To be called the best player to be ever produced by your nation, is something any footballer can be proud of. Even though Karim Benzema hasn’t gotten to play much for the French national team, fans regard his exploits of the highest value.
Karim Benzema was born in France in 1987 and started his professional football career with Olympique Lyonnais in 2005. He played for the French club for five years, during which he won four Ligue 1 titles and was the league’s top scorer in the 2007-08 season. In 2009, he moved to Real Madrid, one of the most successful clubs in the world, where he has been playing ever since.
Since joining Real Madrid, Karim Benzema has won numerous titles, including five Champions League trophies, five FIFA Club World Cups, and four UEFA Super Cups. He has also been an important player for the French national team, scoring 37 goals in 97 appearances.
He has aged like fine wine, to say the least, and here are some of the records he has set in his remarkable football career so far.
Most decorated French player of all time
It’s been 14 seasons since Karim Benzema joined Real Madrid from Lyon. It has truly been a delight to watch him hold up the ball, link up with his teammates and score classic goals and evolve into one of the best strikers of his generation.
The French superstar has won plenty of silverware whilst playing for top clubs and the French national team.
Benzema is the first ever French player to win the Champions League five times. In his club career, he has won La Liga and Ligue 1 four times.
He won the 2020-21 UEFA Nations League with France. With 30 trophies to his name, Benzema is the most decorated French player of all time.
Benzema is Real Madrid’s second all-time top scorer
This record was broken at the very beginning of the 2022/23 season. Real Madrid faced Oliver Glasner led Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup finals, where Los Blancos comfortably brushed aside the Europa League winners.
Although what was special about that night was Benzema’s record-breaking moment. The Frenchman scored his 324th goal for the club, overtaking Raul’s 323 between 1994 and 2010. Now only Cristiano Ronaldo sits ahead of him on the list of Real Madrid goalscorers, with 451.
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