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Antoine Griezmann
Personal information
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Real Sociedad
Number 7
Youth career
1997–1999 EC Mâcon
1999–2005 UF Mâcon
2005–2009 Real Sociedad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009– Real Sociedad 56 (10)
International career‡
2010 France U19 7 (3)
2010– France U20 0 (0)
2010– France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2010

Antoine Griezmann (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 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.

Club career

Early years

Griezmann was born in the commune of Mâcon in the department 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 in 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][5] Griezmann appeared consistently in the team for the rest of the season with Real Sociedad earning promotion to La Liga for the 2010–11 season as championship winners.

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.[6] Prior to signing the contract, he drew considerable interest from Ligue 1 clubs Lyon, Saint-Étienne, and Auxerre.[7] 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."[8] On 25 October, Griezmann scored his first goal in the league in a 3–0 victory over Deportivo de La Coruña.[9] He celebrated the goal by pretending to drive a truck that was parked near the field.[10]

International career

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.[11] In the return leg two days later, he scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute to give France a 2–1 victory.[12]

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. 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.[13][14][15]

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 neither match due to scheduling issues with his parent club. 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 to play in a friendly match against Russia. Griezmann made his under-21 debut in the match appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat.

Club statistics

(correct as of 19 December 2010)

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 0 0 0 40 6 4
2010–11 17 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4 1
Total 56 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 10 5
Career total 56 10 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 57 10 5

Notes

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

Honours

Club

International

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. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  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. ^ "La Real sigue de pie (2–0) (Real still standing (2–0)" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2009. Retrieved 27 June 2010. [dead link]
  6. ^ "Comunicado Oficial: Griezmann renueva su contrato con la Real (Official announcement: Griezmann renews contract with Real)" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  7. ^ "How Real Sociedad managed to land Griezmann ahead of Lyon, Auxerre". Tribal Football. 10 April 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  8. ^ "Griezmann disfrutó como un niño (Griezmann enjoyed like a child)" (in Spanish). Diario Vasco. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2010.
  9. ^ "Griezmann conduit la Sociedad (Griezmann leads Sociedad)" (in French). L'Equipe. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Griezmann avait préparé son coup (Griezmann had prepared his blow)" (in French). L'Equipe. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Deuxième manche victorieuse (2–1) (Win in second match (2–1)" (in French). French Football Federation. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  13. ^ "Flowing France leave Austria reeling". Union of European Football Associations. 21 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  14. ^ "Griezmann: a best-kept secret no longer". Union of European Football Associations. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  15. ^ "France fight back to claim U19 crown". Union of European Football Associations. 30 July 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.


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