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List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud

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Olivier Giroud is a French professional footballer who played for the France national team as a forward from 2011 to 2024. In that period, he scored 57 goals in 137 international appearances, making him the country's all-time top scorer until his tally was surpassed by Kylian Mbappé in 2026.[1] Giroud surpassed Thierry Henry's previous record of 51 goals after scoring against Poland in the round of 16 of the 2022 FIFA World Cup on 4 December 2022.[2] Giroud made his debut for France in a 1–0 home win over the United States on 11 November 2011,[3] and scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012 in his third appearance, a 2–1 win over Germany.[4]

Giroud during the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia; he scored 57 goals in 137 appearances for France.[1]

Giroud's only international hat-trick came in a friendly against Paraguay on 2 June 2017,[5] and he has netted twice in a match on ten occasions.[1] Out of all his opponents, he scored the most against Australia and Iceland, netting four goals against each team.[1] Giroud 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.[1] The remainder of his goals, 29, came in friendlies.[1] His most productive calendar year in terms of international goals was 2017, when he scored eight goals in five matches for France.[6] He also scored eight goals in six matches during 2016.[6] With France, Giroud won the 2018 World Cup, also reaching the 2022 World Cup final and the Euro 2016 final during his international career.[7][8]

A prolific scorer, Giroud was 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.[9][10] He was often praised for his overall play and combination with teammates, often described as a "complete striker".[11] 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."[7]

Goals

Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giroud goal.[1]
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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 [4]
2 13 16 October 2012 Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain  Spain 1–1 1–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [12]
3 16 22 March 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Georgia 1–0 3–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [13]
4 23 11 October 2013 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  Australia 2–0 6–0 Friendly [14]
5 3–0
6 28 27 May 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Norway 2–0 4–0 Friendly [15]
7 4–0
8 30 8 June 2014 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France  Jamaica 4–0 8–0 Friendly [16]
9 32 20 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil   Switzerland 1–0 5–2 2014 FIFA World Cup [17]
10 37 29 March 2015 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France  Denmark 2–0 2–0 Friendly [18]
11 43 11 October 2015 Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 1–0 2–1 Friendly [19]
12 2–0
13 44 13 November 2015 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Germany 1–0 2–0 Friendly [20]
14 46 25 March 2016 Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 2–0 3–2 Friendly [21]
15 48 30 May 2016 Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France  Cameroon 2–1 3–2 Friendly [22]
16 49 4 June 2016 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France  Scotland 1–0 3–0 Friendly [23]
17 2–0
18 50 10 June 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Romania 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 [24]
19 53 3 July 2016 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Iceland 1–0 5–2 UEFA Euro 2016 [25]
20 5–1
21 56 1 September 2016 Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy  Italy 2–1 3–1 Friendly [26]
22 60 25 March 2017 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [27]
23 3–1
24 62 2 June 2017 Roazhon Park, Rennes, France  Paraguay 1–0 5–0 Friendly [5]
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]
28 68 10 October 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Belarus 2–0 2–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [29]
29 69 10 November 2017 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Wales 2–0 2–0 Friendly [30]
30 70 23 March 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Colombia 1–0 2–3 Friendly [31]
31 72 28 May 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Republic of Ireland 1–0 2–0 Friendly [32]
32 83 9 September 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Netherlands 2–1 2–1 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A [33]
33 87 20 November 2018 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Uruguay 1–0 1–0 Friendly [34]
34 88 22 March 2019 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova  Moldova 3–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [35]
35 89 25 March 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Iceland 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [36]
36 92 7 September 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Albania 2–0 4–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [37]
37 94 11 October 2019 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 1–0 1–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [38]
38 95 14 October 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Turkey 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [39]
39 96 14 November 2019 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Moldova 2–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [40]
40 99 8 September 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Croatia 4–2 4–2 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A [41]
41 100 7 October 2020 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France  Ukraine 2–0 7–1 Friendly [42]
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 [43]
44 3–1
45 108 8 June 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Bulgaria2–03–0Friendly [44]
46 3–0
47 111 24 March 2022Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France Ivory Coast1–12–1 Friendly [45]
48 112 29 March 2022Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France South Africa2–05–0 Friendly [46]
49 113 22 September 2022Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France Austria2–02–02022–23 UEFA Nations League A [47]
50 115 22 November 2022Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Australia2–14–12022 FIFA World Cup [48]
51 4–1
52 117 4 December 2022Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar Poland1–03–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [2]
53 118 10 December 2022Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar England2–12–1 2022 FIFA World Cup [49]
54 123 16 June 2023Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal Gibraltar1–03–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification [50]
55 128 18 November 2023Allianz Riviera, Nice, France Gibraltar13–014–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification [51]
56 14–0
57 131 26 March 2024Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France Chile3–13–2Friendly [52]
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  1. [a]
    Two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA European Championship
  2. [b]
    Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  3. [c]
    Appearances in FIFA World Cup
  4. [d]
    Six appearances and three goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
  5. [e]
    Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, seven appearances in FIFA World Cup
  6. [f]
    Appearances in UEFA European Championship qualification
  7. [g]
    Appearances in UEFA Nations League
  8. [h]
    Two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA European Championship
  9. [i]
    Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, six appearances and four goals in FIFA World Cup
  10. [j]
    Appearances in UEFA European Championship

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