* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:47, 8 November 2025 (UTC)
Antoine Griezmann (French pronunciation:[ɑ̃twanɡʁijɛzman];[2] born 21 March 1991) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orattacking midfielder forLa Liga clubAtlético Madrid. Considered one of the greatest players of his generation,[3] he is known for his versatility, match intelligence, attacking output, and off-ball attributes.[4]
Antoine Griezmann[6] was born on 21 March 1991[7] in the commune ofMâcon in the department ofSaône-et-Loire. His father, Alain Griezmann, a town councillor,[8] has distantGerman ancestry from the regions ofHesse,Luxembourg,Switzerland, andBaden. This German ancestor, the father'sgreat-great-grandfather, named Emmerich Grieszmann, migrated to France fromMünster in the early 19th century and was abasket maker, married to Maria Haas fromKehlen, Luxembourg.[9][10][11] The family surname was originally spelled "Grieszmann", before being changed to "Griezmann".[12] His mother, Isabelle Lopes, a former hospital staff member supervising the cleaning team, is ofPortuguese descent, and her fatherAmaro Lopes was a Portuguese footballer forPaços de Ferreira.[8] Amaro Lopes moved from Portugal to France with his wife Carolina to work in construction in 1957, where Isabelle was born, and he died in 1992 when his grandson was an infant.[8] As a child, Griezmann often spent his holidays inPaços de Ferreira, Portugal.[8]
Griezmann began his career playing for hometown clubUF Mâconnais.[13] While there, he embarked on several trials with professional clubs, includingLyon, the club he supported as a child, to earn a spot in one of their youth academies, but was rejected because clubs questioned his small frame.[13] In 2005, while on trial withMontpellier, Griezmann played in afriendly match against theyouth academy ofParis Saint-Germain in Paris, and impressed several clubs, notably Spanish clubReal Sociedad, whose scouts were attending the event. Following the match, the club's officials offered Griezmann a one-week trial inSan 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.[13][14]
When he first arrived at Real Sociedad, Griezmann lodged with the club's French scout while attending school across the border inBayonne, training in the evenings at theclub's headquarters in San Sebastián.[13] It took him time to break into Real Sociedad's first team, but after four years in theclub's youth system he made his debut, called up byMartín Lasarte for Real Sociedad's2009–10 pre-season campaign. In the pre-season, he scored five goals in four appearances and an injury to the team's regular left-winger led to Lasarte selecting him for the start of the season (unusually for a youth graduate, bypassingthe reserve team altogether).[13]
On 2 September 2009, Griezmann made his competitive debut in the team'sCopa del Rey match againstRayo Vallecano appearing as asubstitute in the 77th minute of a 2–0 defeat.[15] Four days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute againstReal Murcia. On 27 September, he made his first professional start and also scored his first professional goal againstHuesca in a 2–0 win.[16] Two weeks later, Griezmann scored his second goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win overSalamanca.[17] In November 2009, he scored goals in back-to-back matches againstHércules andRecreativo de Huelva.[18] The goal against the latter club was the only goal of the match.[19] Griezmann appeared consistently in the team for the rest of the season, scoring two more goals in wins overCádiz andNumancia as Real Sociedad earned promotion toLa Liga for the2010–11 season as league winners.[20][21][22] 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.[23] Prior to signing the contract, he drew considerable interest fromLigue 1 clubsLyon,Saint-Étienne andAuxerre.[24] As hedeveloped with a Basque club, he was also potentially available to play for local rivalsAthletic Bilbao, in spite of being born and growing up in the non-Basque areas of France.[25][26][27]
Griezmann made his debut in La Liga on 29 August 2010, in the season's first match. In a post-game interview, he described the occasion as "fulfilling his childhood dream".[28] In the team's first match after the September international break, Griezmann assisted on the equalising goal scored byRaúl Tamudo againstReal Madrid. Madrid later won the match 2–1 following a goal fromCristiano Ronaldo.[29] On 25 October, Griezmann scored his first goal in the league in a 3–0 victory overDeportivo La Coruña.[30] He celebrated the goal by pretending to drive a truck that was parked near the field.[31] A week later, Griezmann scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win overMálaga.[32] In November 2010, Griezmann scored the only goal in the team's 2–1 loss to Hércules.[33] In the team's second match of the new year, he netted the second goal in the team's 4–0 victory overGetafe.[34] After going scoreless in the next nine matches, Griezmann returned to his scoring form in March, scoring the only goal for Sociedad in the team's 2–1 defeat toRacing Santander.[35]
After sitting out the first league match of the2011–12 campaign, in Griezmann's first competitive match of the season against the defending championsBarcelona two weeks later, he scored the equalising goal in a 2–2 draw.[36]
In the final league game of the2012–13 campaign, he scored the only goal of the game against Deportivo La Coruña, securing qualification for theUEFA Champions League for the first time since2003–04 while also relegating Deportivo.[37]
At the start of the following season, Griezmann scored on a volley against Lyon in his home nation of France which helped Real Sociedad qualify for the Champions League group stage (4–0 on aggregate).[38] Another important goal was also on a volley, this time against Athletic Bilbao in aBasque derby league match atAnoeta Stadium in January 2014 which ended in a 2–0 victory for Real.[39]
On 28 July 2014,Atlético Madrid reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Griezmann, for a fee believed to be close to his €30 million (£24 million) buy-out clause.[40][41] He passed the medical examination the same day and signed a six-year contract on 29 July.[42][43] He made his debut in the first leg of the2014 Supercopa de España on 19 August, a 1–1 draw away to Real Madrid, replacingSaúl after 57 minutes.[44] On 17 September, he scored his first goal for the club, in aChampions League group stage match againstOlympiacos, in a game which Atlético eventually lost 3–2.[45] Griezmann netted a brace, his first league goals for the club, in a 4–2 win overCórdoba on 1 November.[46] On 21 December 2014, he scored his first La Ligahat-trick as Atlético won 4–1 at Athletic Bilbao, having trailed at half-time.[47] He was theLa Liga Player of the Month for January 2015 despite appearing in only three of Atlético's five matches.[48]
On 7 April 2015, Griezmann scored the second in a 2–0 home victory over Real Sociedad. Out of respect to his formative club, the celebrations were minimal.[49][50] Two weeks later he scored a brace againstElche in a 3–0 home win, bringing him to a total of 22 goals in the league season, overtakingKarim Benzema for the highest total by a French player in a single Spanish top-division campaign.[51] He finished the season with 22 goals in 37 games, and was selected as the only Atlético player and one of three forward in the Team of the Year at theLFP Awards, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo andLionel Messi.[52]
On 22 August 2015, Griezmann scored the only goal as Atlético began the season with a home victory over promotedLas Palmas.[53] He scored both of the goals on 15 September, as they won atGalatasaray in theChampions League group stage.[54] A week later, he repeated the feat to defeat local neighbours Getafe and put Atlético on top of the league.[55] On 18 October, in his return to Real Sociedad, Griezmann chipped goalkeeperGerónimo Rulli in the ninth minute of a 2–0 away win (as in the fixture six months earlier, he did not celebrate the goal).[56]
On 27 February 2016, Griezmann scored the only goal as Atlético won away to Real Madrid.[57] On 13 April, he scored both goals in a 2–0 quarter-final second leg win at theVicente Calderón Stadium that knocked holders Barcelona out of theChampions League.[58] On 3 May, he scored the decisive away goal againstBayern Munich in the semi-final second leg at theAllianz Arena to send Atlético to thefinal.[59] Griezmann hit the crossbar with a penalty two minutes into the second half with his team trailing 1–0 against Real Madrid in the Champions League final atSan Siro on 28 May. He scored in the penalty shootout after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time, but Atlético ultimately lost 5–3.[60]
On 23 June 2016, Griezmann signed a new contract with Atlético, which would keep him at the club until 2021.[citation needed] On 1 November 2016, Griezmann scored both of Atlético's goals (with his second in the 93rd minute) in their 2–1 home win againstRostov in a2016–17 Champions League Group D match (in which he was voted the Player of the Match) to enable Atlético to progress to the round of 16 with two matches to spare. On 2 December 2016 Griezmann got third in the Ballon d'or ranking behind Lionel Messi and the winner Cristiano Ronaldo.[61][62] On 22 April 2017, he scored the only goal of a win away toEspanyol, thus becoming the second Frenchman after Karim Benzema to score 100 La Liga goals, which he did in 247 games.[63]
After another trophyless season, and amid speculation that he could leave Atlético for Manchester United after the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, he extended his contract at the club by one year in June 2017, after learning that Atlético was given a transfer ban and that it could not sign a replacement.[64][65] His reported release price was also raised to €100 million (£87 million).[citation needed]
On 19 August 2017, Griezmann earned his first red card during a draw againstGirona and received a two-match ban. He was initially booked for diving in the penalty box, then his reaction of using foul language toward the referee earned him a second booking.[66] He 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 (a hat-trick againstSevilla and four againstLeganés).[67] His second in the 4–0 win against the latter was his 100th goal for Atlético, becoming only the third player of the 21st century to do so, afterSergio Agüero andFernando Torres.[68]
He scored in the first leg of the2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-final away toArsenal and assistedDiego Costa for the only goal in the return, contributing to Atlético's 2–1 aggregate victory and progression to the final, held inLyon and against French opposition inMarseille;[69] he then scored twice inthe final as his club claimed the trophy for the third time in nine years.[70]
After months of speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona, which came after Atlético reported Barcelona toFIFA over an alleged illegal approach for Griezmann in December 2017,[71] Griezmann signed a contract extension with Atlético on 19 June 2018 until 2023. This came days after he rejected a move to Barcelona.[72][73] He wrote a message to Atlético on social media, "My fans, my team, MY HOME!!!" in Spanish, French and English along with a video in which he is seen walking around Madrid.[73]
2018–19: Final season of first stint with Atlético
On 15 August, Griezmann started in Atlético's 4–2 extra-time win over Real Madrid in the2018 UEFA Super Cup inTallinn.[74] On Matchday 2 of theChampions League, Griezmann scored a goal in both halves to give his team a 3–1 home win over Belgian championsClub Brugge.[75] Later on Matchday 4 he scored Atlético's second goal against German sideBorussia Dortmund as Atlético Madrid won the reverse fixture at home by a 2–0 margin following a 4–0 defeat against the same opponents earlier in the competition at theWestfalenstadion.[76] In the following game he again scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against French sideMonaco, to ensure his team's qualification for thenext round of the Champions League.[77]
On 15 December, Griezmann played his 300th league contest in the Spanish top division, a game in which he scored twice while setting up another, as Atlético Madrid won 3–2 away toReal Valladolid.[78] In the following week, he scored his 200th career goal, from the spot in a 1–0 win over Espanyol.[79] On 26 January, in a league fixture at home against Getafe, he scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 2–0 win as Atlético closed the gap between league leaders Barcelona to just 2 points.[80] On 10 February, he scored in a 3–1 derby defeat against Real Madrid, equalling Fernando Torres' record-which he later broke in the following week by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rayo Vallecano, to become the fifth highest goalscorer in Atlético history with 130 goals.[81]
On 14 May 2019, Griezmann announced that he would be leaving Atlético Madrid after five seasons, after being heavily linked to Barcelona, who reportedly intended to pay the €120 million buy-out clause set by the club.[82]
On 12 July 2019, Barcelona announced the signing of Griezmann to a five-year contract after activating his €120 million buy-out clause.[83] Later that day, however, Atlético Madrid disputed Barcelona's deal to sign the player, stating that the fee paid falls €80 million short of his release clause, claiming that Griezmann had agreed to move to the Nou Camp before 1 July 2019, when his €200 million buy-out clause was lowered to €120 million.[84] Atlético later stated they have "started the procedures it considers appropriate for the defense of its legitimate rights and interests" as a result of any deal, with reports in Spanish media suggesting the club planned to go to football's governing body FIFA to argue their case.[85][86] On 14 July, he was presented at theCamp Nou and was handed the number 17 shirt, and made his debut in a pre-season friendly in Japan againstChelsea.[87] On the same day, some Atlético Madrid fans defaced Griezmann's plaque outside theMetropolitano Stadium,[88] as the club officially submitted a complaint to La Liga, whose presidentJavier Tebas later stated "it is possible to block [Griezmann's] transfer", but also noted "La Liga have [yet] to decide [the] course of action".[71] The transfer was eventually upheld.
Griezmann made his debut for Barcelona on 16 August 2019 in a 1–0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao.[89] On 25 August, Griezmann scored a brace and assisted during his home debut, which ended in a 5–2 win againstReal Betis.[90][91] After substituting injuredOusmane Dembélé after 26 minutes of the first half, he scored his firstChampions League goal for the club on 27 November in a 3–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, assisted by Lionel Messi. In their2019–20 Supercopa de España match against Atlético Madrid, Griezmann scored his side's second goal against his former club in an eventual 2–3 defeat.[92] Griezmann became the first player of the season to score in every major competition for Barcelona when he netted a brace in theCopa del Rey againstIbiza in a narrow 2–1 win.[93] On 25 February 2020, Griezmann scored Barcelona's equaliser in their 1–1 Champions League round of 16 draw againstNapoli, becoming the first Barcelona player other than Messi to score a Champions League away goal in the knockout stage since 2015.[94]
On 1 November 2020, Griezmann scored his first goal of the2020–21 season in a 1–1 away draw againstAlavés.[95] On 17 January 2021, Griezmann scored a brace in a 3–2 loss against Athletic Bilbao in the2021 Supercopa de España final.[96] On 3 February, Griezmann scored and assisted twice as Barcelona made a comeback after being 2–0 down until the 88th minute to win 5–3 at the end of extra-time againstGranada in thequarter-finals of the Copa del Rey.[97] In the2021 Copa del Rey final, Griezmann scored the first goal in a 4–0 victory over Athletic Bilbao and won his first trophy with Barcelona.[98][99]
On 31 August 2021, Griezmann returned to Atlético Madrid on a one-yearloan, with the option to extend the loan by a further year, and complete with a conditional permanent transfer clause worth €40 million to be activated by 2023.[100][101][102] He scored his first goal in his second spell at the club on 28 September, in a 2–1 comeback victory away toAC Milan in the2021–22 UEFA Champions League.[103] On 19 October, in a Champions League group match againstLiverpool at the Metropolitano Stadium, he scored a first half brace to level the score at 2–2, but was sent off in the 52nd minute for serious foul play onRoberto Firmino in an eventual 3–2 defeat.[104]
At the start of the2022–23 season, Atlético Madrid extended Griezmann's loan for a further year. Since the club did not want to trigger the appearance-based €40 million obligatory buy clause included in the loan deal, his game time became limited to thirty minutes per match.[105] On 7 September 2022, he scored a 90+11th-minute winning goal in a 2–1 victory overPorto in the group stage of the2022–23 UEFA Champions League.[106] On 10 October 2022, Atlético reached an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of Griezmann for a reported fee of €20 million, who signed a contract until 30 June 2026.[107][108] He went on to record sixteen goals and eighteen assists across all competitions in the 2022–23 season, making him Atlético's top scorer, La Liga's best assist provider, and the only player in La Liga with double numbers for goals and assists. Griezmann was tied withKevin De Bruyne and Lionel Messi for the most league assists in Europe's five major leagues.[109]
On 19 December 2023, Griezmann scored twice in a 3–3 draw with Getafe in La Liga. The strikes took him to 173 goals for Atlético Madrid, equalling the record held by club legendLuis Aragonés.[110] On 10 January 2024, he became Atlético's all-time leading scorer with a goal against Real Madrid at theAl-Awwal Park in the2023–24 Supercopa de España.[111] Later that year, on 26 November, he scored a goal in his100th Champions League match in a 6–0 away victory overSparta Prague.[112] On 29 March 2025, Griezmann overtookLionel Messi and became the foreign player with the most La Liga appearances, having made his 521st in a match away atEspanyol.[113] On 2 June 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2027.[114]
On 27 September 2025, he scored his first goal of the2025–26 season in stoppage time, ending his 22-match scoreless run, as Atlético Madrid defeated rivals Real Madrid 5–2, handing them their worst derby loss since November 1950.[115][116] Three days later, he netted his 200th goal for the club in a 5–1 victory overEintracht Frankfurt in theChampions League.[117]
Due to playing in Spain, Griezmann went unnoticed by severalFrance youth international coaches.[118] After his success with Real Sociedad, on 23 February 2010, he was named to theFrance under-19 team to play in two friendly matches againstUkraine. On 2 March, Griezmann made his youth international debut appearing in the team's 0–0 draw with Ukraine.[119] In the return leg two days later, he scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute to give France a 2–1 victory.[120] On 7 June, Griezmann was named to coachFrancis Smerecki's squad to participate in the2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[121] In the tournament, he scored two goals and provided anassist in the team's second group stage match againstAustria, a 5–0 win, as the national team eventually won the competition on home soil.[122][123][124] He was named in the Team of the Tournament.[125]
Due to France's victory at the UEFA Under-19 championship, the nation qualified for the2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which meritedunder-20 team appearances for Griezmann. On 28 September 2010, he was called up to the team to participate in friendly matches against Portugal and thereserve team of Italian clubJuventus. Griezmann, however, did not appear in either match due to being sent home early after suffering a thigh injury during a training session.[126] The following month, despite still being eligible to appear at under-20 level, he was called up to theunder-21 team by coachErick Mombaerts as a replacement for the injuredGabriel Obertan to play in a friendly match againstRussia.[127] Griezmann made his under-21 debut in the match appearing as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 defeat.[128]
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 overEngland at theNew Meadow, assistingClément Grenier's equaliser.[129] 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 hostsColombia.[130] On 10 August, in France's Round of 16 match againstEcuador, Griezmann scored the game-winning goal in a 1–0 victory.[131]
On 27 February 2014, Griezmann received a call-up toFrance's senior squad by coachDidier Deschamps to play in a friendly against theNetherlands at theStade de France.[132] On 5 March, he debuted as a starter in the 2–0 home victory and playing the first 68 minutes.[133] On 13 May, he was named in Deschamps' squad for the2014 FIFA World Cup.[134] AgainstParaguay in Nice on 1 June, he scored his first international goal for France, opening a 1–1 draw.[135] He added two more as a late substitute forOlivier Giroud in France's final warm-up match, againstJamaica on 8 June, the final two in an 8–0 victory.[136] On 15 June, he was selected to start in France's first match of the World Cup, replacing the injuredFranck Ribéry on the left side of the team's attack as they defeatedHonduras 3–0 inPorto Alegre.[137] In the last 16 againstNigeria, his pressure led toJoseph Yobo scoring a late own goal for a 2–0 French victory.[138] France were eliminated in the quarter-finals by eventual championsGermany.[139]
Griezmann was chosen for France as they hostedUEFA Euro 2016, and started the opening game, a 2–1 win overRomania.[140] For their performances, he andPaul Pogba were benched for the next game againstAlbania at theStade Vélodrome; Griezmann came on in place of Giroud in the second half and headedAdil Rami's cross with the first shot on target in the last minute to open a 2–0 win.[141] In the last 16 against theRepublic of Ireland in Lyon, he scored twice as the French recovered from a half-time deficit to win 2–1, and was also fouled byShane Duffy who was given a straightred card.[142]
On 3 July, Griezmann assisted Pogba andDimitri Payet before scoring himself in a 5–2 quarter-final win overIceland; it was his first goal at the Stade de France.[143] In the semi-finals against the country of his father's birth, Germany, he scored twice in a 2–0 victory to lead France to their third European Championship final.[144] 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 thetournament's best player, also being named to theteam of the tournament.[145][146][147] His tally of six goals at the tournament wassecond only to the nine goals by compatriotMichel Platini atUEFA Euro 1984.[146]
On 17 May 2018, Griezmann was called up to the France squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[148] On 16 June 2018, he suffered a foul in the box and scored the resultingpenalty kick to open the score in France's 2–1 overAustralia in their opening match at the tournament, which was the first penalty decision ever to be awarded in a World Cup match with the assistance of thevideo assistant referee system.[149] On 30 June, Griezmann scored a goal from the penalty kick given for a foul onKylian Mbappé in a 4–3 victory overArgentina in their round of 16 match.[150]
In France's 2–0 victory overUruguay in quarter-finals of the tournament on 6 July, Griezmann first assistedRaphaël Varane's goal from a corner and later scored a goal himself with a strike from outside the area following an error by Uruguayan goalkeeperFernando Muslera.[151] Griezmanndid not celebrate his goal against Uruguay out of respect for his Uruguayan mentor and Uruguayan club teammates.[152] In the semi-final againstBelgium at theKrestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg on 10 July, he set up the only goal of the game from a corner, which was headed in bySamuel Umtiti.[153]
On 15 July, Griezmann was involved in several goals in thefinal againstCroatia, which France won 4–2.[154] With the score at 0–0 in the first half, France was awarded a foul on Griezmann after a challenge fromMarcelo Brozović. Commentators called that Griezmann had dived as he began falling before Brozović made contact.[155][156] Griezmann took the ensuing 30-yard (27 m) free kick, which was headed byMario Mandžukić into his own net to give France the lead in the 18th minute.[157] Croatia equalised, 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.[158] In the second half, he passed to Paul Pogba in the build-up to the midfielder scoring the third goal for France.[159] For his efforts, Griezmann was namedman of the match,[160] and was also voted the third best player in the tournament behindLuka Modrić andEden Hazard, receiving theBronze Ball.[161]
2021–2024: Nations League title and second consecutive World Cup final
In May 2021, Griezmann received a call-up for the postponedUEFA Euro 2020.[162] On 19 June, he scored a goal in a 1–1 draw againstHungary.[163] They were eliminated from the tournament after losing toSwitzerland in theround of 16 on penalties, following a 3–3 draw.[164][165]
After, France topped theirNations League Group and qualified for the2021 UEFA Nations League Finals,[166] in the semi-final on 7 October, Griezmann managed to earn a penalty, which was converted byKylian Mbappé to help France come from behind and defeat Belgium 3–2.[167] Three days later, in thefinal, France defeatedSpain 2–1 to clinch their first title.[168]
In November 2022, he was included in the French squad for the2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[169] On 26 November, Griezmann assisted Kylian Mbappé's winning goal in their 2–1 victory overDenmark, securing qualification to the knockout stages and thus breaking the "World Cup Champions' Curse".[170] On 10 December, he assisted both of France's goals as they defeatedEngland 2–1 in the quarter-finals.[171] He was later named man of the match in a 2–0 semi-final win overMorocco.[172] Although France lost to Argentina in thefinal on penalties after a 3–3 draw,[173] Griezmann finished the tournament as the joint-top assister with three assists.[174]
In March 2024, his record of 84-game streak with France ended, having missed two friendly matches due to an ankle injury.[175][176] Later that year, on 16 May, he was selected in the 25-man squad forUEFA Euro 2024.[177]
Griezmann announced his retirement from international football on 30 September 2024.[178]
A quick, modern, and versatile left-footedforward, with an eye for goal, Griezmann has been described as a "team player", and is capable of occupying several offensive positions in or behind the main attacking line, due to his technical skills, vision, ability to drop deep and link-up play between the forward and midfielders, or score many goals: he has been deployed as a mainstriker, in a central role as anattacking midfielder, as asecond striker, as afalse 9, or as awinger, on either flank.[145][179][180][181][182] Griezmann is an accurate finisher with either foot from both inside and outside the area, and is also good in the air and accurate with his head, in spite of his relatively small stature.[183]
In addition to his ability to score and create goals, he has also been praised for his work-rate, attacking movement, positional sense, and ability to interpret the game, which, combined with his pace, mobility and energy, enables him to make effective attacking runs to beat the defensive line.[184][185][186] He has been noted by various sources as having a comparatively low rate of scoring from penalties.[63][187][188][189] Since the 2022 World Cup, Griezmann has been used in a deeper role by France national team manager Deschamps, often playing as acentral midfielder.[190]
UEFA chief technical officerIoan Lupescu, who led the panel of technical observers that named Griezmann as the best player of Euro 2016, said that he "works hard for his team and possesses technique, vision and quality finishing" and branded him "a threat in every game he played".[145] While his club form for Barcelona remained sub-par, Griezmann's performances for the France national team prompted head coach Didier Deschamps to label him "one of the greatest players of all-time".[191]
Since 2011, Griezmann has been in a relationship with Erika Choperena, a Spanish native of theBasque Country. They got married on 15 June 2017.[192] They had their first child, a daughter, in April 2016.[193] The couple's second child was born in April 2019. In April 2021, the couple had their third child, a daughter; all three siblings share the same birthday.[194] Griezmann isCatholic.[195][196]
On 17 December 2017, Griezmann caused controversy by sharing a photo of himself dressed as aHarlem Globetrotter on his social media accounts; the outfit includedblackface and anafro wig. After severe criticism, Griezmann deleted the posts and made an apology.[200]
Griezmann's father became the president of UF Mâconnais in 2020, the club for which Griezmann played in his youth.[201]
In July 2021, video footage of Griezmann along with teammateOusmane Dembélé circulated online, whereby he was seen laughing at derogatory racial comments made by Dembélé against the Japanese technicians in their hotel room.[202] Griezmann apologised for the video on Twitter, but denied accusations of racism.[203]
Griezmann had a sponsorship deal with German sportswear companyPuma, and has appeared in commercials for the company.[204] His 'Hotline Bling'goal celebration features in a 2016 Puma commercial.[204] Puma unveiled Griezmann's own custom made football boots, PUMA Future 18.1 "Grizi", in December 2017.[205]
Griezmann is a brand ambassador forHead & Shoulders shampoo andGillette, and has featured in several football themed television commercials.[209] In 2017 he became a global brand ambassador for Chinese technology companyHuawei; however, in December 2020, 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".[210]
Griezmann became the brand ambassador forYu-Gi-Oh!trading card games on 6 June 2021. Originally, a special card inspired by him would be released later the year. However, following the video where Griezmann was seen laughing at derogatory racial comments made by teammate Ousmane Dembélé surfaced online in July 2021, Konami announced they had terminated Griezmann's contract as the brand ambassador.[211]
In January 2025, Griezmann made a significant shift by partnering with the French brandDecathlon after 14 years with Puma.[212][213]
In January 2020, Griezmann launched the esports organisation, Grizi Esport.[214][215] The organisation has acquiredRainbow Six Siege,Fortnite, and FIFA players.[216][217] On 11 October 2021, it was announced by Grizi Esport that the organisation would "Stop momentarily with all of their Esports-related activities." As of December 2022, the organisation has not posted an update regarding the future of Grizi Esport.[218]
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