Ukraine had won the first leg of the play-off 2–0 in Kyiv just four days earlier. [230] In the first round of qualification for the UEFA-sanctioned tournament, he scored his only goal in the final group match against Austria. [109] In the team's first fixture of the 2011 calendar year, he assisted on the game-winning goal scored by Ronaldo in a 3–2 win over Getafe. The 33-year old has not represented Les Bleus since 2015 after being exiled by manager Didier Deschamps following his part in an alleged blackmail plot against teammate Mathieu Valbuena. [123][124][125], Prior to the start of the 2011–12 season, Benzema, taking the advice of compatriots Blanc and Zidane,[126][127] ventured to Merano, Italy, to attend a high performance clinic where he underwent treatment to reduce his weight. [72] Benzema made his Real Madrid debut on 20 July in the club's opening pre-season friendly against Irish club Shamrock Rovers in Dublin, appearing as a half-time substitute. 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[280] France were later knocked out by Germany in the quarter-final stage of the tournament. Nieuws en video's over Karim Benzema. [221] On 30 September 2004, Benzema was one of three goalscorers in France's 3–0 away win over Norway. In the league, he converted his three goals in wins over Osasuna and Valencia, while he scored his two Champions League goals in a 6–2 group stage win over Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. [228] He finished the under-18 campaign with 18 appearances and a team-high 14 goals and was, subsequently, praised by Bergeroo who, following the campaign, declared that Benzema was "quite efficient". On 16 September, Benzema scored Real Madrid's 1,000th goal in European competition after netting a goal in a 5–1 victory over FC Basel in the first match of the Champions League group stage. [149] Benzema scored against the latter club in the Copa del Rey in each leg of the Round of 16. Real Madrid CF. [275] In the second leg of the 2014 World Cup qualification play-off against Ukraine held on 19 November 2013 at the Stade de France, Benzema scored France's second goal in the 34th minute to level the aggregate score at 2–2. "[89] After nearly a month coming off of the bench, he started alongside Higuaín away to Valencia on 12 December and responded by assisting on one of Higuaín's two goals. [25] On 6 December, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Lyon's final group stage match against Norwegian club Rosenborg. [223] Due to France winning the 2004 U17 European title, the under-18 team was allowed participation in the 2005 Meridian Cup. As is customary with new players arriving at Lyon, the young striker had to stand up and speak to his new teammates, which at that time included the likes of Michael Essien, Sylvain Wiltord, Florent Malouda and Eric Abidal. Karim Benzema werd ervan verdacht seks te hebben gehad met een 16-jarige prostituee, iets wat door Benzema werd ontkend via zijn advocaat. [134] In the team's next league match two weeks later against Getafe, Benzema scored a double in a 4–2 victory. [93] After failing to score in his first two starts in the absence of Higuaín, against Deportivo La Coruña on 30 January, he scored a double in an important 3–1 away win. [78] After missing the mid-week match against Villarreal, against Tenerife at the weekend, Benzema scored his first double for Madrid in a 3–0 home victory. [207], In February 2020, Benzema extended his contract with Real Madrid until 2022. In 2008, he was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Player of the Year and in the Team of the Year as he finished as the league's top goalscorer and won his fourth title and first Coupe de France. Karim Mostafa Benzema (French pronunciation: ​[kaʁim mɔstafa bɛnzema]; 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 may have celebrated his 33rd birthday in December, but the importance of Karim Benzema at Real Madrid is unquestionable. The striker did assist on goals in back-to-back weeks against Hércules in the league and Milan in the Champions League. [164], Benzema started the 2013–14 season by scoring in a 2–1 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabéu. Anand Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Biography & More, Magical Love Story of Shah Rukh Khan And Gauri, Jeremy Lalrinnunga Age, Height, Family, Girlfriend, Biography, Affairs & More, Esha Kansara Height, Weight, Age, Affairs, Biography & More. [168] On 23 March, Benzema scored two goals against fierce rivals Barcelona in El Clásico at the Bernabéu from two crosses by Ángel Di María, taking his goal tally in La Liga to 17 goals, though Barcelona won the match 4–3. [288], A creative, skillful, quick, agile, and prolific forward, who is good in the air and capable of playing off the shoulders of the last defender,[289][290][291] Benzema has been described as an "immensely talented striker" who is "strong and powerful" and "a potent finisher from inside the box" with either foot, as well as his head, despite being naturally right footed. Despite only playing with the team during the autumn campaign, he scored a team-high ten goals as the Lyon reserve team finished second in its group.[20]. Benzema is considered to be one of the most powerful strikers in the World. [45] For his efforts that season, he was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year, selected to the Team of the Year and awarded the Trophée du Meilleur Buteur for being the league's top scorer. [212][213] On 27 October, he scored a goal in a 2–2 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the Champions League, to become the second player in history after Lionel Messi to score in 16 consecutive Champions League seasons. [204][205] His performances were praised by manager Zinedine Zidane, who called him a legend and also compared him with Cristiano Ronaldo. Posted by Jamie Wilkinson Follow @jamiewiIkinson. [27] On 4 March 2006, Benzema scored his first professional league goal against Ajaccio in a 3–1 win. [249] The match finished 0–0 and Benzema was, subsequently, criticized by the French media for his performance with newspaper Le Point declaring that Benzema was "unrecognizable" and that he "symbolized the impotence of France in the attack". [307] The former plays at the amateur level with Vaulx-le-Velin in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth division of French football, while the latter plays in the youth academy of a club in the family's hometown of Bron. In the opening group game against Bulgaria, Benzema scored a double converting a penalty and scoring in play as France won 4–0. Benzema got off to a good start for the 2008–09 season, scoring twice in Lyon's opening league match against Toulouse. Benzema made his debut in the competition on 9 June 2008 in the team's opening match against Romania. The transfer fee was priced at €35 million with the fee rising to as much as €41 million based on incentives. [312][313], 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. [184] It was Benzema's tenth title with Real Madrid, and finished the competition as joint-second topscorer with two goals in two matches. 2. The players were eventually revealed to be Franck Ribéry, Sidney Govou, Hatem Ben Arfa and Benzema. [182] In the semi-final match against América on 15 December, Benzema scored in the last moments of the first half, helping the team to progress in the final by winning 2–0. Following the winter break, Benzema endured a rough patch going scoreless the first three games before recording his 11th goal of the season against Nice in a 3–1 victory. Benzema scored again the following weekend in a 2–0 win over Le Mans. [67][68][69][70] On 9 July, Benzema successfully passed his medical and signed his contract, a six-year deal, later that afternoon. [279] In the second group fixture, he scored and had a penalty saved in a 5–2 defeat of Switzerland, as Les Bleus all but secured qualification to the knockout stage. [209][210] At the end of the season, Real Madrid won the 2019–20 La Liga, while scoring over 20 goals. [270] After appearing regularly in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012, on 29 May 2012, Benzema was named to the squad to participate in the competition. [145] Three days after his record-breaking goal, for his performances during the 2011 calendar year, Benzema was named the France Football French Player of the Year, beating out Barcelona defender Eric Abidal and Lyon goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. On 11 July 2017, the Court of Cassation issued a judgment in which it invalidated a decision of the Court of Appeal of Versailles, which had validated the procedure by which Benzema had been indicted for complicity of attempted blackmail. "[21] He, subsequently, made his professional debut on 15 January 2005 against Metz, appearing as a substitute for Pierre-Alain Frau. Karim is third youngest in his family of nine children. His cap against Austria would be his last of the Domenech era as he failed to make France's preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup. [258] In the team's first match following its elimination from Euro 2008, Benzema scored a goal in a 3–2 friendly win over Sweden in Gothenburg. [310] On 5 May 2017, his son Ibrahim was born. I have a new home and I'm learning Spanish to understand myself better with my teammates. [98] Blanc also stated that the striker needed to shed weight in order to fulfill his potential. Benzema attended Olympique Lyonnais Academy. [65] He scored his 17th goal the following weekend against Caen in a 3–1 victory moving him into third place among Ligue 1 top scorers. [111] Three days later, Benzema repeated his efforts scoring the only goal in a win over Sevilla in the first leg of the team's Copa del Rey semi-final tie. Benzema was also the league's top scorer and given the Bravo Award by Italian Magazine Guerin Sportivo. Benzema made his senior international debut in 2007 against Austria. [135] After going scoreless in three consecutive league matches, he scored his third league goal of the campaign against Rayo Vallecano in a 4–2 win. [320][321] In November 2011, prosecutors asked for the cases against Ribéry and Benzema to be dropped, saying that the players were not aware that the escort, identified as Zahia Dehar, was 16 years old. [139] Madrid won the match 4–0. [63] The bad form resulted in Lyon losing their grip on first-place position and eventually falling out of the title race, thus ending their streak of seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles. Karim Benzema is 32 years and born on 19the December 1987. [194] On 1 May 2018, Benzema scored twice in a 2–2 draw against Bayern Munich in the return leg of the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League semi-final, as Real progressed to the final on a 4–3 aggregate. 1. Karim Benzema PES 2021 Stats. In that match played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, which France won 6–0, Benzema scored France's sixth and final goal in the 50th minute after turning home Franck Ribéry's left-wing cross. [170] One week later, on 23 April, Benzema scored the only goal of the game to win the first leg of a Champions League semi-final against Bayern Munich, 1–0. [84][85] He was even declared the "new Anelka" by a Spanish newspaper Marca blogger, referring to former Real Madrid striker Nicolas Anelka who had a tumultuous year at the club before being sold. • Benzema faced French judiciary for being charged with soliciting underage prostitute. Mourinho was later credited with Benzema's transformation,[130] but denied full responsibility and, instead, gave credit to the striker himself. Karim Benzema Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema shoots the ball during the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Madrid and Celta Vigo at the … In the competition, he appeared in two matches. Indeed, Benzema's movement drew defenders away and created space for Ronaldo to make attacking runs into the centre of the area from the left wing, which essentially saw the Frenchman act as a false 9. Under Houllier, he struggled for meaningful minutes due to the presence of newly signed Brazilian striker Fred, as well as Sylvain Wiltord. [186] It was his first goal in six matches and for this performance he was voted Man of the Match. Benzema failed to score a goal until the final league match of the season against Nantes as Lyon recorded its sixth consecutive league title.[35]. On his tournament debut, Benzema scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland. [106] In Madrid's final group stage tie against French outfit Auxerre, Benzema scored his first hat trick for the club in a 4–0 win. [141][142][143] On 10 December 2011, Benzema scored the opener in Madrid's 3–1 defeat to Barcelona in the El Clásico. [86] Benzema was defended by his compatriot Zinedine Zidane, who admitted "after two months, I was also criticized" and that Benzema was "a talented player and talented players in Madrid must win". [133] Benzema made his league debut for Madrid in the team's 6–0 away win over Real Zaragoza. [121] 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. Then it's more for the sporting side, because Algeria is my country, here, my parents come from there. Blanc, an admirer of Benzema, sought to build the attack around the striker and, after going almost a year without representing France, Benzema made his return to the team in its 2–1 defeat to Norway in Oslo. 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