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Karim Benzema

French and Algerian footballer (born 1987)

Karim Mostafa Benzema (born December 19 1987) is a French footballer. He plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad.

Karim Benzema
Benzema with Real Madrid in 2021
Personal information
Full name Karim Mostafa Benzema[1]
Date of birth (1987-12-19) 19 December 1987 (age 36)[2]
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Al-Ittihad
Number 9
Youth career
1993–1996 AS Des Buers Villeurbanne
1996–1997 Bron
1997–2005 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Lyon II 20 (15)
2004–2009 Lyon 112 (43)
2009–2023 Real Madrid 439 (238)
2023– Al-Ittihad 21 (9)
National team
2004 France U17 4 (1)
2004–2005 France U18 17 (14)
2005–2006 France U19 9 (5)
2006 France U21 5 (0)
2007–2022 France 97 (37)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  France
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2021 Italy Team
FIFA World Cup
Runner-up 2022 Qatar Team
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Winner 2004 France Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:09, 20 April 2024 (UTC)

Career change

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]

Career statistics change

Club change

As of match played 20 April 2024[9][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental[c] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon II 2004–05 CFA 11 10 — — — — 11 10
2005–06 CFA 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 1 — 16 4
2006–07 Ligue 1 21 5 1 0 1 0 3 2 1[d] 1 27 8
2007–08 Ligue 1 36 20 6 6 2 1 7 4 1[d] 0 52 31
2008–09 Ligue 1 36 17 2 1 0 0 8 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 1 — 33 9
2010–11 La Liga 33 15 7 5 — 8 6 — 48 26
2011–12 La Liga 34 21 5 3 — 11 7 2[e] 1 52 32
2012–13 La Liga 30 11 8 4 — 10 5 2[e] 0 50 20
2013–14 La Liga 35 17 6 2 — 11 5 — 52 24
2014–15 La Liga 29 15 3 0 — 9 6 5[f] 1 46 22
2015–16 La Liga 27 24 0 0 — 9 4 — 36 28
2016–17 La Liga 29 11 3 1 — 13 5 3[g] 2 48 19
2017–18 La Liga 32 5 1 1 — 9 5 5[h] 1 47 12
2018–19 La Liga 36 21 6 4 — 8 4 3[i] 1 53 30
2019–20 La Liga 37 21 3 1 — 8 5 0 0 48 27
2020–21 La Liga 34 23 1 0 — 10 6 1[e] 1 46 30
2021–22 La Liga 32 27 0 0 — 12 15 2[e] 2 46 44
2022–23 La Liga 24 19 5 4 — 10 4 4[j] 4 43 31
Total 439 238 49 25 — 133 78 27 13 648 354
Al-Ittihad 2023–24 Saudi Pro League 21 9 1 1 — 3[k] 0 8[l] 6 33 16
Career total 592 305 61 35 3 1 155 90 38 20 849 451
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey, King Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. ↑ All appearances in UEFA Champions League, unless otherwise noted
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 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 and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
  8. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances 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
  10. ↑ Two appearances and two goals in Supercopa de España, one appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
  11. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  12. ↑ Four appearances and three goals in Arab Club Champions Cup, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup, two appearances and one goal in Saudi Super Cup

International change

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
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
2021 13 9
2022 3 1
Total 97 37
Scores and results list France's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benzema goal[12]
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 Friendly
6 5 June 2009 Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France 24   Turkey 1–0 1–0 Friendly
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 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 7 September 2010 Koševo City Stadium, 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 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
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 Friendly
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 Friendly
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
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 Friendly
21 5–0
22 15 June 2014 Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil 67   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 2014 FIFA World Cup
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 Friendly
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) UEFA Euro 2020
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 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
37 3 June 2022 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France 95   Denmark 1–0 1–2 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A

Honours change

Lyon[13]

Real Madrid[13]

France U17

France

Individual

References change

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