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Antoine Griezmann
Personal information
Full name Antoine Griezmann
Date of birth (1991-03-21) 21 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Mâcon, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 7
Youth career
1999–2005 UF Mâconnais
2005–2013 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Real Sociedad 155 (37)
International career‡
2010 France U19 7 (3)
2011 France U20 8 (1)
2010–2012 France U21 10 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012

Antoine Griezmann (Template:IPA-fr; born 21 March 1991) is a French footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Real Sociedad in La Liga. He plays mainly as a left winger, but can also be utilized as a striker. Griezmann is known for his technical skill, quick acceleration, and dribbling and is a French youth international, having represented his country at under-19, under-20, and under-21 level.[1] In 2010, he was part of the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship on home soil.The player is represented by players agent Marco B

Club career

Early years

Griezmann was born in the commune of Mâcon in the département of Saône-et-Loire and began his career playing for hometown club UF Mâcon.[2] While there, he embarked on several trials with professional clubs in order to earn a spot in one of their youth academies, but was constantly rejected due to his size and lightweight frame, which clubs questioned.[2]

In 2005, while on trial with Montpellier, Griezmann played in a friendly match against the youth academy of Paris Saint-Germain in Paris, and impressed several clubs, notably Spanish club Real Sociedad, whose scouts were attending the event. Following the match, the club's officials offered Griezmann a one-week trial in San Sebastián, which he accepted. He was later offered a second-week stay at the club. The club then contacted his parents and formally offered the player a youth contract. Griezmann's parents were initially reluctant to have their son move to Spain, but allowed him to make the move after positive reassurances.[2]

Real Sociedad

Griezmann's integration into Real Sociedad was slow with the player residing with the club's French scout and attending school in Bayonne, while training at the club's headquarters in San Sebastián in the evenings.[2] He spent four years in the club's youth system and progressed through all the club's levels of youth before earning promotion to the senior team by manager Martín Lasarte for the club's 2009–10 pre-season campaign. In the pre-season, he scored five goals in four appearances and, due to an injury on the left wing, was kept on the first-team by Lasarte.[2]

On 2 September 2009, Griezmann made his professional debut in the team's Copa del Rey match against Rayo Vallecano appearing as a substitute in the 77th minute of a 2–0 defeat.[3] Four days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute in a 0–0 draw with Real Murcia. On 27 September, he made his first professional start and also scored his first professional goal against SD Huesca in a 2–0 win.[4] Two weeks later, Griezmann scored his second goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win over Salamanca.[5] In November 2009, he scored goals in back-to-back matches against Hércules and Recreativo de Huelva.[6] The goal against the latter club was the only goal of the match.[7] Griezmann appeared consistently in the team for the rest of the season scoring two more goals in wins over Cádiz and Numancia as Real Sociedad earned promotion to La Liga for the 2010–11 season as championship winners.[8][9][10]

On 8 April 2010, Griezmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with the club until 2015 with a release clause of €30 million.[11] Prior to signing the contract, he drew considerable interest from Ligue 1 clubs Lyon, Saint-Étienne, and Auxerre.[12] However, having already received considerable first-team playing time with Real, he signed with the Spanish club. Griezmann also drew interest from Premier League clubs Manchester United and Arsenal before signing his contract.[1]

Griezmann made his debut in the Spanish first division on 29 August 2010, in the season's first match. In a post-game interview, he described the occasion as "fulfilling his childhood dream".[13] In the team's first match after the September international break, Griezmann assisted on the equalizing goal scored by Raúl Tamudo against Real Madrid. Madrid later won the match 2–1 following a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo.[14] On 25 October, Griezmann scored his first goal in the league in a 3–0 victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[15] He celebrated the goal by pretending to drive a truck that was parked near the field.[16] A week later, Griezmann scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win over Málaga.[17] In November 2010, Griezmann scored the only goal in the team's 2–1 loss to Hércules.[18] In the team's second match of the new year, he netted the second goal in the team's 4–0 victory over Getafe.[19] After going scoreless in the next nine matches, Greizmann returned to his scoring form in March netting the only goal for Txuri-urdin in the team's 2–1 defeat to Racing Santander.[20] On 17 April, he scored both club goals in a 2–1 win over Sporting Gijón.[21]

After sitting out the first league match of the 2011–12 campaign, in Greizmann's first competitive match of the season against the defending champions Barcelona two weeks later, he scored the equalizing goal in a 2–2 draw.[22]

In the final league game of the 2012-13 campaign, he scored the only goal of the game against Deportivo de La Coruña, securing qualification for the Champions League for the first time since the 2003-04 campaign while also relegating Deportivo.[23]

International career

Griezmann playing for the France under-21 team against Kazakhstan in Clermont-Ferrand, France on 7 October 2011.

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 the Ukraine. On 2 March, Griezmann made his youth international debut appearing in the team's 0–0 draw with the Ukraine.[24] In the return leg two days later, he scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute to give France a 2–1 victory.[25]

On 7 June 2010, Griezmann was named to coach Francis Smerecki's 18-man squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship.[26] 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.[27][28][29]

Due to France's victory at the UEFA Under-19 championship, the nation qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which merited under-20 team appearances for Griezmann. On 28 September 2010, he was called up to the team to participate in friendly matches against Portugal and the reserve team of Italian club Juventus. However, Griezmann did not appear in either match due to being sent home early after suffering a thigh injury during a training session.[30] The following month, despite still being eligible to appear at under-20 level, he was called up to the under-21 team by coach Erick Mombaerts as a replacement for the injured Gabriel Obertan to play in a friendly match against Russia.[31] Griezmann made his under-21 debut in the match appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[32]

After appearing in two matches with the under-21 team, Griezmann returned to under-20 level and made his debut with the team on 9 February 2011 in a 2–1 victory over England.[33] On 10 June 2011, he was named to the 21-man squad to participate in the U-20 World Cup. He made his debut in the competition on 30 July 2011 in the team's 4–1 defeat to the hosts Colombia.[34] On 10 August, in France's Round of 16 match against Ecuador, Griezmann scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory.[35]

As of November 2012, Griezmann is suspended from France's national teams until 31 December 2013 for disciplinary reasons.[36]

Club statistics

Club

(correct as of 30 October 2013)[37]

Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Real Sociedad 2009–10 39 6 4 1 0 0 — 40 6 4
2010–11 37 7 1 2 0 0 — 39 7 1
2011–12 35 7 4 3 1 0 — 38 8 4
2012–13 34 10 3 1 1 0 — 35 11 3
2013–14 10 7 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 13 7 0
Total 155 37 12 7 2 0 3 0 0 165 39 12
Career total 155 37 12 7 2 0 3 0 0 165 39 12

Notes

  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, Supercopa de España
  2. ^ Includes UEFA Supercup

Honours

Club

Real Sociedad

International

France

References

  1. ^ a b "Antoine Griezmann Segunda Liga's emerging talent". News of The World. 15 April 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Griezmann: "Un rêve de porter le maillot bleu" (Griezmann: "It's a dream to wear the blue jersey")" (in French). French Football Federation. 25 June 2010. Archived from the original on 29 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "La Real, apeada de la Copa (0–2) (Real, ousted from the Cup (0–2)" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  4. ^ "La Real vence y convence (2–0) (Real wins and plays well (2–0)" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  5. ^ "Real Sociedad 2–0 U.D. Salamanca". ESPN. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  6. ^ "Hercules 5–1 Real Sociedad". ESPN. 1 November 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  7. ^ "Real Sociedad 1–0 Recreativo Huelva". ESPN. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  8. ^ "Real Sociedad 4–1 Cádiz". ESPN. 9 January 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  9. ^ "Real Sociedad 2–1 Numancia". ESPN. 7 March 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  10. ^ "Real Sociedad win promotion". Yahoo!. 13 June 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  11. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Griezmann renueva su contrato con la Real (Official announcement: Griezmann renews contract with Real)" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 April 2010. Archived from the original on 20 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "How Real Sociedad managed to land Griezmann ahead of Lyon, Auxerre". Tribal Football. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  13. ^ "Griezmann disfrutó como un niño (Griezmann enjoyed like a child)" (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 2 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ "Ronaldo saves Real". ESPN. 19 September 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  15. ^ "Griezmann conduit la Sociedad (Griezmann leads Sociedad)" (in French). L'Equipe. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Griezmann avait préparé son coup (Griezmann had prepared his blow)" (in French). L'Equipe. 26 October 2010. Archived from the original on 29 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "Sociedad prosper at Malaga". ESPN. 31 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  18. ^ "Duo on song for Hercules". ESPN. 14 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  19. ^ "Four-star Sociedad batter Getafe". ESPN. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  20. ^ "Giovani strike sinks Sociedad". ESPN. 20 March 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  21. ^ "Griezmann brace sinks Gijon". ESPN. 17 April 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  22. ^ "Sociedad peg Barca back". ESPN. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
  23. ^ "Sociedad send Deportivo down". ESPNFC. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  24. ^ "Match nul face à l'Ukraine (0–0) (Draw against Ukraine (0–0)" (in French). French Football Federation. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  25. ^ "Deuxième manche victorieuse (2–1) (Win in second match (2–1)" (in French). French Football Federation. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  26. ^ "Les joueurs retenus (The squad)" (in French). French Football Federation. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  27. ^ "Flowing France leave Austria reeling". Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  28. ^ "Griezmann: a best-kept secret no longer". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2010. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "France fight back to claim U19 crown". Union of European Football Associations. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  30. ^ "Les mini-bleus face à la Juve (The mini-blue against Juve)" (in French). L'Equipe. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  31. ^ "Mombaerts appelle Griezmann (Mombaerts calls Griezmann)" (in French). Football.fr. 10 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  32. ^ "Espoirs: France – Russie : 0–1 (Hopes: France – Russia: 0–1)" (in French). Ouest-France. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 22 March 2011.
  33. ^ Phillips, Matt (9 February 2011). "VIDEO: U20s sunk in Shrewsbury". Shrewsbury: The Football Association. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  34. ^ "Colombia 4–1 France". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
  35. ^ "France 1–0 Ecuador". Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  36. ^ http://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/M-vila-suspendu-jusqu-en-juillet-2014/325414 Four French players are suspended by national teams
  37. ^ "Antoine Griezmann ESPN Profile". ESPN. Retrieved 30 November 2011.


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