Have you ever wondered who is Antoine Griezmann’s wife? In this article, Ghgossip discusses the beautiful love life of Antoine Griezmann and his wife, Erika Choperena. However, before we dive into the subject matter, let’s have a brief biography of Antoine Griezmann.
Biography of Antoine Griezmann
Griezmann was born on 21st March, 1991, in Macon, Saône-et-Loire in France. Antoine Griezmann was born to Alain Griezmann and Isabelle Griezmann. Griezmann began his youth football when he was six years old at Union du Football Mâconnais, a football club located in Mâcon, France.
At the age of 14, he joined senior the Spanish Real Sociedad in 2005., winning the Segunda División in his first season. In 2014, he joined Atlético Madrid signed him for a then-club record €30 million, and won the UEFA Europa League, the UEFA Super Cup, the Supercopa de España, and La Liga Best Player. He was nominated for the Ballon d’Or and Best FIFA Men’s Player in 2016 and 2018.
In 2019, Griezmann signed for the rivals in Catalan, FC Barcelona. Barcelona signed him for a transfer worth €120 million, becoming the fifth-most expensive player of all time. There, he won a Copa del Rey, before returning to Atlético Madrid on loan in 2021, and became the club’s third-highest all-time top goalscorer.
Atlético Madrid extended the loan of Griezmann for another year. Atlético were keen to re-buy Griezmann, but they didn’t want to trigger the appearance based €40 million obligatory buy clause included in the loan. As a result, Griezmann’s game time was limited to 30 minutes, with him coming from the bench only after the 60-minute mark.
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On 10 October 2022, Atlético Madrid reached an agreement with Barcelona over the transfer of Griezmann who signed a contract until 30 June 2026
At the international level, Griezmann is a key player in the French national team. He won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He made his senior debut for France in 2014 at age 22. He finished as the top goalscorer and was Player of the Tournament as France finished runner-up at UEFA Euro 2016.
Griezmann was part of the 26-man squad that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He also won the Bronze ball as the third-best player in the tournament. Griezmann is part of the 26-man squad for the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup.
In his club football career, Antoine Griezmann has made 617 appearances and scored 234 goals as of 12 November 2022. At the international level, he has 113 caps to his name, scoring 42 goals as of 30 November 2022.
He is, ranked as France’s sixth-most capped player, and the nation’s third-highest all-time top goalscorer.
He won the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer as France won the 2018 FIFA World Cup. He won the Bronze Ball as the tournament’s third-best player and was also named Man of the Match in the final.
Who is Antoine Griezmann Wife?
The name of Antoine Griezmann wife is Erika Choperena. She was born on 5th March 1990 in Spain. Griezmann and Erika got married on 15th June 2017 in Toledo at the 11th Century Palacio de Galiana after dating for 6 years.
Antoine Griezmann has Children with Erika Choperena
Erika and Griezmann have 3 kids and surprisingly all of them share the same birth date. Their first daughter, Mia was born on 8th April 2016, first son on 8th April 2019, Amaro. Earlier this year, the couple was blessed with a third child on the same date and was named Alba.
What does Erika Choperena do for a Living?
Erika is a child psychologist by profession. She was a blogger earlier with a blog named “Cordially Erika”. Erika has completed her degree in pedagogy (child psychology) at San Sebastian University.
She is also a huge hit on Instagram with 349k followers where she regularly puts family photos. She has an estimated net worth to be around $750k.
