“I’m 15 points away from the top scorer record and I said to my sister: ‘I’m not moving, I’m staying’. I will try to beat that number,” Antoine acknowledged.
Antoine Griezmann could have left Atlético de Madrid, but he stayed. And the reason, as he explained, has to do with making history at the Metropolitano.
Actually in Spanish football. Because being the top scorer in the history of the rojiblanco club are big words. That’s the challenge that kept the French at the forefront of the mattress entity.
“The call was made, but I was focused on Atlético. I am fifteen goals away from the record of the top scorer in history and I said to my sister: ‘I’m not moving, I’m staying’. I will try to beat that number “, said the player a few days ago. Former Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona player.
Currently, the 32-year-old forward has scored a total of 158 goals wearing the Atlético de Madrid shirt (in addition to 76 assists): 113 were scored in LaLiga, 26 in the Champions League, 6 in the Europa League and 13 in the Cup del Rey (did not score in the Spanish or European Super Cup).
In this sense, ‘The Little Prince’ ranks third among the top scorers in the history of Atlético de Madrid, surpassed only by Luis Aragonés and Adrián Escudero, who, according to the data provided, scored 172 and 169 goals respectively as rojiblancos. by Atleti on its official website.
As it is, Griezmann is just fourteen goals away from equaling – and fifteen from surpassing – the legendary Aragonés in this ranking. ‘El Sabio de Hortaleza’ needed 368 games to reach those 172 goals, while the France international has played 344 so far.
Next one, GOAL See who Atlético de Madrid’s top 15 scorers are…
Source: Goal