Karim Benzema
Karim Mostafa Benzema (born December 19 1987) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a striker for La Liga club Real Madrid and the France national team.
![]() Benzema in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Karim Mostafa Benzema[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 19 December 1987||
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 | Bron | ||
1997–2005 | Lyon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | Lyon B | 20 | (15) |
2004–2009 | Lyon | 112 | (43) |
2009– | Real Madrid | 409 | (216) |
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 | 94 | (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.
Club career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 16 | 4 | ||
2006–07 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | 27 | 8 | |
2007–08 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 52 | 31 | |
2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 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[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | — | 33 | 9 | ||
2010–11 | La Liga | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | — | 48 | 26 | |||
2011–12 | La Liga | 34 | 21 | 5 | 3 | — | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 7 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 1 | 52 | 32 | ||
2012–13 | La Liga | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | — | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 2[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 50 | 20 | ||
2013–14 | La Liga | 35 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | 11[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | — | 52 | 24 | |||
2014–15 | La Liga | 29 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 5[lower-alpha 6] | 1 | 46 | 22 | ||
2015–16 | La Liga | 27 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | — | 36 | 28 | |||
2016–17 | La Liga | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | 13[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 3[lower-alpha 7] | 2 | 48 | 19 | ||
2017–18 | La Liga | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 9[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | 5[lower-alpha 8] | 1 | 47 | 12 | ||
2018–19 | La Liga | 36 | 21 | 6 | 4 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 4 | 3[lower-alpha 9] | 1 | 53 | 30 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 37 | 21 | 3 | 1 | — | 8[lower-alpha 3] | 5 | — | 48 | 27 | |||
2020–21 | La Liga | 34 | 23 | 1 | 0 | — | 10[lower-alpha 3] | 6 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 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
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance in Trophée des Champions
- 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 statistics
- As of match played 16 November 2021[8]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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.[9]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 28 March 2007 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 1 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2 | 13 October 2007 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | 5 | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
3 | 5–0 | ||||||
4 | 20 August 2008 | Ullevi, Gothenburg, Sweden | 14 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–2 | Friendly |
5 | 14 October 2008 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 18 | ![]() |
3–1 | 3–1 | |
6 | 5 June 2009 | Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France | 24 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
7 | 10 October 2009 | Stade de Roudourou, Guingamp, France | 26 | ![]() |
5–0 | 5–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
8 | 14 October 2009 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 27 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–1 | |
9 | 7 September 2010 | Stadion Koševo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
10 | 12 October 2010 | Stade Saint-Symphorien, Metz, France | 31 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
11 | 17 November 2010 | Wembley Stadium, London, England | 32 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
12 | 9 February 2011 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 33 | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | |
13 | 2 September 2011 | Stadiumi Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania | 39 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
14 | 5 June 2012 | MMArena, Le Mans, France | 45 | ![]() |
2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
15 | 3–0 | ||||||
16 | 11 October 2013 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 61 | ![]() |
6–0 | 6–0 | |
17 | 15 October 2013 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 62 | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
18 | 19 November 2013 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 64 | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification play-off |
19 | 5 March 2014 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 65 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
20 | 8 June 2014 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France | 66 | ![]() |
3–0 | 8–0 | |
21 | 5–0 | ||||||
22 | 15 June 2014 | Estádio Beira-Rio, Porto Alegre, Brazil | 67 | ![]() |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup |
23 | 3–0 | ||||||
24 | 20 June 2014 | Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova, Salvador, Brazil | 68 | ![]() |
4–0 | 5–2 | |
25 | 11 October 2014 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 74 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
26 | 8 October 2015 | Allianz Riviera, Nice, France | 81 | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | |
27 | 4–0 | ||||||
28 | 23 June 2021 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 86 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 |
29 | 2–1 | ||||||
30 | 28 June 2021 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | 87 | ![]() |
1–1 | 3–3 (aet) | |
31 | 2–1 | ||||||
32 | 7 October 2021 | Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy | 91 | ![]() |
1–2 | 3–2 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals |
33 | 10 October 2021 | San Siro, Milan, Italy | 92 | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Final |
34 | 13 November 2021 | Parc des Princes, Paris, France | 93 | ![]() |
4–0 | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
35 | 5–0 | ||||||
36 | 16 November 2021 | Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland | 94 | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 |
References
- "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- "Real Madrid C.F. – Karim Benzema". Real Madrid C.F. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- "L'EQUIPE.FR". 2009-10-27. Archived from the original on 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.
- Benzema, Karim at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Karim Benzema stats". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
Other websites
- Karim Benzema at BDFutbol
- Karim Benzema at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Karim Benzema at the French Football Federation (archived 2020-11-27) (in French)
- Official website
(in French)
- Real Madrid official profile
- Karim Benzema at Soccerway
- Karim Benzema – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Karim Benzema – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Karim Benzema at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Karim Benzema at Soccerbase