He was named League Player of the Year and Team Player of the Year in 2008 after finishing as the league’s top goalscorer and winning his fourth league title and first Coupe de France.
Benzema became the subject of a then-French record football transfer in the year 2009. This was when he joined Real Madrid for a whopping €35 million.
After struggling to establish himself in his debut season, he eventually established a consistent goalscoring rate with the club, most notably as part of a highly rated trio with Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale dubbed BBC.
Following Ronaldo’s departure in 2018, Benzema moved from the false 9 position to the sole striker position. From 2018 to 2022, he was named to the La Liga Team of the Season four times in a row, winning La Liga Best Player twice and the Pichichi Trophy for the first time in 2022. Benzema finished as the top scorer in the Champions League as he won his fifth title in 2022.
On July 1, 2009, it was revealed that Lyon and Real Madrid had agreed to sell Karim Benzema. The transfer fee is set at €35 million, with incentives allowing it to be increased to €41 million.
Eight days later after the arrangement between Lyon and Real Madrid was reached, Benzema passed his medical exam with flying colors, and after that, he signed a six-year contract. He was formally introduced as a Real Madrid player later that evening at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, just like Kaká and Cristiano Ronaldo before him.
On July 20, Benzema made his Real Madrid debut as a halftime substitute in the team’s first preseason match in Dublin against Irish club Shamrock Rovers.
Benzema was praised by pundits during his time at Real Madrid for his work-rate and tactical intelligence off the ball, as well as his positional sense and attacking movement as a forward, which often draws opposing defenders out of position and creates spaces for his teammates; as such, he formed a strong offensive partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo during the latter’s time at the club.
Indeed, Benzema’s movement drew defenders away from Ronaldo, allowing him to make attacking runs into the center of the area from the left wing, effectively making the Frenchman act as a false 9.
Before moving to Lyon, where he eventually settled in the 1950s, his grandfather, Da Lakehal Benzema, resided in the village of Tigzirt, which is situated in the northern town of At Djellil in Algeria.
Third, in age, Benzema was raised in the eastern Lyon suburb of Bron with eight other siblings. Gressy and Sabri, his younger brothers, are both football players.
While the latter participates in the youth academy of a club in the family’s hometown of Bron, the former plays amateur football with Vaulx-le-Velin in the Division d’Honneur, the sixth division of French football.
Karim Benzema Parents: Meet Wahida Djebbara And Hafid Benzema
Karim Benzema’s parents are Wahida Djebbara (mother) and Hafid Benzema (father). They have been very supportive since the start of his career.
Who is Karim Benzema mother?
Karim Benzema’s mother is known as Wahida Djebbara, and she was born and raised in Lyon, France.
Who is Karim Benzema father?
His father is known as Hafid Benzema and he was born in Tigzirt.