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FRENCH PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALLER
Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a
forward for Spanish club Barcelona and the France national team.
Born: March 21, 1991 (age 30 years) , Mâcon, France

Personal information
Full name : Antoine Griezmann
Date of birth : 21 March 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth : Mâcon, France
Height : 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) : Forward
Club information
Current team : Barcelona
Number : 7
INTERNATIONAL CAREER

Youth
Due to playing in Spain, Griezmann went unnoticed by several France
youth international coaches. After his success with Real Sociedad, on
23 February 2010, he was named to the France under-19 team to play
in two friendly matches against Ukraine. On 2 March, Griezmann made
his youth international debut appearing in the team’s 0-0 draw with
Ukraine. In the return leg two days later, he scored the game-winning
goal in the 88th minute to give France a 2-1 victory.

On 7 June 2010, Griezmann was named to coach Francis Smerecki’s 18-

man squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19
Championship. In the tournament, he scored two goals and provided
an assist in the team’s second group stage match against Austria, a 5-0
win, as the national team eventually won the competition on home
soil. He was named in the Team of the Tornament.
Senior

On 27 February 2014, Griezmann received a call-up to France's senior squad by coach Didier Deschamps to play in a
friendly against the Netherlands at the Stade de France. He earned his first cap on 5 March, appearing as a starter in
the 2–0 home win and playing the first 68 minutes.

2014 World Cup

On 13 May, he was named in Deschamps' squad for the 2014 FIFA World
Cup. On 1 June, playing against Paraguay in Nice, he scored his first
international goal for France, opening a 1–1 draw. He added two more as a
late substitute for Olivier Giroud in France's final warm-up match, against
Jamaica on 8 June, the final two in an 8–0 win. On 15 June, he was selected
to start in France's first match of the World Cup, replacing the injured Franck
Ribéry on the left side of Les Bleus' attack as they defeated Honduras 3–0 in
Porto Alegre. In the last 16 against Nigeria, his pressure led to Joseph Yobo
scoring a late own goal for a 2–0 French victory. France were eliminated in
the quarter-finals by eventual champions Germany.
Euro 2016

On 3 July, Griezmann assisted Pogba and

Dimitri Payet before scoring himself in a 5–2
quarter-final win over Iceland; it was his first
goal at the Stade de France. In the semi-
finals against the country of his father's
birth, Germany, four days later, he scored
twice in a 2–0 victory to lead France to their
third European Championship final.
Following a 1–0 defeat to Portugal in the
final on 10 July, Griezmann won the Golden
Boot as the tournament's top scorer, with six
goals and two assists in seven games, and
was named the tournament's best player,
also being named to the team of the
tournament. His tally of six goals at the
tournament was second only to the nine
goals by compatriot Michel Platini at UEFA
Euro 1984.
2018 World Cup

On 15 July, Griezmann was involved in several goals in the final against

Croatia, which France won 4–2. With the score at 0–0 in the first half,
France was awarded a foul on Griezmann after a challenge from Marcelo
Brozović. Commentators called that Griezmann had dived as he began
falling before Brozović made contact. Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard
(27 m) free kick, which was headed by Mario Mandžukić into his own net to
give France the lead in the 18th minute. Croatia equalized, but Griezmann
scored a 38th-minute penalty after the referee ruled for handball (via a
video assistant review) to give France a 2–1 lead. In the second half, he
passed to Paul Pogba in the build-up to the midfielder scoring the third goal
for France. For his efforts, Griezmann was named man of the match,and
was also voted the third best player in the tournament behind Luka Modrić
and Eden Hazard, receiving the Bronze Ball.

2018-19 UEFA Nations League

On Matchday 3 of the UEFA Nations League, Griezmann scored a second half brace as the world champions
came from behind to beat Germany 2–1 in Paris.
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