Karim Benzema
French association football player
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 Benzema playing for Real Madrid in 2018 | ||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Karim Mostafa Benzema[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 19 December 1987[2] | |||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||
Current team | Real Madrid | |||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1997 | SC Bron | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–2005 | Lyon | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Lyon B | 20 | (15) | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2009 | Lyon | 112 | (43) | |||||||||||||
| 2009– | Real Madrid | 383 | (192) | |||||||||||||
| 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– | France | 83 | (27) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:55, 14 June 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:22, 14 June 2021 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||
CareerEdit
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]
Club career statisticsEdit
| 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 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Appearance(s) in Supercopa de España
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and one goal in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in Supercopa de España, two appearances and two goals in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance in UEFA Super Cup, one appearance and one goal in Supercopa de España, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
- ↑ One appearance and one goal in UEFA Super Cup, two appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
International career statisticsEdit
| France national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 8 | 3 |
| 2008 | 11 | 2 |
| 2009 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 27 | 8 |
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid" [Minutes of the Match held on 20 March 2016, in Madrid] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF" (PDF). FIFA. 16 December 2017. p. 5. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ↑ "Real Madrid C.F. – Karim Benzema". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ↑ "L'EQUIPE.FR". web.archive.org. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Lyon accept Real Madrid offer for Benzema - CNN.com". edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Benzema earns Real draw against Chelsea". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ "Chelsea set up all-English Champions League final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Karim Benzema". www.national-football-teams.com.
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