Barcelona transferred him for 120 million Euros and sold for 20 million Euros: Who is Antoine Griezmann?

Antoine Griezmann was transferred from Real Sociedad to Atletico Madrid in 2014 for a transfer fee of 54 million Euros. In the meantime, he had a Barcelona adventure. Then in 2022, he returned to Atletico Madrid, where he accepted his home.

Antoine Griezmann (born 21 March 1991) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Atlético Madrid and the France national team. Considered one of the best players of his generation, he is known for his versatility, attacking, passing and supportive defence.

Antoine Griezmann was born on March 21, 1991, in Macon, France. His father, Alain, was a city council member and, due to his Alsatian origins, his surname is German. He plays in the left-wing area. But he can also play as a striker. Griezmann played in France's U-19, U-20 and U-21 teams. In 2010, he also played in the team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Which teams did Antoine Griezmann play for?

On 8 April 2010, Griezmann signed his first professional contract with Real Sociedad. The contract will last until 2015 and there is also a 30 Million Euro release clause in the contract. Before signing a contract, he managed to attract the interest of teams such as Manchester United, Arsenal, Lyon, Saint-Étienne, and Auxerre.

On 28.07.2014, Atlético Madrid announced on their official website that they transferred professional player Griezmann. He announced that he paid €30,000,000 to Real Sociedad as a transfer fee. On July 12, 2019, he signed a 5-year contract with Barcelona, one of the La Liga teams, for a transfer fee of 120 million euros. It was announced that the French player's release clause was 800 million euros.

Antoine Griezmann national team career

On 23 February 2010, after successful seasons at Real Sociedad, he was called up to the France squad for the U-19 match against Ukraine. On March 2, he played for the U-19 team for the first time against Ukraine. The match ended in a 0-0 draw. On 7 June 2010, he was selected in the 18-man France squad for the 2010 UEFA European U-19 Football Championship.

In 2019, he was transferred by Barcelona from Atletico Madrid for 120 million euros.

Griezmann, Barcelona's 20th French player, was born in Macon, France, and spent his childhood there, but he also has Portuguese roots. His maternal grandfather, Amaro Lopes, left professional football in Portugal to emigrate to France and worked in construction in France.

His first team in France was the team of the suburb where he lived (Macon). Here he started to make a name for himself and eventually attracted the attention of scouts of French teams. Auxerre, Lyon, Sochaux, Saint-Etienne, Metz, and Montpellier invited him to try out, but he received a rejection from the French academies due to his small physique. Afterwards, Real Sociedad showed interest and when he was 13, he left where he lived and settled in Baiona. Then he entered the squad as a player of the Yellow Submarines.

Griezmann wasn't just interested in scoring goals, he was also interested in preventing goals. As a kid, he loved to put on gloves and stop balls. He continued this habit after training with his former team was over.

He is indeed a true fan of the NBA, his favorite player is Derrick Rose. While he was running around in Barcelona, a basketball court was built in his house in Madrid so that he could exercise.

He dubbed the voice of Superman in Batman: the LEGO movie.

Griezmann finished the 2016 Ballon d'Or in third place but learned that he was one of the top three players when his sister called him in his car after training.

Griezmann loves Uruguayan culture and loves his friends from there. The person who introduced him to Uruguay was Real Sociedad's Carlos Bueno.

November 2022

Atletico Madrid announced that a 4-year contract was signed with Antoine Griezmann

Atletico Madrid reached a happy ending with Antoine Griezmann, whom it rented from Barcelona.

Barcelona sent Griezmann, whom it added to its squad for 120 million Euros in 2019, to his former club for around 20 million Euros.

The 33-year-old player contributed 3 goals and 2 assists to his team in 11 matches in the 2022 season.

Griezmann, who played 304 official matches for Atletico until November 2022, is known as the 4th top scorer in the club's history with 144 goals and 59 assists.