List of international goals scored by Olivier Giroud

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. 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. Giroud made his debut for France in a 1–0 home win over the United States on 11 November 2011, and scored his first international goal on 29 February 2012 in his third appearance, a 2–1 win over Germany.

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

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. He was often praised for his overall play and combination with teammates, often described as a "complete striker". 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."

Goals Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Giroud goal. +Table keyIndicates France won the matchIndicates the match ended in a drawIndicates France lost the match + CapDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition 1329 February 2012Weserstadion, Bremen, Germany1–0 align="center" Friendly21316 October 2012Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain1–1 align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification31622 March 2013Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification42311 October 2013Parc des Princes, Paris, France2–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly53–062827 May 2014Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly74–08308 June 2014Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France4–0 align="center" Friendly93220 June 2014Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil1–0 align="center" 2014 FIFA World Cup103729 March 2015Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne, France2–0 align="center" Friendly114311 October 2015Parken Stadion, Copenhagen, Denmark1–0 rowspan="2" Friendly122–0134413 November 2015Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" Friendly144625 March 2016Amsterdam Arena, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–0 align="center" Friendly154830 May 2016Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France2–1 align="center" Friendly16494 June 2016Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France1–0 rowspan="2" Friendly172–0185010 June 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 201619533 July 2016Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 rowspan="2" UEFA Euro 2016205–121561 September 2016Stadio San Nicola, Bari, Italy2–1 align="center" Friendly226025 March 2017Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg1–0 rowspan="2" 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification233–124622 June 2017Roazhon Park, Rennes, France1–0 rowspan="3" Friendly252–0263–027639 June 2017Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden1–0 align="center" 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification286810 October 2017Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 align="center" 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification296910 November 2017Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 align="center" Friendly307023 March 2018Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" Friendly317228 May 2018Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" Friendly32839 September 2018Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–1 align="center" 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A338720 November 2018Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" Friendly348822 March 2019Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova3–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification358925 March 2019Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification36927 September 2019Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification379411 October 2019Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland1–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification389514 October 2019Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–0 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification399614 November 2019Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–1 align="center" UEFA Euro 2020 qualification40998 September 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France4–2 align="center" 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A411007 October 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France2–0 rowspan="2" align="center" Friendly423–04310517 November 2020Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France1–1 rowspan="2" 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A 44 3–1 451088 June 2021 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" Friendly 46 3–0 47111 24 March 2022 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France 1–1 align="center" Friendly 48112 29 March 2022 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 2–0 style="text-align:center;" Friendly 49113 22 September 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 2–0 style="text-align:center;" 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A 5011522 November 2022 Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar 2–1 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 2022 FIFA World Cup 514–1 52117 4 December 2022 Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar 1–0 style="text-align:center;" 2022 FIFA World Cup 53118 10 December 2022 Al Bayt Stadium, Al Khor, Qatar 2–1 style="text-align:center;" 2022 FIFA World Cup 54123 16 June 2023 Estádio Algarve, Algarve, Portugal 1–0 style="text-align:center;" UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 55128 18 November 2023 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 13–0 rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;" UEFA Euro 2024 qualification 5614–0 57131 26 March 2024 Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France 3–1 style="text-align:center;" Friendly

Statistics

+ Appearances and goals by yearYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals2011002020201251711222013715212320145143942015001041042016836514820176345108201811173184201910600106202063228520214012522022852210720239300932024404181Total8327543013757

+ Appearances and goals by competitionCompetitionAppsGoalsFriendlies5429FIFA World Cup185UEFA European Championship153UEFA Nations League125FIFA World Cup qualification196UEFA Euro qualification199Total13757

+ Appearances and goals by confederationConfederationAppsGoalsAFC44CAF63CONCACAF51CONMEBOL146UEFA10843Total13757

+ Goals by opponentOpponentGoals44333322222222111111111111111111111Total57

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 international goals scored by Zinedine Zidane List of international goals scored by Kylian Mbappé List of international goals scored by Thierry Henry List of footballers with 100 or more caps

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