Olivier Giroud
Olivier Giroud might now be banging the goals in for Arsenal but his start to football wasn’t the greatest. He was part of the Grenoble academy in Ligue 2 and he signed his first professional contract when he was 21-years-old, certainly unheard of nowadays.
He even spent a year on loan at Istres in a lower French league before making a return to Ligue 2 with Tours and then signing for Montpellier where he made his name. Giroud’s development was a little late compared to many other strikers but Arsenal fans; at least a few of them certainly are happy with his performances for the club and the important goals he has gotten for them.