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Karim Mostafa Benzema (French pronunciation: ; born 19 December 1987) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Real Madrid and the France national team. He has been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is "strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box".
Benzema was born in the city of Lyon and began his football career with local club Bron Terraillon. In 1996, he joined Olympique Lyonnais, and subsequently came through the club's youth academy. Benzema made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season and appeared sporadically in his first three seasons as Lyon won three titles in that span. In the 2007–08 season, Benzema became a starter and had a breakthrough year scoring over 30 goals as Lyon won its seventh straight league title. For his performances, he was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Player of the Year and named to the organization's Team of the Year. Benzema was also the league's top scorer and given the Bravo Award by Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo. After another season at Lyon, in July 2009, Benzema moved to Real Madrid in a transfer fee worth over €35 million ($50 million), and signed a six-year contract.
After struggling to establish himself in his debut season with Real Madrid, in the ensuing two seasons, Benzema reached prominence, scoring 32 goals en route to helping the club win the Copa del Rey in 2011 and the 2011–12 edition of La Liga. He has won the Champions League four times, all with Real Madrid: in 2014 and three times consecutively from 2016 to 2018. He has been named French Player of the Year three times for his performances in 2011, 2012 and 2014.
Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. Prior to playing for the senior team, he played on the under-17 team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. Benzema made his senior international debut in March 2007 in a friendly match against Austria, scoring in a 1–0 win. Benzema has earned over 80 caps and represented France at three major international tournaments: the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Championship and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, Benzema has been left out of major tournament squads on three occasions: 2010 World Cup due to lack of playing time with Real Madrid, Euro 2016 after a publicised scandal involving blackmail, and 2018 World Cup for alleged tactical reasons.
Player Goals
11 in the current 2020-2021 Season
Career Honours 
2019-2020
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 37 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 21 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2019-2020 | 182 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2019-2020 | 643 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2019-2020 | 3,155 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 36 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | FIFA Club World Cup | 2018-2019 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 7 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 21 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2018-2019 | 456 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2018-2019 | 180 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2018-2019 | 2,962 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2018-2019 | 587 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2018 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Super Cup | 2018 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2018 | 120 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2017-2018 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 32 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 9 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2017-2018 | 90 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2017-2018 | 160 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2017-2018 | 2,156 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2017-2018 | 600 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2017 | 148 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2017 | 83 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 29 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 13 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | FIFA Club World Cup | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2016-2017 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2016-2017 | 114 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2016-2017 | 200 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2016-2017 | 1,914 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2016-2017 | 953 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2016 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2016 | 58 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 27 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 9 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 24 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2015-2016 | 1,990 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2015-2016 | 603 |
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| France | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2015 | 4 |
| France | Assists | International Friendlies | 2015 | 1 |
| France | Goals | International Friendlies | 2015 | 2 |
| France | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2015 | 272 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | FIFA Club World Cup | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 29 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 9 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | FIFA Club World Cup | 2014-2015 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 15 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2014-2015 | 241 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | FIFA Club World Cup | 2014-2015 | 180 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2014-2015 | 2,315 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2014-2015 | 663 |
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| France | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 14 |
| France | Appearances | International Friendlies | 2014 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2014 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Super Cup | 2014 | 1 |
| France | Assists | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 4 |
| France | Assists | International Friendlies | 2014 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Super Cup | 2014 | 1 |
| France | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 5 |
| France | Goals | International Friendlies | 2014 | 4 |
| France | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2014 | 1,061 |
| France | Mins Played | International Friendlies | 2014 | 492 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2014 | 180 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Super Cup | 2014 | 90 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 35 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 10 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 17 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2013-2014 | 374 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2013-2014 | 2,767 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2013-2014 | 913 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 30 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 10 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 13 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 4 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2012-2013 | 504 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2012-2013 | 1,777 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2012-2013 | 531 |
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| France | Appearances | European Championships | 2012 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2012 | 2 |
| France | Assists | European Championships | 2012 | 2 |
| France | Goals | European Championships | 2012 | 3 |
| France | Mins Played | European Championships | 2012 | 942 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2012 | 68 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 34 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 11 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 3 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 21 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 7 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2011-2012 | 262 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2011-2012 | 2,251 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2011-2012 | 760 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Supercopa de Espana | 2011 | 170 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 7 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 33 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 2 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 15 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 6 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2010-2011 | 522 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2010-2011 | 1,885 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2010-2011 | 372 |
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| France | Appearances | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 8 |
| France | Goals | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 2 |
| France | Mins Played | FIFA World Cup | 2010 | 364 |
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| Real Madrid | Appearances | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 27 |
| Real Madrid | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 5 |
| Real Madrid | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 8 |
| Real Madrid | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 1 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Copa del Rey | 2009-2010 | 90 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | Spanish La Liga | 2009-2010 | 1,309 |
| Real Madrid | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2009-2010 | 315 |
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| Lyon | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 8 |
| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2008-2009 | 2 |
| Lyon | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2008-2009 | 36 |
| Lyon | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2008-2009 | 4 |
| Lyon | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 2 |
| Lyon | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 5 |
| Lyon | Goals | Coupe de France | 2008-2009 | 1 |
| Lyon | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2008-2009 | 17 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2008-2009 | 704 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2008-2009 | 156 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2008-2009 | 2,764 |
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| France | Appearances | European Championships | 2008 | 7 |
| France | Goals | European Championships | 2008 | 2 |
| France | Mins Played | European Championships | 2008 | 362 |
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| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2007-2008 | 6 |
| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2007-2008 | 2 |
| Lyon | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2007-2008 | 36 |
| Lyon | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 7 |
| Lyon | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2007-2008 | 9 |
| Lyon | Assists | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 1 |
| Lyon | Goals | Coupe de France | 2007-2008 | 6 |
| Lyon | Goals | Coupe de la Ligue | 2007-2008 | 1 |
| Lyon | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2007-2008 | 20 |
| Lyon | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 4 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2007-2008 | 485 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2007-2008 | 107 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2007-2008 | 2,596 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2007-2008 | 594 |
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| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de la Ligue | 2006-2007 | 1 |
| Lyon | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2006-2007 | 21 |
| Lyon | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 3 |
| Lyon | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2006-2007 | 5 |
| Lyon | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2006-2007 | 5 |
| Lyon | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 2 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2006-2007 | 32 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de la Ligue | 2006-2007 | 29 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2006-2007 | 1,158 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2006-2007 | 101 |
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| Lyon | Appearances | Coupe de France | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Lyon | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2005-2006 | 13 |
| Lyon | Appearances | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Lyon | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2005-2006 | 4 |
| Lyon | Goals | Coupe de France | 2005-2006 | 2 |
| Lyon | Goals | French Ligue 1 | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Lyon | Goals | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 1 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | Coupe de France | 2005-2006 | 180 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2005-2006 | 526 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | UEFA Champions League | 2005-2006 | 90 |
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| Lyon | Appearances | French Ligue 1 | 2004-2005 | 6 |
| Lyon | Assists | French Ligue 1 | 2004-2005 | 1 |
| Lyon | Mins Played | French Ligue 1 | 2004-2005 | 107 |
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Karim Benzema
Spanish La Liga
Latest Season
37 Appearances
8 Assists
21 Goals
3,155 Mins Played
Previous Season
36 Appearances
7 Assists
21 Goals
2,962 Mins Played
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