Olise joins Platini and Djorkaeff with 23 contributions in 30 caps

Michael Olise scored his fifth goal in five matches under Zinedine Zidane during France’s victory over Italy (3-1) on Thursday evening at San Siro, becoming the first player in French national team history to have been decisive in every match since a new manager took office.

The Bayern Munich winger now has 5 goals and 2 assists since Zidane’s appointment, a streak of unprecedented consistency in the annals of the Bleus according to data compiled by the Stats Foot X account.

Over the course of the 2026 calendar year, Olise has 18 decisive contributions in international play — 8 goals and 10 assists — which already places him on the podium of France’s most decisive players in a calendar year. Only Just Fontaine, with 21 contributions in 1958 (18 goals, 3 assists), and Thierry Henry, who had 19 contributions in 2003 (11 goals, 8 assists), have done better.

The historical significance of his statistics goes beyond the 2026 season alone. In 30 caps across all competitions, Olise has 23 direct contributions to France goals, thanks to 12 goals and 11 assists. A total that allows him to join Michel Platini (17 goals, 6 assists) and Youri Djorkaeff (15 goals, 8 assists), who were also credited with 23 contributions after their first 30 caps.

At just 24 years old, the former Crystal Palace player thus ranks among the offensive references in the history of the Bleus, at a pace that few of his predecessors have achieved so early in their international careers.