1. Antoine Griezmann was nominated for the Ballon d'Or and Best FIFA Men's Player in 2016 and 2018.
52 Facts About Antoine Griezmann
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Antoine Griezmann won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship with France and made his senior debut in 2014.
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Antoine Griezmann went on to earn 137 caps and score 44 goals, ranking as France's third-most capped player and fourth-highest goalscorer.
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Antoine Griezmann was the top goalscorer and named Player of the Tournament as hosts France finished runners-up at UEFA Euro 2016.
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Antoine Griezmann then won the Silver Boot, the Bronze Ball, and was named man of the match in the final as France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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At the 2022 World Cup, Antoine Griezmann played as a central midfielder as France finished runners-up.
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Antoine Griezmann was born on 21 March 1991 in the commune of Macon in the department of Saone-et-Loire.
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Antoine Griezmann's mother, Isabelle Lopes, a former hospital staff member supervising the cleaning team, is of Portuguese descent, and her father Amaro Lopes was a Portuguese footballer for Pacos de Ferreira.
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Antoine Griezmann began his career playing for hometown club UF Maconnais.
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In 2005, while on trial with Montpellier, Antoine 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.
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Antoine Griezmann was later offered a second-week stay at the club.
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Antoine Griezmann's parents were initially reluctant to have their son move to Spain, but allowed him to make the move after positive reassurances.
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When he first arrived at Real Sociedad, Antoine Griezmann lodged with the club's French scout while attending school across the border in Bayonne, training in the evenings at the club's headquarters in San Sebastian.
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Antoine Griezmann made his debut in La Liga on 29 August 2010, in the season's first match.
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Antoine Griezmann celebrated the goal by pretending to drive a truck that was parked near the field.
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At the start of the following season, Antoine Griezmann scored on a volley against Lyon in his home nation of France which helped Real Sociedad qualify for the Champions League group stage.
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Antoine Griezmann was the La Liga Player of the Month for January 2015 despite appearing in only three of Atletico's five matches.
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Antoine Griezmann finished the season with 22 goals in 37 games, and was selected as the only Atletico player and one of three forward in the Team of the Year at the LFP Awards, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.
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On 22 August 2015, Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal as Atletico began the season with a home victory over promoted Las Palmas.
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On 27 February 2016, Antoine Griezmann scored the only goal as Atletico won away to Real Madrid.
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On 23 June 2016, Antoine Griezmann signed a new contract with Atletico, which would keep him at the club until 2021.
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On 2 December 2016 Antoine Griezmann got third in the Ballon d'or ranking behind Lionel Messi and the winner Cristiano Ronaldo.
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On 19 August 2017, Antoine Griezmann earned his first red card during a draw against Girona and received a two-match ban.
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Antoine Griezmann was initially booked for diving in the penalty box, then his reaction of using foul language toward the referee earned him a second booking.
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Antoine Griezmann was named La Liga Player of the Month for February 2018 after registering eight goals and two assists during the period, including scoring seven in four days.
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Antoine Griezmann was tied with Kevin De Bruyne and Lionel Messi for the most league assists in Europe's five major leagues.
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On 29 March 2025, Antoine Griezmann overtook Lionel Messi and became the foreign player with the most La Liga appearances, having made his 521st in a match away at Espanyol.
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On 7 June, Antoine Griezmann was named to coach Francis Smerecki's squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.
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Antoine Griezmann was named in the Team of the Tournament.
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Antoine Griezmann did not appear in either match due to being sent home early after suffering a thigh injury during a training session.
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On 27 February 2014, Antoine 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.
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On 17 May 2018, Antoine Griezmann was called up to the France squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
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Antoine Griezmann did not celebrate his goal against Uruguay out of respect for his Uruguayan mentor and Uruguayan club teammates.
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Commentators called that Antoine Griezmann had dived as he began falling before Brozovic made contact.
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Antoine Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard free kick, which was headed by Mario Mandzukic into his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.
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In May 2021, Antoine Griezmann received a call-up for the postponed UEFA Euro 2020.
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Antoine Griezmann announced his retirement from international football on 30 September 2024.
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Antoine Griezmann is an accurate finisher with either foot from both inside and outside the area, and is good in the air and accurate with his head, in spite of his relatively small stature.
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Antoine Griezmann has been noted by various sources as having a comparatively low rate of scoring from penalties.
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Since the 2022 World Cup, Antoine Griezmann has been used in a deeper role by France national team manager Deschamps, often playing as a central midfielder.
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Since 2011, Antoine Griezmann has been in a relationship with Erika Choperena, a Spanish native of the Basque Country.
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Antoine Griezmann's sister was a survivor of the siege of the Bataclan theatre in the November 2015 Paris attacks, which took place as he was playing against Germany at the Stade de France, which was site of an explosion in the same attacks.
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Antoine Griezmann's father became the president of UF Maconnais in 2020, the club for which Antoine Griezmann played in his youth.
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Antoine Griezmann had a sponsorship deal with German sportswear company Puma, and has appeared in commercials for the company.
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Ahead of Euro 2016, Antoine Griezmann featured in advertisements for Beats Electronics headphones, alongside Harry Kane, Mario Gotze and Cesc Fabregas.
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Antoine Griezmann has a dancemove named after him in the popular French novelty song "Logobitombo ".
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In 2019, the documentary film Antoine Griezmann: The Making of a Legend, which depicted the player's career, was released.
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In 2017 he became a global brand ambassador for Chinese technology company Huawei; however, in December 2020, Antoine Griezmann formally cut ties with the company, citing "strong suspicions that [Huawei] has contributed to the development of a 'Uighur alert' thanks to facial recognition software".
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However, following the video where Antoine Griezmann was seen laughing at derogatory racial comments made by teammate Ousmane Dembele surfaced online in July 2021, Konami announced they had terminated Antoine Griezmann's contract as the brand ambassador.
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In January 2025, Antoine Griezmann made a significant shift by partnering with the French brand Decathlon after 14 years with Puma.
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In January 2020, Antoine Griezmann launched the esports organisation, Grizi Esport.
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On 17 December 2017, Antoine Griezmann caused controversy by sharing a photo of himself dressed as a Harlem Globetrotter on his social media accounts; the outfit included blackface and an afro wig.