List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud

Olivier Giroud is a French professional footballer who played for the France national football 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.^[1] He surpassed Thierry Henry's record of 51 goals with a goal 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]

Table key

	Indicates France won the match
	Indicates the match ended in a draw
	Indicates France lost the match

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	Bulgaria	2–0	3–0	Friendly	[44]
46					3–0
47	111	24 March 2022	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Ivory Coast	1–1	2–1	Friendly	[45]
48	112	29 March 2022	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France	South Africa	2–0	5–0	Friendly	[46]
49	113	22 September 2022	Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France	Austria	2–0	2–0	2022–23 UEFA Nations League A	[47]
50	115	22 November 2022	Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar	Australia	2–1	4–1	2022 FIFA World Cup	[48]
51					4–1
52	117	4 December 2022	Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Poland	1–0	3–1	2022 FIFA World Cup	[2]
53	118	10 December 2022	Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar	England	2–1	2–1	2022 FIFA World Cup	[49]
54	123	16 June 2023	Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal	Gibraltar	1–0	3–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification	[50]
55	128	18 November 2023	Allianz Riviera, Nice, France	Gibraltar	13–0	14–0	UEFA Euro 2024 qualification	[51]
56					14–0
57	131	26 March 2024	Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France	Chile	3–1	3–2	Friendly	[52]

Statistics

Appearances and goals by year[1] Year Competitive Friendly Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals 2011 0 0 2 0 2 0 2012 5[a] 1 7 1 12 2 2013 7[b] 1 5 2 12 3 2014 5[c] 1 4 3 9 4 2015 0 0 10 4 10 4 2016 8[d] 3 6 5 14 8 2017 6[b] 3 4 5 10 8 2018 11[e] 1 7 3 18 4 2019 10[f] 6 0 0 10 6 2020 6[g] 3 2 2 8 5 2021 4[h] 0 1 2 5 2 2022 8[i] 5 2 2 10 7 2023 9[f] 3 0 0 9 3 2024 4[j] 0 4 1 8 1 Total 83 27 54 30 137 57 Appearances and goals by competition Competition Apps Goals Friendlies 54 29 FIFA World Cup 18 5 UEFA European Championship 15 3 UEFA Nations League 12 5 FIFA World Cup qualification 19 6 UEFA Euro qualification 19 9 Total 137 57 Appearances and goals by confederation Confederation Apps Goals AFC 4 4 CAF 6 3 CONCACAF 5 1 CONMEBOL 14 6 UEFA 108 43 Total 137 57

Goals by opponent Opponent Goals  Australia 4  Iceland 4  Denmark 3  Gibraltar 3  Paraguay 3  Sweden 3  Bulgaria 2  Germany 2  Luxembourg 2  Moldova 2  Netherlands 2  Norway 2  Scotland 2  Ukraine 2  Albania 1  Austria 1  Belarus 1  Cameroon 1  Chile 1  Colombia 1  Croatia 1  England 1  Georgia 1  Italy 1  Ivory Coast 1  Jamaica 1  Poland 1  Republic of Ireland 1  Romania 1  South Africa 1  Spain 1   Switzerland 1  Turkey 1  Uruguay 1  Wales 1 Total 57

Giroud playing against Ukraine in 2021 Giroud holding the FIFA World Cup Trophy following France's victory in the 2018 FIFA World Cup final Raphaël Varane (left) and Giroud playing for France in 2018

1. Two appearances and one goal in FIFA World Cup qualification, three appearances in UEFA European Championship
2. Appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
3. Appearances in FIFA World Cup
4. Six appearances and three goals in UEFA European Championship, two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification
5. Four appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, seven appearances in FIFA World Cup
6. Appearances in UEFA European Championship qualification
7. Appearances in UEFA Nations League
8. Two appearances in FIFA World Cup qualification, two appearances in UEFA European Championship
9. Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Nations League, six appearances and four goals in FIFA World Cup
10. Appearances in UEFA European Championship

See also

• List of leading goalscorers for the France national football team
• List of top international men's football goal scorers by country
• List of men's footballers with 50 or more international goals
• List of footballers with 100 or more caps
• List of international goals scored by Thierry Henry