesn't score himself, and there have been periods when he hasn't found the net. But, even then, he helps others to score."

Goals

As of match played 25 June 2024.
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giroud goal.
Table key
Indicates France won the match
Indicates the match ended in a draw
Indicates France lost the match
List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 3 29 February 2012 Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany  Germany 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 13 16 October 2012 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 16 22 March 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Georgia 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 23 11 October 2013 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Australia 2–0 6–0 Friendly
5 3–0
6 28 27 May 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Norway 2–0 4–0 Friendly
7 4–0
8 30 8 June 2014 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France  Jamaica 4–0 8–0 Friendly
9 32 20 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   Switzerland 1–0 5–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
10 37 29 March 2015 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly
11 43 11 October 2015 Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 Friendly
12 2–0
13 44 13 November 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Germany 1–0 2–0 Friendly
14 46 25 March 2016 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–0 3–2 Friendly
15 48 30 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France  Cameroon 2–1 3–2 Friendly
16 49 4 June 2016 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Scotland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
17 2–0
18 50 10 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Romania 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016
19 53 3 July 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Iceland 1–0 5–2 UEFA Euro 2016
20 5–1
21 56 1 September 2016 Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy  Italy 2–1 3–1 Friendly
22 60 25 March 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
23 3–1
24 62 2 June 2017 Roazhon Park, Rennes, France  Paraguay 1–0 5–0 Friendly
25 2–0
26 3–0
27 63 9 June 2017 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–0 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 68 10 October 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Belarus 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
29 69 10 November 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Wales 2–0 2–0 Friendly
30 70 23 March 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Colombia 1–0 2–3 Friendly
31 72 28 May 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Friendly
32 83 9 September 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Netherlands 2–1 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
33 87 20 November 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly
34 88 22 March 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 3–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
35 89 25 March 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Iceland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
36 92 7 September 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Albania 2–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
37 94 11 October 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
38 95 14 October 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Turkey 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
39 96 14 November 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Moldova 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
40 99 8 September 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Croatia 4–2 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
41 100 7 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Ukraine 2–0 7–1 Friendly
42 3–0
43 105 17 November 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Sweden 1–1 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
44 3–1
45 108 8 June 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Bulgaria 2–0 3–0 Friendly
46 3–0
47 111 24 March 2022 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  Ivory Coast 1–1 2–1 Friendly
48 112 29 March 2022 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France  South Africa 2–0 5–0 Friendly
49 113 22 September 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Austria 2–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A
50 115 22 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar  Australia 2–1 4–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
51 4–1
52 117 4 December 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar  Poland 1–0 3–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
53 118 10 December 2022 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar  England 2–1 2–1 2022 FIFA World Cup
54 123 16 June 2023 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal  Gibraltar 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
55 128 18 November 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France  Gibraltar 13–0 14–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
56 14–0
57 131 26 March 2024 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France  Chile 3–1 3–2 Friendly

Statistics

As of match played 25 June 2024.
  1. ^ Two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA European Championship
  2. ^ Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  3. ^ Appearances in FIFA World Cup
  4. ^ Six appearances and three goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. ^ Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, seven appearances in FIFA World Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA European Championship qualification
  7. ^ Appearances in UEFA Nations League
  8. ^ Two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA European Championship
  9. ^ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, six appearances and four goals in FIFA World Cup
  10. ^ Appearances in UEFA European Championship

See also