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Karim Benzema

Karim Mostafa Benzema (born December 19 1987) is a French footballer. He plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.

Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema wearing Real Madrid home kit 2021-2022.jpg
Benzema in 2021
Personal information
Full nameKarim Mostafa Benzema[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birthLyon, France
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Real Madrid
Number9
Youth career
1995–1997Bron
1997–2005Lyon
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006Lyon B20(15)
2004–2009Lyon112(43)
2009–Real Madrid409(216)
National team‡
2004France U174(1)
2004–2005France U1817(14)
2005–2006France U199(5)
2006France U215(0)
2007–France94(36)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:54, 2 april 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:09, 16 November 2021 (UTC)

Career

Benzema began his career at the Lyon youth academy, and eventually progressed enough to sign a professional contract.[4]

In 2009, Real Madrid signed Benzema for a fee of €35 million.[5]

In 2021, Benzema reached the semifinals of the Champions League with Real Madrid, eventually losing to Chelsea after a 2-2 draw in the first leg;[6] and a 3-2 loss in the second.[7]

In October 2021, in the trial of Karim Benzema in the Mathieu Valbuena sextape case, the Versailles prosecutor's office asked the criminal court to pronounce a ten-month suspended prison sentence and a 75,000 euro fine against Karim. Benzema.

In October 2023, Benzema expressed solidarity with the victims of Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. In response, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin accused Karim Benzema of “having relations” with the group known as the Muslim Brotherhood. And the senator from the Republican Party of Bouches-du-Rhône, Valérie Boyer, demanded that the player be deprived of French citizenship and the Ballon d'Or if the charges are confirmed.[8]

Club career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2004–05 Championnat National 11 10 — — — — 11 10
2005–06 Championnat National 9 5 — — — — 9 5
Total 20 15 — — — — 20 15
Lyon 2004–05 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 6 0
2005–06 Ligue 1 13 1 2 2 0 0 1[c] 1 — 16 4
2006–07 Ligue 1 21 5 1 0 1 0 3[c] 2 1[d] 1 27 8
2007–08 Ligue 1 36 20 6 6 2 1 7[c] 4 1[d] 0 52 31
2008–09 Ligue 1 36 17 2 1 0 0 8[c] 5 1[d] 0 47 23
Total 112 43 11 9 3 1 19 12 3 1 148 66
Real Madrid 2009–10 La Liga 27 8 1 0 — 5[c] 1 — 33 9
2010–11 La Liga 33 15 7 5 — 8[c] 6 — 48 26
2011–12 La Liga 34 21 5 3 — 11[c] 7 2[e] 1 52 32
2012–13 La Liga 30 11 8 4 — 10[c] 5 2[e] 0 50 20
2013–14 La Liga 35 17 6 2 — 11[c] 5 — 52 24
2014–15 La Liga 29 15 3 0 — 9[c] 6 5[f] 1 46 22
2015–16 La Liga 27 24 0 0 — 9[c] 4 — 36 28
2016–17 La Liga 29 11 3 1 — 13[c] 5 3[g] 2 48 19
2017–18 La Liga 32 5 1 1 — 9[c] 5 5[h] 1 47 12
2018–19 La Liga 36 21 6 4 — 8[c] 4 3[i] 1 53 30
2019–20 La Liga 37 21 3 1 — 8[c] 5 — 48 27
2020–21 La Liga 34 23 1 0 — 10[c] 6 1[e] 1 46 30
Total 383 192 44 21 — 111 59 21 7 559 279
Career total 515 250 55 30 3 1 130 71 24 8 727 360
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
  6. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  7. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  9. ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

International career statistics

As of match played 16 November 2021[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2007 8 3
2008 11 2
2009 8 3
2010 5 3
2011 10 2
2012 12 2
2013 10 3
2014 13 7
2015 4 2
2016 0 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 0 0
2021 13 9
Total 94 36
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benzema goal.[10]
List of international goals scored by Karim Benzema
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 March 2007 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 1   Austria 1–0 1–0 Friendly
2 13 October 2007 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 5   Faroe Islands 3–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
3 5–0
4 20 August 2008 Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden 14   Sweden 1–1 3–2 Friendly
5 14 October 2008 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 18   Tunisia 3–1 3–1
6 5 June 2009 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France 24   Turkey 1–0 1–0
7 10 October 2009 Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France 26   Faroe Islands 5–0 5–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 14 October 2009 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 27   Austria 1–0 3–1
9 7 September 2010 Stadion Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina 29   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
10 12 October 2010 Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France 31   Luxembourg 1–0 2–0
11 17 November 2010 Wembley Stadium, London, England 32   England 1–0 2–1 Friendly
12 9 February 2011 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 33   Brazil 1–0 1–0
13 2 September 2011 Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania 39   Albania 1–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
14 5 June 2012 MMArena, Le Mans, France 45   Estonia 2–0 4–0 Friendly
15 3–0
16 11 October 2013 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 61   Australia 6–0 6–0
17 15 October 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 62   Finland 3–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
18 19 November 2013 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 64   Ukraine 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off
19 5 March 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 65   Netherlands 1–0 2–0 Friendly
20 8 June 2014 Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France 66   Jamaica 3–0 8–0
21 5–0
22 15 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil 67 [[File:{{{flag alias-1949}}}|22x20px|border |alt=|link=]] Honduras 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup
23 3–0
24 20 June 2014 Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil 68   Switzerland 4–0 5–2
25 11 October 2014 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 74   Portugal 1–0 2–1 Friendly
26 8 October 2015 Allianz Riviera, Nice, France 81   Armenia 3–0 4–0
27 4–0
28 23 June 2021 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 86   Portugal 1–1 2–2 UEFA Euro 2020
29 2–1
30 28 June 2021 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania 87   Switzerland 1–1 3–3 (aet)
31 2–1
32 7 October 2021 Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy 91   Belgium 1–2 3–2 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
33 10 October 2021 San Siro, Milan, Italy 92   Spain 1–1 2–1 2021 UEFA Nations League Final
34 13 November 2021 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 93   Kazakhstan 4–0 8–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
35 5–0
36 16 November 2021 Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland 94   Finland 1–0 2–0

Karim Benzema Media

  • Benzema during a training session with Lyon in 2008

  • Benzema playing against Marseille in a 2009 Champions League match

  • Benzema playing in a league match against Villarreal in 2011

  • Benzema celebrating a goal against Espanyol in 2010

  • Benzema playing in a league match against *Almería in 2011

  • Benzema training ahead of a Champions League match in 2012

  • Benzema playing for Real Madrid in 2015

  • Benzema with Cristina Cifuentes during the 2016 Champions League title celebrations in Madrid

  • Benzema getting interviewed after Real Madrid's first away game after the COVID-19 quarantine against Real Sociedad

  • L-R: Marcelo, Benzema and Carlos Osoro Sierra with the UEFA Champions League trophy in 2022 at Virgin of Almudena

References

  1. ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 20 March 2016, in Madrid] (in español). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.[dead link]
  2. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Real Madrid C.F. – Karim Benzema". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "L'EQUIPE.FR". 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  5. ↑ "Lyon accept Real Madrid offer for Benzema - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
  6. ↑ "Benzema earns Real draw against Chelsea" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56880436. Retrieved 2021-06-14. 
  7. ↑ "Chelsea set up all-English Champions League final" (in en-GB). BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56985477. Retrieved 2021-06-14. 
  8. ↑ "Gérald Darmanin lie Karim Benzema aux Frères musulmans, le Ballon d’or envisage de porter plainte" (in fr-FR). LeMonde. https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/10/19/gerald-darmanin-lie-karim-benzema-aux-freres-musulmans-le-ballon-d-or-envisage-de-porter-plainte_6195369_823448.html. Retrieved 2023-10-22. 
  9. ↑ Benzema, Karim at National-Football-Teams.com
  10. ↑ "Karim Benzema stats". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 July 2020.

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