Place of Birth: Mâcon, France
Date of Birth: 21 March 1991
Ethnicity: Alsatian, Portuguese (maternal grandfather)
Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer.
Antoine is the son of Isabelle and Alain Griezmann. Antoine’s surname is German. His maternal grandfather is Portuguese.
Antoine never played professional football in his home country, since he was fourteen when he left France for the academy at Real Sociedad, the Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country. Because of this, in France he is regarded as more Spanish than French by the local press.
Sources: http://www.independent.co.uk
http://www.sofoot.com
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