Better than Zidane and Henry? Giroud's unbelievable France stats | OneFootball

Olivier Giroud’s goal for France on Friday evening was his 29th at international level, pulling him clear as the nation’s seventh top goalscorer of all time.

The runaway leader remains Arsenal legend Thierry Henry, who scored 51 times for his country, but Giroud’s fantastic form for Les Bleus means he scores more regularly for the national team than Henry managed.

Giroud’s 29 goals have come in 69 caps, with him scoring a goal every 0.42 games. Henry took 123 caps to reach his 51-goal record, an average of a goal every 0.41 appearances.

With just two more goals for the national team, Giroud would leapfrog France legends Jean-Pierre Papin and Just Fontaine (both 30 goals) to join a certain Zinedine Zidane in fourth place.

Oh, and it took Zizou 106 caps to reach that. Perhaps Olivier truly is ‘the best’.