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FILE – France\u2019s Michael Olise runs with the ball during a men\u2019s group A soccer match between Guinea and France at Nice Stadium at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in Nice, France. (AP Photo\/Julio Cortez, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

PARIS \u2014 It might not be Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 or Ballon d\u2019Or holder Ousmane Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 lighting up France\u2019s attack at the World Cup<\/a> .<\/p>

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Instead, it could be the discreet and unassuming Michael Olise<\/a> , with his golden first touch and devastating changes of direction.<\/p>\n

Starting when two-time champion France takes on Senegal on June 16 in New Jersey.<\/p>\n

The Bayern Munich winger enters the tournament in fine form after netting a superb hat trick against Northern Ireland on Monday, taking his total to seven in 17 games for Les Bleus.<\/p>\n

Coach Didier Deschamps fielded his first-choice side and it was Olise who stood out most in a glittering attack<\/a> featuring Mbapp\u00e9, Demb\u00e9l\u00e9 and rising star D\u00e9sir\u00e9 Dou\u00e9<\/a> .<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s been shining brightly this season at Bayern and he\u2019s done great things for us. He\u2019s brimming with confidence, he\u2019s so decisive,\u201d Deschamps said of Olise. \u201cOn top of that, as an attacking player he also has a remarkable capacity for hard work.\u201d<\/p>\n

After two finishes inside the penalty area, Olise curled a brilliant shot into the top left corner after breaking inside from the right flank with one of his sudden switches of play.<\/p>\n

He does it so deftly and quickly that its become his signature move and helped the 24-year-old score 22 goals for Bayern this season.<\/p>\n

Deschamps said Olise impressed him at the 2024 Paris Olympics. There, he was coached by Thierry Henry \u2014 the France and Arsenal great \u2014 and Olise\u2019s two goals and five assists<\/a> helped Les Bleus reach the final.<\/p>\n

Olise called the Paris Games \u201cthe best football experience of my life\u201d because they \u201callowed people to get to know me.\u201d He praised Henry for sharing his vision of the game.<\/p>\n

But when Olise stepped up to the senior side, Deschamps said it took him \u201cfour or five\u201d games to show his true potential because he was shy.<\/p>

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\u201cHe\u2019s not a very expressive character. He\u2019s rather introverted, but he\u2019s very endearing,\u201d Deschamps said.<\/p>\n

Olise\u2019s first international goal came on his sixth appearance, and it showcased his ability as he bent a free kick into the top corner against Croatia in the 2025 Nations League.<\/p>\n

Born in London, Olise began his professional career with Reading after being released by Chelsea and Manchester City.<\/p>\n

While playing for Reading in the second-tier Championship he was named the English Football League\u2019s young player of the season.<\/p>\n

He joined Premier League side Crystal Palace in 2021, and three seasons with Palace were enough to convince Bayern to sign him<\/a> in a deal worth 60 million euros ($65 million).<\/p>\n

Olise added goal-scoring to his superb range of passing and in two seasons at the German giant he\u2019s netted 42 goals in 107 games, albeit in an extremely attack-minded team.<\/p>\n

Olise\u2019s goals took the spotlight off another mediocre performance from Mbapp\u00e9, who also failed to score in a 2-1 home loss to Ivory Coast last Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s true that he had several chances and wasn\u2019t efficient,\u201d Deschamps said.<\/p>\n

Mbapp\u00e9 has 56 international goals and needs two more to beat Olivier Giroud\u2019s France record.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe told me he\u2019s holding back for the United States,\u201d Deschamps said with a smile. \u201cSo that suits me.\u201d<\/p>

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___<\/p>\n

AP World Cup: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/fifa-world-cup<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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