Michael Olise continues to pile up notable statistics with the French team. Scorer of a goal against Belgium, the Bayern Munich striker now has 11 goals and 11 assists in his first 29 caps. He thus becomes the first player involved in 22 goals during his first 29 appearances with the Blues since Youri Djorkaeff in 1997, the latter then posting 23 decisive goals with 15 goals and 8 assists. The Frenchman also distinguished himself against the best nations in the world. With now four goals scored against selections currently ranked in the Top 10, Olise equals David Trezeguet’s total and surpasses Ousmane Dembélé, who has three.
But his consistency under Zinédine Zidane is even more impressive since the 24-year-old is the first in the history of the Blues to have been decisive in a coach’s first four matches, with four goals and two assists since the start of the 1998 Ballon d’Or mandate. Finally, Michael Olise has reached another symbolic milestone with the Blues. With 29 caps, he became the fastest player to simultaneously reach ten goals and ten assists in the French jersey since Raymond Kopa in 1958. The former Ballon d’Or had reached this bar after 28 matches, only one less than the Bayern Munich striker. Figures which illustrate the importance taken by Olise in the new face of the French team.
