LaLiga is getting ready to celebrate 10 years of Antoine Griezmann
The new signing at Barcelona has averaged 36 matches and 15 goals per season during his time in Spain
Antoine Griezmann is counting down the days until he begins his 10th season in LaLiga, but the first in FC Barcelona colours. The 28-year-old has a lot of experience in Spain having played 321 matches (141 with Real Sociedad, 180 with Atletico Madrid).
He's won 167 of those (54 + 113) and scored 133 goals (41+ 92). Griezmann has yet to win the competition.
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FC Barcelona's new forward is one of the most dependable players in LaLiga. Since his debut in the competition on the 29th August 2010 with Real Sociedad (vs Villarreal), he's averaged 36 matches per season and 15 goals per campaign. He's played a total of 25,255 minutes out of a possible 30,780. Griezmann's won 52% of the games he's been involved in, 23% were draws and 25% losses.
In those previous nine seasons in LaLiga, Griezmann has left his mark. He's the 30th top goalscorer in the competition's history. Although Messi (419) and Cristiano Ronaldo's (311) numbers are exceptional, the French striker is five goals away from Kubala's (138) total and during the 2019/20 season he could get closer to the records of Julio Salinas (152) and Ferenc Puskás (156). He's still significantly behind the likes of Eto’o (162), David Villa (184), Quini (219), Di Stéfano (227), Raúl (228), Hugo Sánchez (234) and Zarra (251).
CURIoSITIES
Throughout his nine seasons, Griezmann has worked under four different coaches: Diego Simeone (for 180 matches) at Atletico; Montanier (69), Lasarte (37) and Arrasate (35) at Real Sociedad.
FC Barcelona have been one of Griezmann's toughest opponents in LaLiga. In the 18 matches against Barça he's only emerged victorious on three occasions and only scored twice. All of those came with La Real. For Atletico, he lost seven times and drew the other three; never getting on the scoresheet.
The players he's come up against the most are Busquets and Messi (18 times), followed by Benzema, De Marcos, San José and Susaeta (16). As for players he's lined up alongside the most: Koke (161 times), Saúl (150), Godín (148), Oblak (145) and Claudio Bravo (134).
The coach he's come up against the most is Ernesto Valverde (12 times), he's been sent off once (Girona-Atletico, 2017/18) and he's missed four penalties.
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