Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema, born on December 19, 1987 in Lyon, France, has dual French and Algerian nationality, a French football player, and plays as a striker (center) on the field, currently playing for Real Madrid Football Club in La Liga. He won 25 trophies with Real Madrid, including four La Liga, three Copa del Rey, and five UEFA Champions League titles. He has scored over 400 career goals for club and country.

Benzema career

Benzema made his career at Lyon Football Club in Ligue 1. At the age of 17, he played for the Lyon first team and became the youngest Frenchman to score in the Champions League at the age of 17 years and 352 days. In the summer of 2009, Benzema moved from Lyon to Real Madrid for a transfer fee of 35 million euros. On December 11, 2011, Benzema broke the Barcelona goal in the opening 21 seconds, creating the fastest scoring record in the Spanish national derby. On February 16, 2017, Benzema scored his 51st goal in the Champions League against Naples in the Champions League 1/8 final, becoming the Frenchman with the most goals in the Champions League. On May 27, 2018, Benzema opened the scoring for the team in the Champions League final against Real Madrid against Liverpool, becoming the first French player to score in the Champions League final after Zinedine Zidane, and finally helped Real Madrid achieve Champions League three-peat. In terms of the national team, in 2004, Benzema led the French national youth team to win the U17 European Youth Championship. In 2014, Benzema led France to the quarter-finals of the World Cup in Brazil. Benzema was controversially left out of the squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup;  following his return for Euro 2012 and the 2014 World Cup, he did not play for France for over five years after being implicated in a blackmailing scandal in 2015. He later returned to the squad for Euro 2020, where he won the Bronze Boot. Benzema was also a part of the French squad that finished as runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.    

Karim Benzema, the French striker is considered talented and a rare talent. With excellent dribbling skills and ghostly shots, when a well-formed Benzema appears in the opponent's penalty area, it is an unacceptable nightmare for the opponent's defender. Benzema is most famous for his excellent ball-making ability. As a striker, Benzema averages around 10 assists each season. In addition, in Real Madrid, Benzema has never been the first choice on the offensive end. Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and others often play the role of terminator before them. Whether it was under Jose Mourinho or coached by Carlo Ancelotti, Benzema played more as a "pseudo-forward", constantly changing positions and pulling sides with his teammates. At the start of the game, drop back to midfield to connect. It is precisely because of his existence that Ronaldo can act as a free agent in the frontcourt with ease, and Bell can gain a wider running space behind the opponent's defender.

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