LAFC has officially signed Olivier Giroud as a Designated Player through the 2025 season. The French striker, who is AC Milan’s current player, will join LAFC this summer as a free agent.
The former Arsenal and Chelsea No. 9 decided to sign for LAFC on a contract of around €3 million ($3.2m) a year. He met with John Thorrington, the LAFC co-president, in Milan to sign his contract, with Giroud looking forward to a new chapter in his career in Los Angeles with the 2022 MLS champion.
Giroud, 37, will join his friend and France 2018 World Cup-winning teammate Hugo Lloris, who signed for LAFC in the winter transfer window.
He has scored 13 goals and provided 8 assists in 30 games in Série A with Milan so far this season and is still part of Didier Deschamps’ France squad.
Giroud is a generational goalscorer, France’s all-time leading scorer with 57 goals, and has an impressive club record of 285 goals and 97 assists in 716 appearances.
Olivier Giroud is set to make his debut in Major League Soccer (MLS), marking his sixth different league in a storied career. His journey began in the French National (3rd division), followed by stints in Ligue 2 and Ligue 1 with clubs like Grenoble, Istres, Tours, and Montpellier, where he clinched the French title in 2012.
Later, Giroud crossed the English Channel to join the Premier League, first with Arsenal (where he secured three FA Cups) and then with Chelsea (where he triumphed in the Champions League, Europa League, and FA Cup).
In 2021, he made the move to AC Milan, winning the Serie A title in his inaugural season
His arrival will bolster LAFC’s attacking options alongside other talented players like Denis Bouanga and Cristian Olivera. LAFC aims to continue their pursuit of trophies under head coach Steve Cherundolo
