Antoine Griezmann ends year of near misses with silverware as Atletico Madrid striker is named French Player of the Year for the first time- Antione Griezmann helped Atletico Madrid reach the Champions League final
- He was top scorer and named best player as France reached the Euro 2016 final
- The 25-year-old succeeds Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi
Antoine Griezmann ends year of near misses with silverware as Atletico Madrid striker is named French Player of the Year for the first time
Antione Griezmann helped Atletico Madrid reach the Champions League final
He was top scorer and named best player as France reached the Euro 2016 final
The 25-year-old succeeds Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi
After a year of near misses, Antoine Griezmann has ended 2016 by finally getting his hands on some silverware after winning France's player of the year award for the first time.
Griezmann, 25, has been voted French Player of the Year 2016, France Football announced on Monday.
The Atletico Madrid player succeeds Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Blaise Matuidi to become the 59th winner of the award.
Griezmann has spent the year as the bridesmaid but never the bride, as Atletico finished runners-up in the Champions League after being beaten on penalties by rivals Real Madrid.
He was also part of the France team who were losing finalists to Portugal in Euro 2016, in which he was voted the best player and was also top scorer.
In the Ballon D'Or, he finished third behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and has also seen his Atletico team endure a poor first half to the current La Liga season as they languish in sixth place, nine points behind leaders Real.
However, for Griezmann it has personally been an excellent year, as he has established himself as one of the best strikers in the world, along with the likes of Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and Luis Suarez.
He has scored 36 goals the calendar year in just 66 games for club and country.
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