[70] He scored the lone goal in the club's 10 win, scoring in the 87th minute. Argentine superstar Lionel Messi is regarded as the king of dribbling skills in football. He scored three of Real Madrid's 13 goals of the month, in which they won three matches and only conceded just one goal. Class of 2021; Class of 2020; What is Karim Benzemas record for goals in a match? 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If your golf grips are dirty and stained, youll need to clean them. ", "Spielerumfrage: Nkunku meilenweit vor Lewandowski", "Benzema et Reyes, rcompenss par l'Association de la Presse Sportive de Madrid", "Sergio Ramos, in the L'Equipe team of the year", "L'quipe type monde en 2021 des internautes de "L'quipe", "Benzema, Courtois, Modri and Casemiro in 'L'quipe team of 2022 | Real Madrid CF", "Cristiano Ronaldo wins EURO 2020 Alipay Top Scorer award", "Revealed: UEFA Nations League goal of the tournament", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Karim_Benzema&oldid=1142615644, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:35, 25 February 2023 (UTC). [22] On 6 December, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Lyon's final group stage match against Norwegian club Rosenborg. [150] Benzema started the season by scoring in a 21 win over Real Betis at the Santiago Bernabu. [94] On 21 September, Benzema made a substitute appearance and scored his first goal of the season in a 30 home win against Espanyol. 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. For his performances in 2021 and 2022, Benzema was awarded the UEFA Player of the Year and the Ballon d'Or, becoming the fifth French player to have won the Ballon d'Or. [83] The day after the match against Almera, Benzema responded to the criticism by stating, "I am totally integrated and very happy at Real Madrid", and, "Yes, I have improved my adaptation. [263] On 13 October, Benzema scored a double in a 60 win against the Faroe Islands. Benzema made his debut in the competition on 9 June 2008 in the team's opening match against Romania. After being heavily linked with moves to Manchester United and Barcelona over the years, Benzema has finally cemented himself as one of the worlds best strikers at Real Madrid something that seems like a lifetime ago but was actually only just recently. Benzema has 114 g/a in 142 games while Suarez has 52 in 72. He has 7 goals and a total of 14 shots on goals. LaLiga - 27 Goals. ", Benzema in 2008 after being compared to his French compatriot Zidane.[40]. [141] On 24 March, Benzema scored two goals in a league win over Real Sociedad. Lionel Messi raised a few eyebrows when he decided to leave his boyhood club Barcelona for Paris Saint Germain in the summer. 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. 2022: Real Madrid: 4x Footballer of the Year . So far. [23] A month later, Benzema scored his first professional double in a 40 win over Grenoble in the Coupe de France. 1 1 5 5 4. Benzema is in his best form of life now that he stepped out of CR7 shadow. Career. [156] The club went on to win the final in May. [214], On 22 October, Benzema scored Madrid's 1000th Champions League goal at the Bernabu against Shakhtar Donetsk. [203] On 9 December, he scored a brace in a 20 win over Borussia Mnchengladbach to send Real Madrid to the Champions League knockout stages as group winners. [222] Benzema became only the second player (after Cristiano Ronaldo) to score back-to-back hat-tricks in successive Champions League knockout matches. Karim Benzema has long been regarded as one of the most well-rounded forwards in the game and his recent Ballon d'Or win confirmed his status as one of the greatest of his generation. [nb 2] Following Ronaldo's departure in 2018, he took on a new role as the club's main striker, playing with his back to goal less frequently, and instead receiving the ball facing the goal and taking more touches inside the penalty area; in this position, he also often drifted out wide onto the left flank, while he was able to utilise his control and touch on the ball effectively to create goalscoring opportunities for himself inside the box. Lionel Messi has scored 56 hat tricks in his career. [101] 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. [206] On 14 August, Benzema scored a brace against Alaves as Los Blancos kicked off the league season with a 14 away win to sit at the top of the table. He has been a constant presence for Real Madrid for over a decade, but he has not always been the dominant force at the Santiago Bernabeu as he spent a large chunk of his career in the shadow of Cristiano Ronaldo. [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. Salah was sensational, scoring 44 goals, the second-highest total of any player in the club's history. [213] On 28 September, Benzema became the first the player in history to score in 17 consecutive Champions League seasons after scoring his first penalty in the competition in a 12 home loss against Sheriff in the group stage. [62] 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. Benzema began the 200506 season under the tutelage of new manager Grard Houllier. 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. [14], Benzema quickly ascended up the youth categories in the academy. Following Ronaldo's departure in 2018, Benzema transitioned from the false 9 position into a sole striker. Benzema had more trophies, more goals, more match wins, more assists, more dribbles, more goals involvement, and more counter attack prowess than Drogba. [199] On 7 August, Benzema scored Madrid's only goal at the Etihad as they went crashing out of the Champions League to Manchester City (24 on aggregate) to end the campaign. [177][178] Benzema played his 400th match in all competitions for Real Madrid on 31 March in the 30 win at Las Palmas, captaining the team and netting the second goal with a penalty. In 2009, Benzema was the subject of a then-French record football transfer when he joined Real Madrid in a deal worth 35 million. 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? [61] Benzema was a part of four of those title runs. La Liga 2021-22. Your email address will not be published. 281 goalsBenzema: 19 trophies and 281 goals for Real Madrid. Karim Benzema has become one of the best goalscorers of all time, and his statistics both for Real Madrid and in the history books have already established him as one of the best players of this century at a professional level. [321] He is 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,[322][323][324] and 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. [169] It was Benzema's tenth title with Real Madrid, and finished the competition as joint-second topscorer with two goals in two matches. [344] A practicing Muslim, Benzema observes fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. When I see the previous winners Zidane, Henry and other major players it makes me proud to join them on the list. [166], In December 2016, Benzema was called up in Real Madrid's squad for 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan. Foden is BACK - but what's up with Haaland?! Ronaldo has scored more goals than anyone else for Real Madrid, and hes not slowing down anytime soon. [160] The next weekend, he scored a brace in the 50 victory against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. Hazard should've been brought in early to feed Cristiano goals. [359] However, the case did go on to trial. Despite losing the title, Benzema got back on track scoring his 15th and 16th goals of the season on 17 May in a 31 away victory over rivals Marseille, the first goal being a penalty. The overall career stats suggest that Suarez have a better goalscoring record and is miles ahead of Benzema. [364] On 17 February 2016, the judicial review was lifted by the investigating judge who allowed Benzema to get in touch again with Valbuena. [279], Following the World Cup, Benzema returned to the national team under the reign of new coach Laurent Blanc. On 23 January, he scored the only goal in a 10 win at home against Mallorca. Therefore, it is normal that these statistics could increase this season in which he has much more prominence from set pieces. 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. If you have a golf club shaft thats too long, or if you want to shorten it, here are the steps: Keep an eye out on Cristiano Ronaldo hes definitely one of the best players in world football right now. With 119 goals in just over 3 years after leaving Ronaldo behind, it can be said that Benzema has done quite well for himself. [11][12] According to Serge Santa Cruz, who was president of Bron Terraillon in the 1990s, Lyon officials had visited him directly in an attempt to sign the youngster; however, Santa Cruz refused. In that match played at the Parc des Princes in Paris, which France won 60, Benzema scored France's sixth and final goal in the 50th minute after turning home Franck Ribry's left-wing cross. Imagine a 2016 prime Hazard instead of Cristiano, with a 2018 Karim Benzema. [118] The spell at the clinic was ultimately a success after the striker arrived at pre-season 8 kilograms (18lb) lighter. 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. [244][245] On 19 May 2005, in the team's final match of the season against Slovakia, Benzema scored all four goals in a 41 victory. [314] His brace saw him over-take David Trezeguet to become Les Bleus' fifth all-time top scorer with 35 goals. [241] Due to France winning the 2004 U17 European title, the under-18 team was allowed participation in the 2005 Meridian Cup. Lyon later won the league curtain-raiser 54 on penalties. Those statistics include two assists for Mbappe either side of a goal of his own in Sunday's 3-0 away win over Marseille in Le Classique to extend PSG's lead at the top of . Overall, though, the two players have had brilliant careers with a total of 540 goals between them in 745 career matches. he is the fourth all time scorer in UCL and only messi and ronaldo have better goal per game ratio than lewy . 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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. In January 2014, the judge in the case dropped the charges against both Ribery and Benzema saying there was lack of sufficient evidence that the pair knew the prostitutes were underaged. His performances in El Clasico matches have been nothing short of phenomenal. [108] Despite his form, Benzema appeared in only one of the four highly anticipated matches against El Clsico rivals Barcelona, in which the two clubs met in the league, the 2011 Copa del Rey Final and the Champions League knockout stage. His good work and projection accelerated his move to the first team, which became official in the2005/2006 season. [196], When La Liga restarted after a three-month hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Benzema scored a brace against Valencia in Real Madrid's second game back at the Alfredo Di Stfano Stadium on 18 June his first goals at Madrid's new temporary home ground. Real Madrid Player of the Season (voted by supporters): Madrid Sports Press Association Award (APDM). Barcelona president Joan . - He also got two assists in the Champions League in 2021-22 and averaged a direct goal contribution in the competition every 65 minutes. DIVE DEEPER Lionel Messi Reveals 'The Best Thing That Happened to His Career and No, It's Not His Wife or 7 Ballon d'Or about 12 hours ago [318] On 19 December, Benzema announced his retirement from the national team. He also won the golden boot when he used to play with Messi and Neymar in 2015 scoring 40 goals in that season. Benzema started the match, but was substituted out for Nasri in the second half after a frustrating performance. [292], On 6 June 2014, Benzema was named in France's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, making his debut in the tournament. [250] In the ensuing round, France were placed in a relatively easy group alongside Scotland, Bulgaria, and Belarus. How many assists/goal passes has Karim Benzema provided? Luis Suarez best ever season for club (p90) : (2015/16) 53 games 4766 minutes 59 goals (1.11) 24 assists (0.45) 83 G/A (1.57) 166 shots (3.13) 80 chances created (1.51) 4 trophies won, not even TOP 5 in Ballon Dor. [95] Afterwards, the striker failed to score a domestic goal for nearly two months. It proved worth the effort: Modric has made 469 appearances, scored 37 goals and won 22 trophies with the Spanish giants. [235] His lone other appearance in the competition was in a 10 group stage win over Spain as France went on to win the tournament defeated the same team in the final. [315] Although he was included in France's final squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, on 19 November, the French Football Federation stated that Benzema would be forced to miss the tournament due to a thigh injury. The Real Madrid striker, now 35, scored 44 goals in 46 games for his club last season, inspiring them to glory in the Champions League and La Liga.