Antoine Griezmann has scored more than 200 goals for Atletico Madrid
Published March 25, 2026 • Source: bbc.com
By Tom Rostance
Former France forward Antoine Griezmann will join Major League Soccer side Orlando City from Atletico Madrid this summer.
Griezmann, 35, is in his second permanent spell with Atletico and is the club's all-time leading goalscorer.
He is closing in on 300 career club goals having also played for Real Sociedad and Barcelona.
He said:, external (https://www.orlandocitysc.com/news/global-soccer-icon-and-world-cup-winner-antoine-griezmann-to-join-orlando-city-sc) "I am very excited to begin this next chapter of my career.
"From my first conversations with the club, I could feel a strong ambition and a clear vision for the future, and that really spoke to me.
"I look forward to making Orlando my new home."
Griezmann retired from international football in 2024 with 44 goals in 137 caps and was part of the side that won the World Cup in 2018.
He will move to Florida in July and has signed a deal that could see him play until 2029.
'You are my family'
Griezmann first joined Atletico from Sociedad in 2014 and has become a club legend.
He won the Europa League in 2018 but was with Barcelona when Atleti won their most recent league title in 2021, before returning initially on loan the following season.
He said on Instagram, external (https://www.instagram.com/p/DWRQhHaCpDT/): "It's not easy to put into words what I feel, because this club is my home and you are my family.
"It has been an incredible journey, full of unforgettable matches, goals, joy, and a passion that only those of us who feel Atleti can truly understand.
"But for now, let's leave the future in the future: because I'm not leaving yet. I still have months left wearing this shirt, months to give everything in our stadium and away from it, to lift that Copa del Rey and to dream of going as far as possible in the Champions League."