Real Sociedad Early career When he first arrived at Real Sociedad, Griezmann lodged with the club's French scout while attending school across the border in
Bayonne, training in the evenings at the
club's headquarters in San Sebastián. Four days later, he made his league debut appearing as a substitute against
Real Murcia. On 27 September, he made his first professional start and also scored his first professional goal against
Huesca in a 2–0 win. Two weeks later, Griezmann scored his second goal of the campaign in a 2–0 win over
Salamanca. In November 2009, he scored goals in back-to-back matches against
Hércules and
Recreativo de Huelva. The goal against the latter club was the only goal of the match. Griezmann appeared consistently in the team for the rest of the season, scoring two more goals in wins over
Cádiz and
Numancia as Real Sociedad earned promotion to
La Liga for the
2010–11 season as league winners. On 8 April 2010, Griezmann signed his first professional contract agreeing to a five-year deal with the club until 2015 with a release clause of €30 million. Prior to signing the contract, he drew considerable interest from
Ligue 1 clubs
Lyon,
Saint-Étienne and
Auxerre. As he
developed with a Basque club, he was also potentially available to play for local rivals
Athletic Bilbao, in spite of being born and growing up in the non-Basque areas of France. Griezmann made his debut in La Liga on 29 August 2010, in the season's first match. In a post-game interview, he described the occasion as "fulfilling his childhood dream". In the team's first match after the September international break, Griezmann assisted on the equalising goal scored by
Raúl Tamudo against
Real Madrid. Madrid later won the match 2–1 following a goal from
Cristiano Ronaldo. On 25 October, Griezmann scored his first goal in the league in a 3–0 victory over
Deportivo La Coruña. He celebrated the goal by pretending to drive a truck that was parked near the field. A week later, Griezmann scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win over
Málaga. In November 2010, Griezmann scored the only goal in the team's 2–1 loss to Hércules. In the team's second match of the new year, he netted the second goal in the team's 4–0 victory over
Getafe. After going scoreless in the next nine matches, Griezmann returned to his scoring form in March, scoring the only goal for Sociedad in the team's 2–1 defeat to
Racing Santander.
2011–2014: Individual success in 2012 After sitting out the first league match of the
2011–12 campaign, in Griezmann's first competitive match of the season against the defending champions
Barcelona two weeks later, he scored the equalising goal in a 2–2 draw. In the final league game of the
2012–13 campaign, he scored the only goal of the game against Deportivo La Coruña, securing qualification for the
UEFA Champions League for the first time since
2003–04 while also relegating Deportivo. At the start of the following season, Griezmann scored on a volley against Lyon in his home nation of France which helped Real Sociedad qualify for the Champions League group stage (4–0 on aggregate). Another important goal was also on a volley, this time against Athletic Bilbao in a
Basque derby league match at
Anoeta Stadium in January 2014 which ended in a 2–0 victory for Real.
Atlético Madrid 2014–15: Debut season in 2015 On 28 July 2014,
Atlético Madrid reached an agreement with Real Sociedad for the transfer of Griezmann, for a fee believed to be close to his €30 million (
£24 million) buy-out clause. He passed the medical examination the same day and signed a six-year contract on 29 July. He made his debut in the first leg of the
2014 Supercopa de España on 19 August, a 1–1 draw away to Real Madrid, replacing
Saúl after 57 minutes. On 17 September, he scored his first goal for the club, in a
Champions League group stage match against
Olympiacos, in a game which Atlético eventually lost 3–2. Griezmann netted a brace, his first league goals for the club, in a 4–2 win over
Córdoba on 1 November. On 21 December 2014, he scored his first La Liga
hat-trick as Atlético won 4–1 at Athletic Bilbao, having trailed at half-time. He was the
La Liga Player of the Month for January 2015 despite appearing in only three of Atlético's five matches. On 7 April 2015, Griezmann scored the second in a 2–0 home victory over Real Sociedad. Out of respect to his formative club, the celebrations were minimal. Two weeks later he scored a brace against
Elche in a 3–0 home win, bringing him to a total of 22 goals in the league season, overtaking
Karim Benzema for the highest total by a French player in a single Spanish top-division campaign. He finished the season with 22 goals in 37 games, and was selected as the only Atlético player and one of three forward in the Team of the Year at the
LFP Awards, alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and
Lionel Messi.
2015–2017: Rise to prominence against
Rostov in 2016 On 22 August 2015, Griezmann scored the only goal as Atlético began the season with a home victory over promoted
Las Palmas. He scored both of the goals on 15 September, as they won at
Galatasaray in the
Champions League group stage. A week later, he repeated the feat to defeat local neighbours Getafe and put Atlético on top of the league. On 18 October, in his return to Real Sociedad, Griezmann chipped goalkeeper
Gerónimo Rulli in the ninth minute of a 2–0 away win (as in the fixture six months earlier, he did not celebrate the goal). On 27 February 2016, Griezmann scored the only goal as Atlético won away to Real Madrid. On 13 April, he scored both goals in a 2–0 quarter-final second leg win at the
Vicente Calderón Stadium that knocked holders Barcelona out of the
Champions League. On 3 May, he scored the decisive away goal against
Bayern Munich in the semi-final second leg at the
Allianz Arena to send Atlético to the
final. Griezmann hit the crossbar with a penalty two minutes into the second half with his team trailing 1–0 against Real Madrid in the Champions League final at
San Siro on 28 May. He scored in the penalty shootout after the match had ended 1–1 after extra time, but Atlético ultimately lost 5–3. On 23 June 2016, Griezmann signed a new contract with Atlético, which would keep him at the club until 2021. On 1 November 2016, Griezmann scored both of Atlético's goals (with his second in the 93rd minute) in their 2–1 home win against
Rostov in a
2016–17 Champions League Group D match (in which he was voted the Player of the Match) to enable Atlético to progress to the round of 16 with two matches to spare. On 2 December 2016 Griezmann got third in the Ballon d'or ranking behind Lionel Messi and the winner Cristiano Ronaldo. On 22 April 2017, he scored the only goal of a win away to
Espanyol, thus becoming the second Frenchman after Karim Benzema to score 100 La Liga goals, which he did in 247 games. After another trophyless season, and amid speculation that he could leave Atlético for Manchester United after the conclusion of the 2016–17 season, he extended his contract at the club by one year in June 2017, after learning that Atlético was given a transfer ban and that it could not sign a replacement. His reported release price was also raised to €100 million (£87 million).
2017–18: UEFA Europa League win in 2017 On 19 August 2017, Griezmann earned his first red card during a draw against
Girona and received a two-match ban. He was initially booked for diving in the penalty box, then his reaction of using foul language toward the referee earned him a second booking. He was named La Liga Player of the Month for February 2018 after registering eight goals and two assists during the period, including scoring seven in four days (a hat-trick against
Sevilla and four against
Leganés). He scored in the first leg of the
2017–18 UEFA Europa League semi-final away to
Arsenal and assisted
Diego Costa for the only goal in the return, contributing to Atlético's 2–1 aggregate victory and progression to the final, held in
Lyon and against French opposition in
Marseille; he then scored twice in
the final as his club claimed the trophy for the third time in nine years. After months of speculation linking him with a move to Barcelona, which came after Atlético reported Barcelona to
FIFA over an alleged illegal approach for Griezmann in December 2017, Griezmann signed a contract extension with Atlético on 19 June 2018 until 2023. This came days after he rejected a move to Barcelona.
2018–19: Final season of first stint with Atlético On 15 August, Griezmann started in Atlético's 4–2 extra-time win over Real Madrid in the
2018 UEFA Super Cup in
Tallinn. On Matchday 2 of the
Champions League, Griezmann scored a goal in both halves to give his team a 3–1 home win over Belgian champions
Club Brugge. Later on Matchday 4 he scored Atlético's second goal against German side
Borussia Dortmund as Atlético Madrid won the reverse fixture at home by a 2–0 margin following a 4–0 defeat against the same opponents earlier in the competition at the
Westfalenstadion. In the following game he again scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against French side
Monaco, to ensure his team's qualification for the
next round of the Champions League. On 15 December, Griezmann played his 300th league contest in the Spanish top division, a game in which he scored twice while setting up another, as Atlético Madrid won 3–2 away to
Real Valladolid. In the following week, he scored his 200th career goal, from the spot in a 1–0 win over Espanyol. On 26 January, in a league fixture at home against Getafe, he scored his 10th league goal of the season in a 2–0 win as Atlético closed the gap between league leaders Barcelona to just 2 points. On 10 February, he scored in a 3–1 derby defeat against Real Madrid, equalling Fernando Torres' record-which he later broke in the following week by scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win against Rayo Vallecano, to become the fifth highest goalscorer in Atlético history with 130 goals. On 14 May 2019, Griezmann announced that he would be leaving Atlético Madrid after five seasons, after being heavily linked to Barcelona, who reportedly intended to pay the €120 million buy-out clause set by the club.
Barcelona On 12 July 2019, Barcelona announced the signing of Griezmann to a five-year contract after activating his €120 million buy-out clause. Later that day, however, Atlético Madrid disputed Barcelona's deal to sign the player, stating that the fee paid falls €80 million short of his release clause, claiming that Griezmann had agreed to move to the Nou Camp before 1 July 2019, when his €200 million buy-out clause was lowered to €120 million. Atlético later stated they have "started the procedures it considers appropriate for the defense of its legitimate rights and interests" as a result of any deal, with reports in Spanish media suggesting the club planned to go to football's governing body FIFA to argue their case. On 14 July, he was presented at the
Camp Nou and was handed the number 17 shirt, and made his debut in a pre-season friendly in Japan against
Chelsea. On the same day, some Atlético Madrid fans defaced Griezmann's plaque outside the
Metropolitano Stadium, as the club officially submitted a complaint to La Liga, whose president
Javier Tebas later stated "it is possible to block [Griezmann's] transfer", but also noted "La Liga have [yet] to decide [the] course of action". On 25 August, Griezmann scored a brace and assisted during his home debut, which ended in a 5–2 win against
Real Betis. After substituting injured
Ousmane Dembélé after 26 minutes of the first half, he scored his first
Champions League goal for the club on 27 November in a 3–1 win against Borussia Dortmund, assisted by Lionel Messi. In their
2019–20 Supercopa de España match against Atlético Madrid, Griezmann scored his side's second goal against his former club in an eventual 2–3 defeat. Griezmann became the first player of the season to score in every major competition for Barcelona when he netted a brace in the
Copa del Rey against
Ibiza in a narrow 2–1 win. On 25 February 2020, Griezmann scored Barcelona's equaliser in their 1–1 Champions League round of 16 draw against
Napoli, becoming the first Barcelona player other than Messi to score a Champions League away goal in the knockout stage since 2015. On 1 November 2020, Griezmann scored his first goal of the
2020–21 season in a 1–1 away draw against
Alavés. On 17 January 2021, Griezmann scored a brace in a 3–2 loss against Athletic Bilbao in the
2021 Supercopa de España final. On 3 February, Griezmann scored and assisted twice as Barcelona made a comeback after being 2–0 down until the 88th minute to win 5–3 at the end of extra-time against
Granada in the
quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey. In the
2021 Copa del Rey final, Griezmann scored the first goal in a 4–0 victory over Athletic Bilbao and won his first trophy with Barcelona. He scored his first goal in his second spell at the club on 28 September, in a 2–1 comeback victory away to
AC Milan in the
2021–22 UEFA Champions League. On 19 October, in a Champions League group match against
Liverpool at the Metropolitano Stadium, he scored a first half brace to level the score at 2–2, but was sent off in the 52nd minute for serious foul play on
Roberto Firmino in an eventual 3–2 defeat. At the start of the
2022–23 season, Atlético Madrid extended Griezmann's loan for a further year. Since the club did not want to trigger the appearance-based €40 million obligatory buy clause included in the loan deal, his game time became limited to thirty minutes per match. On 7 September 2022, he scored a 90+11th-minute winning goal in a 2–1 victory over
Porto in the group stage of the
2022–23 UEFA Champions League. On 10 October 2022, Atlético reached an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of Griezmann for a reported fee of €20 million, who signed a contract until 30 June 2026. He went on to record sixteen goals and eighteen assists across all competitions in the 2022–23 season, making him Atlético's top scorer, La Liga's best assist provider, and the only player in La Liga with double numbers for goals and assists. Griezmann was tied with
Kevin De Bruyne and Lionel Messi for the most league assists in Europe's five major leagues.
2023–present: All-time Atlético top goalscorer On 19 December 2023, Griezmann scored twice in a 3–3 draw with Getafe in La Liga. The strikes took him to 173 goals for Atlético Madrid, equalling the record held by club legend
Luis Aragonés. On 10 January 2024, he became Atlético's all-time leading scorer with a goal against Real Madrid at the
Al-Awwal Park in the
2023–24 Supercopa de España. Later that year, on 26 November, he scored a goal in his
100th Champions League match in a 6–0 away victory over
Sparta Prague. On 29 March 2025, Griezmann overtook
Lionel Messi and became the foreign player with the most La Liga appearances, having made his 521st in a match away at
Espanyol. On 2 June 2025, he extended his contract with the club until 2027. On 27 September 2025, he scored his first goal of the
2025–26 season in stoppage time, ending his 22-match scoreless run, as Atlético Madrid defeated rivals Real Madrid 5–2, handing them their worst derby loss since November 1950. Three days later, he netted his 200th goal for the club in a 5–1 victory over
Eintracht Frankfurt in the
Champions League.
Orlando City On 24 March 2026,
Major League Soccer club
Orlando City announced the signing of Griezmann. He is set to officially join the team in July, following the conclusion of the 2025–26 season with Atlético as a
designated player and extending through the 2027–28 season, with a team option for another season. ==International career==