Antoine Griezmann is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Barcelona, Atletico, and French National team. Griezmann was the top goalscorer and was voted the Player of the Tournament at UEFA Euro 2016. He was a part of the French selection which won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in which he scored four goals, which earned him the Silver Boot as the second-highest goalscorer of the tournament. The Frenchman is very religious and is a massive fan of body art. Fans have noticed his right arm slowly filling up with tattoos since 2014. Let us take a look at them and understand their meanings.

1. ‘Knuckles’ Tattoo

Tattoo: Across the knuckles of Griezmann’s right hand there exists words which read as “HOPE”.

Meaning: The tattoo on Antoine Griezmann fingers was seen during their International Champions Cup Europe 2018 match between Atletico de Madrid and FC Internazionale at Estadio Wanda Metropolitano on August 11, 2018, in Madrid, Spain. The tattoo serves as a source of motivation for him.

2. ‘Initials’, ‘Stars and Clouds’ Tattoo

Tattoo: There are tattoos of his parents’ name’s initials, followed by clouds and stars which are engraved on Antoine Griezmann’s upper side of his right forearm.

Meaning: The word “A” stands for his father’s name Alain Griezmann, “I” for his mother’s name Isabelle Griezmann, “E” for his wife’s name Erika Choperena. All these inks represent a sign of his gratitude towards them.

3. ‘Fame’ Tattoo

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Tattoo: On the side of Antoine’s right arm wrist there exists a word which reads as “FAME”

Meaning: The tattoo is inspiration from fourth studio album by American singer Chris Brown named as F.A.M.E abbreviated as Forgiving All My Enemies.