Griezmann became the player with the most La Liga appearances since his debut

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Antoine Griezmann is establishing himself as one of Atletico Madrid's star players. The French striker is by far the player with the most appearances in La Liga since he made his debut for Real Sociedad in the 2010-11 season.

1 year ago
La Liga is one of the major competitions in Europe and there are several well-known footballers who are part of it. Atletico Madrid's Antoine Griezmann is part of this select club.
Moreover, the French player is making his mark in Spain year after year. By far, he is the player with the most appearances in the competition since he made his debut in the 2010-11 season with Real Sociedad.
Griezmann made 457 appearances against Espanyol, shared between Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid and Barcelona. 29 more than Raul Garcia, the next on the list, and surpassing big names such as Leo Messi, Sergio Busquets or his teammate Koke. The Frenchman is also the leader in minutes played with more than 35,000.
As if that wasn't enough, the striker is also in the top 10 of top scorers in the history of the competition. With 173 goals to his name, the '8' is 5th and is already within striking distance of Luis Suarez (178). Leo Messi (386), Cristiano Ronaldo (285) and Karim Benzema (229) head this particular ranking.

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