| Griezmann's
father Alain, is of Alsatian descent, hence the Germanic
surname. His mother Isabelle is of Portuguese descent.
His grand father, Amaro Lopes, was a Portuguese footballer
for FC Paços de Ferreira. As a child, Griezmann
often spent his holidays in Paços de Ferreira.
As a boy Antoine Griezmann embarked on several trials
with professional clubs in order to earn a spot in
one of their youth academies, but was constantly rejected
due to his size and lightweight frame, which clubs
questioned.
In 2005, while on trial with Montpellier, Griezmann
played in a friendly match against the youth academy
of Paris St.-Germain, and impressed several clubs,
notably Spanish club Real Sociedad, whose scouts were
attending the event.
His sister Maude was a survivor of the siege of the
Bataclan theatre in the November 2015 Paris attacks,
which took place as he was playing against Germany
at the Stade de France. |
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