Name
Karim Benzema

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(2 users)

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100%

Born
1987 (36 years old)

Birth Place
Lyon, France

Position
Centre-Forward

Status
Active

Ethnicity


Team Number
9

Height
185cm / 6'1"

Weight
81kg / 179lbs

Outfitter


Kit

adidas F50 Adizero

Side
Right

Agent
Best of You

Market Value
€44M

Wage Year
€89K


Player Manager ID
8435089

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Player Action Render


Sport
Soccer

Team
Al Ittihad

2nd Team


League
Saudi-Arabian Pro League

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No



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Karim Mostafa Benzema (born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Professional League club Al-Ittihad. Regarded as one of the best strikers of all time, he is a creative forward renowned for his goal-scoring ability, as well as his technical skills, vision, and versatility on the field. He is Real Madrid's all-time second-highest goalscorer and top assist provider. Benzema has won 24 trophies with Real Madrid, including four La Liga, three Copa del Rey and five UEFA Champions League titles.

Born in Lyon to Algerian parents, Benzema began his career with hometown club Olympique Lyonnais in 2005, contributing sporadically to three Ligue 1 title wins. In 2008, he was named the league's Player of the Year and in the Team of the Year having finished as the league's top goalscorer and winning his fourth league title and first Coupe de France. In 2009, Benzema was the subject of a then-French record football transfer when he joined Real Madrid in a deal worth €35 million. After struggling to establish himself in his debut season, he eventually achieved a consistent goalscoring rate with the club, notably being part of a highly rated trio alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale — dubbed BBC — who were integral to four Champions League wins from 2014 to 2018.

Following Ronaldo's departure in 2018, Benzema transitioned from the false 9 position into a sole striker. He was named in the La Liga Team of the Season for four consecutive years from 2018 to 2022, won La Liga Best Player twice and the Pichichi Trophy for the first time in 2022. Benzema finished as Champions League top scorer as he won his fifth title in 2022, and subsequently captained the club in his final season before signing for Al-Ittihad the following year.

A French international, Benzema won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and made his senior debut for France in 2007, at age 19. He earned 97 caps, including scoring in three and appearing in four major tournaments, and ranks as France's sixth-highest all-time top goalscorer. Benzema was controversially left out of the squad for the 2010 World Cup and did not play for France for over five years after being implicated in a blackmailing scandal in 2015; he later returned to the squad before announcing his international retirement in December 2022. He has been named French Player of the Year by France Football four times. For his performances in 2021 and 2022, Benzema was awarded the UEFA Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, becoming the fifth French player to have won the Ballon d'Or. At 34 years and 302 days old, he is the second-oldest winner of the award, after Stanley Matthews.


Season Stats
6 appearances in the current 2023-2024 Season
1 goals scored in the current 2023-2024 Season


Career Honours

Copa del Rey
2022-2023

Real Madrid

FIFA Club World Cup
2022

Real Madrid

FIFA Ballon d Or
2022

Real Madrid

UEFA Super Cup
2022

Real Madrid

Supercopa de Espana
2021-2022

Real Madrid

La Liga Player of the Season
2021-2022

Real Madrid

La Liga Team of the Season
2021-2022

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League
2021-2022

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League Player of the Season
2021-2022

Real Madrid

UEFA Best Player in Europe Award
2021-2022

Real Madrid

La Liga
2021-2022

Real Madrid

Onze d Or
2021-2022

Real Madrid

La Liga Team of the Season
2020-2021

Real Madrid

Onze d Or
2020-2021

Real Madrid

La Liga
2019-2020

Real Madrid

La Liga Player of the Season
2019-2020

Real Madrid

La Liga Team of the Season
2019-2020

Real Madrid

La Liga Team of the Season
2018-2019

Real Madrid

FIFA Club World Cup
2018

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League
2017-2018

Real Madrid

Supercopa de España
2017

Real Madrid

FIFA Club World Cup
2017

Real Madrid

UEFA Super Cup
2017

Real Madrid

La Liga
2016-2017

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League
2016-2017

Real Madrid

UEFA Super Cup
2016

Real Madrid

FIFA Club World Cup
2016

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League
2015-2016

Real Madrid

UEFA Super Cup
2014

Real Madrid

FIFA Club World Cup
2014

Real Madrid

UEFA Champions League
2013-2014

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey
2013-2014

Real Madrid

Supercopa de España
2012

Real Madrid

La Liga
2011-2012

Real Madrid

Copa del Rey
2010-2011

Real Madrid

Bravo Award
2008

Lyon

Ligue 1
2007-2008

Lyon

Coupe de France
2007-2008

Lyon

UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year
2007-2008

Lyon

Trophée des Champions
2007

Lyon

Ligue 1
2006-2007

Lyon

Trophée des Champions
2006

Lyon

Ligue 1
2005-2006

Lyon

Ligue 1
2004-2005

Lyon


Career Milestones


UEFA Champions League Player Of The Match
2023-03-15


Real Madrid Player Of The Season
2022-05-25


Real Madrid Player Of The Season
2020-07-30


Real Madrid 500 Official Games
2020-03-01


Former Youth Teams

1997-2005


Former Senior Teams

2004-2009

2007-2022

2009-2023


Former Club Staff


Contracts

2009-2021

2021-2023

2021-2022

2022-2023

2023-2026


Fanart


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News Reports
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Statistics


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2019-20203

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2019-20208

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2019-202037

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2019-20201

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2019-20202

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2019-20208

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2019-20201

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2019-20205

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2019-202021

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2019-2020182

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2019-2020643

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2019-20203,155


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2018-20196

Real MadridAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup2018-20192

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2018-201936

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2018-20198

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2018-20191

Real MadridAssistsFIFA Club World Cup2018-20191

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2018-20197

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2018-20192

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2018-20194

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2018-201921

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2018-20194

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2018-2019456

Real MadridMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2018-2019180

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2018-20192,962

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2018-2019587


Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20181

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Super Cup20181

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup2018120


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2017-20181

Real MadridAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup2017-20182

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2017-201832

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2017-20189

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2017-201811

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2017-20181

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2017-20185

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2017-20185

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2017-201890

Real MadridMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2017-2018160

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2017-20182,156

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2017-2018600


Real MadridAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20172

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20171

Real MadridGoalsSupercopa de Espana20171

Real MadridMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2017148

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup201783


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2016-20173

Real MadridAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup2016-20172

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2016-201729

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2016-201713

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2016-20171

Real MadridAssistsFIFA Club World Cup2016-20171

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2016-20175

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2016-20171

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2016-20171

Real MadridGoalsFIFA Club World Cup2016-20172

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2016-201711

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2016-20175

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2016-2017114

Real MadridMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2016-2017200

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2016-20171,914

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2016-2017953


Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20161

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup201658


Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2015-201627

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2015-20169

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2015-20168

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2015-201624

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2015-20164

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2015-20161,990

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2015-2016603


FranceAppearancesInternational Friendlies20154

FranceAssistsInternational Friendlies20151

FranceGoalsInternational Friendlies20152

FranceMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2015272


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2014-20153

Real MadridAppearancesFIFA Club World Cup2014-20152

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2014-201529

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2014-20159

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2014-20151

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2014-201511

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2014-20152

Real MadridGoalsFIFA Club World Cup2014-20151

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2014-201515

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2014-20156

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2014-2015241

Real MadridMins PlayedFIFA Club World Cup2014-2015180

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2014-20152,315

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2014-2015663


FranceAppearancesFIFA World Cup201414

FranceAppearancesInternational Friendlies20148

Real MadridAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20142

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Super Cup20141

FranceAssistsFIFA World Cup20144

FranceAssistsInternational Friendlies20143

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Super Cup20141

FranceGoalsFIFA World Cup20145

FranceGoalsInternational Friendlies20144

FranceMins PlayedFIFA World Cup20141,061

FranceMins PlayedInternational Friendlies2014492

Real MadridMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2014180

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Super Cup201490


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2013-20146

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2013-201435

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2013-201411

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2013-20141

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2013-201410

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2013-20145

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2013-20142

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2013-201417

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2013-20145

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2013-2014374

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2013-20142,767

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2013-2014913


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2012-20138

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2012-201330

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2012-201310

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2012-20133

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2012-201313

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2012-20135

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2012-20134

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2012-201311

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2012-20135

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2012-2013504

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2012-20131,777

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2012-2013531


FranceAppearancesEuropean Championships201211

Real MadridAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20122

FranceAssistsEuropean Championships20122

FranceGoalsEuropean Championships20123

FranceMins PlayedEuropean Championships2012942

Real MadridMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana201268


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2011-20125

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2011-201234

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2011-201211

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2011-20121

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2011-201211

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2011-20125

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2011-20123

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2011-201221

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2011-20127

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2011-2012262

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2011-20122,251

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2011-2012760


Real MadridAppearancesSupercopa de Espana20112

Real MadridAssistsSupercopa de Espana20112

Real MadridGoalsSupercopa de Espana20111

Real MadridMins PlayedSupercopa de Espana2011170


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2010-20117

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2010-201133

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2010-20118

Real MadridAssistsCopa del Rey2010-20112

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2010-20116

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2010-20111

Real MadridGoalsCopa del Rey2010-20115

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2010-201115

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2010-20116

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2010-2011522

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2010-20111,885

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2010-2011372


FranceAppearancesFIFA World Cup20108

FranceGoalsFIFA World Cup20102

FranceMins PlayedFIFA World Cup2010364


Real MadridAppearancesCopa del Rey2009-20101

Real MadridAppearancesSpanish La Liga2009-201027

Real MadridAppearancesUEFA Champions League2009-20105

Real MadridAssistsSpanish La Liga2009-20105

Real MadridAssistsUEFA Champions League2009-20101

Real MadridGoalsSpanish La Liga2009-20108

Real MadridGoalsUEFA Champions League2009-20101

Real MadridMins PlayedCopa del Rey2009-201090

Real MadridMins PlayedSpanish La Liga2009-20101,309

Real MadridMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2009-2010315


LyonAppearancesUEFA Champions League2008-20098

LyonAppearancesCoupe de France2008-20092

LyonAppearancesFrench Ligue 12008-200936

LyonAssistsFrench Ligue 12008-20094

LyonAssistsUEFA Champions League2008-20092

LyonGoalsUEFA Champions League2008-20095

LyonGoalsCoupe de France2008-20091

LyonGoalsFrench Ligue 12008-200917

LyonMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2008-2009704

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de France2008-2009156

LyonMins PlayedFrench Ligue 12008-20092,764


FranceAppearancesEuropean Championships20087

FranceGoalsEuropean Championships20082

FranceMins PlayedEuropean Championships2008362


LyonAppearancesCoupe de France2007-20086

LyonAppearancesCoupe de la Ligue2007-20082

LyonAppearancesFrench Ligue 12007-200836

LyonAppearancesUEFA Champions League2007-20087

LyonAssistsFrench Ligue 12007-20089

LyonAssistsUEFA Champions League2007-20081

LyonGoalsCoupe de France2007-20086

LyonGoalsCoupe de la Ligue2007-20081

LyonGoalsFrench Ligue 12007-200820

LyonGoalsUEFA Champions League2007-20084

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de France2007-2008485

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de la Ligue2007-2008107

LyonMins PlayedFrench Ligue 12007-20082,596

LyonMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2007-2008594


LyonAppearancesCoupe de France2006-20071

LyonAppearancesCoupe de la Ligue2006-20071

LyonAppearancesFrench Ligue 12006-200721

LyonAppearancesUEFA Champions League2006-20073

LyonAssistsFrench Ligue 12006-20075

LyonGoalsFrench Ligue 12006-20075

LyonGoalsUEFA Champions League2006-20072

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de France2006-200732

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de la Ligue2006-200729

LyonMins PlayedFrench Ligue 12006-20071,158

LyonMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2006-2007101


LyonAppearancesCoupe de France2005-20062

LyonAppearancesFrench Ligue 12005-200613

LyonAppearancesUEFA Champions League2005-20061

LyonAssistsFrench Ligue 12005-20064

LyonGoalsCoupe de France2005-20062

LyonGoalsFrench Ligue 12005-20061

LyonGoalsUEFA Champions League2005-20061

LyonMins PlayedCoupe de France2005-2006180

LyonMins PlayedFrench Ligue 12005-2006526

LyonMins PlayedUEFA Champions League2005-200690


LyonAppearancesFrench Ligue 12004-20056

LyonAssistsFrench Ligue 12004-20051

LyonMins PlayedFrench Ligue 12004-2005107



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