The 38 -year -old, the former French team striker spent only one year in the Californian club.
A little tour and then leaves. Arrived at Los Angeles FC last summer, Olivier Giroud is already leaving the Californian club. It’s official. Both parties “have decided by mutual agreement to separate“, It is said, adding that the interested party will play his last match in Black & Gold this Sunday, against Vancouver, BMO Stadium. “”Olivier was an exemplary professional during his visit to Lafc. He instilled a humility and a winner’s spirit that helped to raise all those around him. Olivier was a formidable club ambassador, on the field as well as outside. We are grateful to him for his contribution and wish her, as well as his wife Jennifer and his family, the best for this new chapter“Says John Thorrington, co -president and managing director of the LAFC.
Recruited for a year, plus an option for 2026, Giroud scored five goals in 37 games under the colors of the LAFC. “”I would like to thank all the supporters, my teammates and the LAFC staff for having made this stage a pleasant step in my career. I am happy to have contributed to the success of the LAFC. From the victory of a trophy last season in participation in the club World Cup, it was a great experience in Los Angeles for me and my family“Said Giroud, top scorer in the history of the French team (57 goals). Passed by Grenoble, Istres, Tours, Montpellier, Arsenal, Chelsea and Milan, Olivier Giroud obviously does not intend to hang up. His future will pass, according to various sources, through Ligue 1 and Lille. “”Here we go“, Let go of the Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, assuring that the interested party, 38, said yes to the Dogues for a one year contract.