Orlando City have signed striker Antoine Griezmann from LaLiga club Atletico Madrid from July 2026, the two clubs confirmed on Tuesday. Griezmann, Atletico’s all-time leading goalscorer, has agreed a deal with the Major League Soccer club that runs through the 2027-28 season, with an option for the 2028-29 campaign.
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The 35-year-old Frenchman scored 298 goals and provided 132 assists in 792 professional games for Atletico, Barcelona and Real Sociedad. Griezmann enjoyed his most successful spell at Atlético where he scored 211 goals in all competitions and won the Spanish Super Cup in 2014 as well as the Europa League and UEFA Super Cup in 2018.
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He scored 13 goals and four assists in all competitions this season.
“Orlando City SC announced today that it has signed global soccer icon and 2018 FIFA World Cup winner Antoine Griezmann from Atltico de Madrid of Spain’s LaLiga. The French forward signed a contract with the club at the beginning of July 2026 and extends through the 2027-28 season with an option for 2028-2028 when Majmann becomes a Liga or Lc Griez’s Player. secondary the transfer window will open in July, pending a medical and receipt of his International Transfer Certificate and P-1 visa,” the MLS club said in a statement.
The former France international, who made 137 appearances and scored 44 goals for his country, was part of the squad that lifted the 2018 World Cup and 2021 UEFA Nations League. He made a record 84 consecutive appearances for France over seven years from 2017.
WHAT DID GRIEZMANN SAY AFTER MLS MOVE?
Griezmann said he felt a clear vision for the future with the club and this was a turning point for him.
“I am very excited to start this next chapter of my career with Orlando City,” said Griezmann. “From the first talks with the club, I felt a strong ambition and a clear vision for the future, and that really spoke to me. I’m looking forward to making Orlando my new home, meeting the fans, feeling the energy at the Inter&Co Stadium and giving everything I have to help the team achieve great things,” Griezmann said.
The move sees Griezmann join former teammate and Inter Miami star Lionel Messi as one of the star names in the league.
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25 March 2026 09:36 IST
