he is the fourth all time scorer in UCL and only messi and ronaldo have better goal per game ratio than lewy . Benzema has been stunning, particularly in the past four years after the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid. If you have a golf club shaft thats too long, or if you want to shorten it, here are the steps: Kylian Mbappe has 3 assists after 25 match days in the season 2022/2023. ", "Onze d'Or 2022: Karim Benzema remporte le trophe de meilleur joueur et ralise le doubl! Ronaldo is currently the all-time leading scorer for club football with 71 goals ahead of Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr., both of whom have 68 goals between them. Just how many strikes does the Frenchman have to his name, though, and in which competitions did he find the net the most often? [63] Real Madrid [349][350], On 6 December 2006, he told RMC about his possible selection for the Algerian team: "It's my parents' country, it's in my heart. He started the match, but was substituted out in the second half as Madrid won 32. The four were joined by Issiar Dia, Blaise Matuidi and Serge Gakp with the objective of winning the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. In 2009, Benzema was the subject of a then-French record football transfer when he joined Real Madrid in a deal worth 35 million. In 2009, everyone heard about this talented French player whowas standing out at Olympique de Lyonand who was already interested in the biggest teams in the world. On 13 March 2008, Benzema extended his contract with Lyon until 2013 with a one-year extension option. The striker immediately drew the ire of Mourinho who declared to reporters during a pre-season media session that "Benzema must understand that he is extremely talented, but that in itself is not enough", while also stating that "[Madrid] need a striker who is sparky, not one that is listless". Cristiano Ronaldo: Former Manchester United forward signs for Saudi How many assists/goal passes has Karim Benzema provided? [118] While at the clinic, Benzema also underwent physical training to build up his muscle mass. [132] He became only the second French player based in Spain to win the award, and also the second Real Madrid player to capture it. [158] On 12 August 2014, Benzema played the whole 90 minutes in Real Madrid's 20 win against Sevilla in Cardiff to claim the UEFA Super Cup. Who do you think has more potential for future success: Ronaldo or Neymar? Benzema has scored 287 goals in 566 games for Real Madrid, making him the clubs all-time leading scorer. The No.9 has scored 63 goals and 21 assists since last August until the end of the FIFA nomination. When I see the previous winners Zidane, Henry and other major players it makes me proud to join them on the list. The Argentine has won numerous accolades, including five La Liga titles and four Champions League crowns. La Liga Best Player (voted by Marca fans): UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: Golden Lion for the best Lyon sportsman: 2007. 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His goal contribution rate averaged out at 66.42 minutes per goal scored and assisted, making him one of the most reliable attacking players on Madrid's roster that year. [Goal] Romelu Lukaku : "When people talk about Lewandowski, Benzema [309] In the Final three days later, he scored the temporary equaliser as France went on to clinch the title for the first time with a 21 victory over Spain;[310] he was named "Player of the Match" by UEFA for his performance in the final. He has signed several sponsorship contracts, notably with the Korean automobile manufacturer Hyundai, the French telephone operator SFR and its subsidiary BuzzMobile, the French bank LCL and the sports betting company bwin. Alaba and Benzema have been teammates at Real Madrid since the former's move from Bayern in 2021 (Image: David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images). [110] It was the only match of the campaign that Real Madrid lost, in which Benzema scored. The Argentine international is regarded as the best football player in the world alongside Cristiano Ronaldo. This curve, or s-curve as it is commonly referred to, makes the ball travel further than if it were round. [119] His performances during the pre-season resulted in Mourinho naming him the starting lead striker for the new campaign. [367][368] The judge gave him a one-year suspended sentence and fined him 75,000. [292], On 6 June 2014, Benzema was named in France's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making his debut in the tournament. This Di Maria goal is so good, it almost looks computer animated. [364] On 17 February 2016, the judicial review was lifted by the investigating judge who allowed Benzema to get in touch again with Valbuena. [97] In Madrid's final group stage tie against French outfit Auxerre, Benzema scored his first hat trick for the club in a 40 win. In the 2016-17 season, Messi ended up scoring 54 goals and 20 assists in 52 appearances. Thanks to his contribution, whichtends to go beyond simple goals, we will also highlightthe creative side of Karim Benzema(assists) when talking about hisstatistics this season. Robert Lewandowski is the all-time top goalscorer for the Polish national football team. How many goals has Neymar scored during his career? PSG star's [233], Benzema is a former France youth international having earned caps at all levels for which he was eligible, excluding the under-16 team. [92], Due to Mourinho preferring Ronaldo and Higuan as his forwards,[91] Benzema began the campaign as a substitute coming off the bench in the team's opening league match of the season against Mallorca. [121], In November 2011, Benzema scored five goals; three in the league and two in Europe. If he is not, he has no place in the France team. After failing to score in the first leg, which ended 21 in favour of Bara,[138] in the second leg on 25 January 2012, Benzema scored his third goal of the season against the Blaugrana, but Madrid failed to win the tie losing 43 on aggregate. He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country. "[18] He made his professional debut on 15 January 2005 against Metz, appearing as a substitute for Pierre-Alain Frau. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [256][257] Despite still being eligible to represent the under-21 team until 2009, his appearance in the second leg defeat to Israel was Benzema's last with the team and he finished his under-21 career with five appearances and no goals. Both players have been with their respective teams for a long time now, so there is no telling how good their careers could get. [161] In 2014, Benzema won France Football's award for French Player of the Year for the third time; only Thierry Henry has won this award on more occasions. [188] Later, on 6 November, he scored a brace in Madrid's 60 crushing of Galatasaray, achieving two new milestones: he become the second player after Lionel Messi to score in 15 consecutive Champions League seasons and also the third Madrid player to score 50 goals in the competition. Benzema joins LaLiga legends in top 5 all-time goal scorers Skip to main content Skip to navigation > ESPN Search You have come to the all new Global edition, for other ESPN editions, click. [277] He scored his first World Cup qualification goals in victories over the Faroe Islands and Austria in October 2009. [111] He finished the campaign second on the team behind Ronaldo with 26 goals as Real Madrid captured the Copa del Rey giving Benzema his first honour with the club. Benzema made his season debut on 2 October 2005 in a league win over Rennes, appearing as a substitute. Karim Benzema - Wikipedia This decision was made on the basis of contesting the legality of the phone calls recording by the police, and the judgement did not disprove the veracity of the blackmail attempt on Valbuena by Benzema. But just how many goals has he scored so far? Who has more goals between Suarez and Lewandowski? 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[13] Following the trial, Benzema officially joined Lyon and was inserted into the club's academy. [16] Ahead of the 200405 season, Benzema was promoted to the club's reserve team, which was playing in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. For the 200708 season, with Florent Malouda, John Carew and Sylvain Wiltord all departing from the club, Benzema switched to the number 10 shirt and was inserted into the lead striker role. Salah was sensational, scoring 44 goals, the second-highest total of any player in the club's history. Benzema's Ballon dOr win last October had completed his own career redemption. Benzema has scored more goals than Lewandowski for both club and country 404 to 340 but it is worth noting that most of Lewandowskis goals have come for Bayern Munich whileBenzemas best numbers came with Spanish champions Real Madrid. His reputation as one of the world's best operators in European football has risen multi-folds year after year, as has his goal-scoring output. The 33-year-old will be looking to add another title this season as he bids to break Gerd Mullers record as the most decorated player in history. Imagine a 2016 prime Hazard instead of Cristiano, with a 2018 Karim Benzema. [142] The two goals made him the top French scorer in La Liga history surpassing Zidane. Date of birth/Age: Dec 19, 1987 (35) Place of birth: Lyon Citizenship: France Height: 1,85 m Position: Centre-Forward Former International: France Caps/Goals: 97 / 37 35.00 m Last update: Nov 7, 2022 Profile Stats Market value Transfers Rumours National team News Achievements Career All goals [94] On 21 September, Benzema made a substitute appearance and scored his first goal of the season in a 30 home win against Espanyol. Live Scores; Breaking News; Transfers; Culture. How many goals has Marcus Rashford scored for Manchester United [90] Mourinho sentiments were later echoed by incoming France national team coach Laurent Blanc who acknowledged that Benzema was "not used to working". [85] A week later, Benzema returned to the bench. Karim Benzema has long been regarded as one of the greatest strikers of his generation, but just how many goals has he scored to date? [311] With two goals, he was the jointtop scorer of the Nations League Finals, along with Spain's Ferran Torres and teammate Kylian Mbapp, who won the top scorer trophy due to having also provided two assists Benzema won the bronze boot due to playing more minutes than Torres. [121], In the second leg of the 2011 Supercopa de Espaa against Barcelona, and with Madrid trailing 43 on aggregate late in the match, Benzema scored the equalizing goal to even the tie at 44. [31] The injury resulted in the striker missing three months of action before returning in February 2007. Benzema now has 413 goals to his name for club and country. - Benzema scored more Champions League goals than 23 of the teams who qualified for the competition this season, including Juventus, Manchester United, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Inter and Borussia Dortmund. [236][237], Benzema was a regular starter in the team at under-18 level. [316][317] Despite not taking part in the tournament, Benzema was still awarded the silver medal as he was not replaced by another player unlike Christopher Nkunku, who was replaced by Kolo Muani. FIFA fume at The Best winner 'leak' with Mbappe, Messi and Benzema in Despite the fact that it did not serve to win any title,it can never be said that it was due to a lack of goals from its top star, but rather due to other shortcomings and problems that could not compensate for the good bag of goals that Benzema was in charge of scoring in whichthe Zinedine Zidanes last season at the helm of Real Madrid. On the domestic front in 2022, he helped PSG to the Ligue 1 title and scored 17 goals and registered 24 assists in 37 appearances. [354][355] Benzema was alleged to have had a sexual rendezvous with a prostitute when she was 16 years of age, an act Benzema denied through his lawyer. The Portuguese superstar is a machine when it comes to scoring goals, and his record speaks for itself. There is a curve in football which affects the trajectory of the ball. Live Scores. This goalie's Goals Against Average (GAA) is 3.01. As a result of his early goals, Lyon club president Jean-Michel Aulas quelled the many transfer rumors surrounding Benzema by placing a 100million price tag on the striker. How many goals has Erling Haaland scored in the Champions League? Since Ronaldos departure, Benzema has assumed the weight of the forward and today he is one of the best players in the entire world. 159 Propagandastaffel had three goals: Heller, Un allemand a Paris, 2728. In his career with Madrid, he came to take those thatSergio Ramosor Cristiano Ronaldogave him, but since both players left the club, it is Benzema whois in charge of taking penalties in Madrid. [8] At 34 years and 302 days old, he is the second-oldest winner of the award, after Stanley Matthews. [214], On 22 October, Benzema scored Madrid's 1000th Champions League goal at the Bernabu against Shakhtar Donetsk. Over the course of the two matches, Benzema scored one goal, which came in the first match, a 40 win. How many goals did Lionel Messi score this season? [87][88] Following the return of Higuan, Benzema was relegated back to a substitute's role and finished the campaign by making eight consecutive appearances off the bench. Benzema appeared as a half-time substitute for Djibril Ciss and scored the only goal of the match after a free-kick from Samir Nasri. Golf Pride Grips are a well-known brand of golf club grips and they are often considered to be one of the best around. He has scored over 500 career goals for club and country. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. [179] On 1 May, Benzema scored twice in a 22 draw against Bayern Munich in the return leg of the 201718 UEFA Champions League semi-final, as Real progressed to the final on a 43 aggregate. UEFA Champions League top assist provider: List of footballers with 100 or more UEFA Champions League appearances, "Acta del Partido celebrado el 20 de marzo de 2016, en Madrid", "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017: List of players: Real Madrid CF", "Ronaldo, Batistuta & the all-time best 'Number 9' strikers in football", "Where does Karim Benzema rank among the best French strikers of all time? [193] On 1 March, he made his 500th appearance for Real Madrid in a 20 home win over Barcelona in El Clsico, becoming the fourteenth player in the club's history to achieve this milestone. [77] After failing to score a goal in the month of October, in the team's first match in November against Italian club Milan in the Champions League, Benzema scored the opener to give Madrid a 10 lead. Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema has been around brilliant form for that Los Blancos since Cristiano Ronaldo left within the summer time of 2018, using the Frenchman becoming perhaps the clubs most significant player since that time. [232] By scoring in the 2022 UEFA Super Cup against Eintracht Frankfurt on 10 August 2022, Benzema brought his tally to 324 goals, overtaking Ral as Real Madrid's all-time second-highest goalscorer. How many goals Benzema scored for Real Madrid? [172] He was a regular starter, and scored the last goal of the season which gave him eleven for the campaign, when Madrid won the 201617 La Liga[173][174] and the 201617 UEFA Champions League. [347] In 2017, his documentary film Le K Benzema was released. [298] He responded on 1 June 2016 in Marca, in an interview entitled 'Benzema: "Deschamps folded due to pressure from France's racist element"'. At the time,OL had a young strikerwho managed to stand out both locally and in theUEFA Champions League, which aroused the interest of the best clubs in the world at the start of the2008/2009 season. Born in Lyon to Algerian parents, Benzema began his career with hometown club Olympique Lyonnais in 2005, contributing sporadically to three Ligue 1 title wins. 1x Winner Ballon d'Or . I watch videos of him, and try to do what he does, but it's not easy. Kylian Mbappe and Karim Benzema. But also because of the incredible aspect of game creation that the Frenchman has deployed. 2021: France: 2014: France: 2012: France . Your email address will not be published. He has continued to bang in the goals this season. Benzema is the third youngest in the family and grew up with eight other siblings in Bron, an eastern suburb of Lyon. However, since Ronaldo's departure in 2018, Benzema's rise has been a meteoric one. In 2013, he became the first player to win three Ballon dOr awards consecutively. Neymar is clearly loving life in France as he has already scored more goals in Ligue 1 than he ever got in LaLiga and the Brasileirao. Messi has scored 16 goals in 27 games in all competitions this season, as well as registering 14 assists, as he chases his second Ligue 1 title in two years at PSG. An acrobatic and industrious centre forward, he scored forty- three goals in his seventy-two appearances for West Germany, and captained his country in the World Cup in 1966 and 1970. Benzema, driven by theReal Madrid media machine, statements by former players and teammates, and by his current excellent level, is the winner of the 2021 Ballon dOr. Benzema was one of the goals once more during Madrids 2-1 make an impression on Rayo Vallecano in LaLiga on Saturday, scoring within the first half to consider his goal tally to 10 within the league and 14 overall in most competitions. [73], Benzema made his league debut for Madrid on 29 August 2009 against Deportivo La Corua. [345] He has spoken about his faith saying: "My faith helps me to be focused every day.

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