Brief Introduction of Karim Benzema

 

Karim Mustafa Benzema is a French professional footballer who currently plays for the France national football team and  Jeddah United Football Club in the Saudi Arabian Professional Football League.

 

 

Karim Benzema’s Career 

 

Karim Benzema Y Olympique Lyonnais

 

 

 

 

He began his football career at the age of 8, joining the local football club “Bron Terraillon SC”. Benzema managed to attract the attention of 

the leaders of Club Lyon after scoring two goals in an Under 10 match. In 1996 he finally joined Lyon.

 

He made his debut on January 15, 2005 against Metz, which Lyon won 2-0. Benzema subsequently signed a three-year professional contract.

He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 6 December 2005 in Lyon’s final group match against the Norwegian club

Rosenborg, which the team won 2-1. Also in this match, Benzema scored the first goal of his career! 

In this season, Benzema won the Ligue 1 championship with the team.

 

In the 2007-08 season, Benzema, who was only 20 years old, became the team’s top scorer this season,

 completing a season with more than 30 goals. Benzema played 52 times in all competitions and scored 31 goals, 

He helped the team win the league championship for the fourth time and also won the Ligue 1 top scorer award. 

and player of the year.

 

 

 

Karim Benzema Y Real Madrid

 

On 2 July 2009, French Ligue 1 club Lyon officially announced Benzema’s transfer to La Liga giants Real Madrid Football Club. Benzema became the fourteenth French player in Real Madrid’s history, with a transfer fee of 35 million euros. But he didn’t have many opportunities to perform in his first season at Real Madrid.

On December 11, 2011, in the Clásico between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Benzema took advantage of a mistake by Barcelona goalkeeper Víctor Valdez to score a lightning goal in just 21 seconds of the opening match. This goal is also the fastest goal in the history of the Spanish Classic.

In the 2011-12 season, Benzema scored a total of 21 goals for the club in La Liga and contributed 7 assists; In the UEFA Champions League, he scored 7 goals and contributed 5 assists for the club. That season, Benzema was the team’s second top scorer after Cristiano Ronaldo, helping the team win the La Liga title again after four years.

On January 13, 2017, in the second leg of the round of 16 of the Copa del Rey, Real Madrid tied 3-3 with Sevilla. Benzema tied the score in the 93rd minute to help the team advance to the top 8 of the Copa del Rey. King. At the same time, he also helped Real Madrid remain undefeated for 40 consecutive matches, setting the longest unbeaten record in the Spanish club’s history.

Benzema dedicated his youth to Real Madrid

During his 14-year career at Real Madrid, Benzema played 648 games, ranking fifth in Real Madrid history; he scored 354 goals, ranking second in history; He also had 165 assists, ranking first. He won 25 championships, tied with Marcelo for the most in Real Madrid history.

 

 

Karim Benzema Y el Jeddah United Football Club

 

 

On June 7, 2023,  Saudi Jeddah United Football Club  officially announced that the team signed Benzema and the two parties signed a contract until 2026.

In the first round of the group stage of the Arab Champions League, Benzema made an assist and scored on his debut, helping Jeddah United defeat Tunisia Hope 2–1 in the first leg.

On 31 July, in the second round of the group stage, Benzema scored the only goal of the match to help Jeddah United defeat Sfaxian 1–0 at home.

On 2 August, in the third round of the Arab Champions League group stage, Benzema scored a penalty to help Jeddah United defeat Baghdad Police 2–1.

The 36-year-old veteran continues to work hard for the team’s victory

 

 

Karim Benzema And the France National Team

 

 

 

In 2004, Benzema helped the French youth team win the European Youth Under-17 Championship.