Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer born on December 19, 1987, in Lyon, France. He is renowned for his prolific goal-scoring ability and versatility as a forward. Benzema has spent the majority of his career with Real Madrid, where he has won numerous domestic and international titles, including multiple UEFA Champions League titles. He is also a key player for the French national team, representing his country in various international tournaments. Benzema is celebrated for his skillful playmaking and clinical finishing on the pitch.
Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer born on December 19, 1987, in Lyon, France. He is renowned for his prolific goal-scoring ability and versatility as a forward. Benzema has spent the majority of his career with Real Madrid, where he has won numerous domestic and international titles, including multiple UEFA Champions League titles. He is also a key player for the French national team, representing his country in various international tournaments. Benzema is celebrated for his skillful playmaking and clinical finishing on the pitch.

Personal Life

Karim Mustafa Benzema is a French professional footballer currently playing for the French national football team and Spain's "Real Madrid".

He was born on December 19, 1987, in Lyon, France, to Hafid Benzema and Wahida Djebbara, French nationals of Algerian descent. He grew up in a small house in Bron and led a modest lifestyle along with his eight siblings.  He joined Lyon-based French football club "Olympique Lyonnais", better known as "Lyon", at the age of nine.

He is a devout Muslim and fasts during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.


   

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Experience of Benzema

He started his football career at the age of 8, joining the local football club "Bron Terraillon SC". Benzema managed to attract the attention of 'Lyon' club officials after scoring two goals in an 'Under-10' game. He eventually joined "Lyon" in 1996.

After joining Lyon, he became a member of the club's youth academy, where he quickly climbed into the youth team. He scored 38 goals in the French domestic league "Champion Country 16s" in which players under the age of 16 played. 

Before the 2004-2005 season "Ligue 1", he was promoted to the club's reserve team for the football league "Championnat de France Amateur". He made his professional debut on 15 January 2005 against "FC Metz", which "Lyon" won 2-0. Later, Benzema signed a three-year professional contract. He made his UEFA Champions League debut on 6 December 2005 in the final group match of "Lyon" against Norwegian club "Rosenberg", which won 2-1. Also in this game, Benzema scored the first professional goal!

On July 9, 2009, he signed a six-year contract with "Real Madrid". His debut for the club came in a pre-season friendly against Irish club Shamrock Rovers in Dublin on 20 July that year. He scored his first goal for the club in the same game and led them to a 1-0 win.


Jerseys Recommendation

Real Madrid BENZEMA #9 Home Jersey 2021/22

Various trimmings and different colours have been used on the Adidas stripes and sleeves over the years, but the main colour is always white. The concentric circles and spiral pattern of the fountain in Madrid's famous square inspired this adidas Real Madrid jersey's design. This is a popular area for Madrid fans, especially during the festivities. The trim is orange and blue.

"With a meaningful reference to the Cibeles within the city and the colours of the stadium, which the clubs’ players and fans are proud to call home, we wanted to give supporters a sense of pride when they put on this season’s shirt. Real Madrid has always been a club cut from a different cloth, and this year’s jersey is no different.”


Real Madrid BENZEMA #9 Home Jersey 2021/22


France Home Jersey 2020

The Nike France 2020 home jersey is mainly dark blue with a white logo and a red stripe across the chest the France Euro 2020 home jersey. It was inspired by the shirt Zidane wore at the 1998 World Cup. In addition, there are several thinner royal blue stripes elsewhere on the jersey, also a nod to the 1984 European jersey.


France Home Jersey 2020