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Karim Benzema

Karim Benzema

Attack - Centre-Forward  at Al-Ittihad Club
Age38
CitizenshipFrance Algeria
Height1.85 m
Footright
BornDecember 19, 1987
at Al-Ittihad Club 1,058 days · joined 2023-07-01
🏆Ballon d'Or 👕500+ Apps 200+ Goals 🎯200+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value €7.00m
Centre-Forward Attack

Honors & awards

Ballon d'Or
2022
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Pichichi Trophy
2021
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UEFA Men's Player of the Year
2021
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Career snapshot

3
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.54
goals / match
Real Madrid
top club · 648 apps

Career highs

€60.00m
peak value · 2016
€35.00m
top transfer fee · 09/10
44
best season · 21/22
132 / 57
int'l caps / goals
860Appearances
461Goals
200Assists
20Yellow cards
0Red cards
104Full matches (90′)
Full nameKarim Benzema
Name in home countryكريم بن زيما
Date of birth1987-12-19 (38 yrs)
Place of birthLyon, France
CitizenshipFrance Algeria
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height185.00 m
Current clubAl-Ittihad Club
Joined2023-07-01
Contract expires2026-06-30
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
25/26 — Al-Ittihad Club
2 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2025
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2024
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2024
2024 — Al-Ittihad Club
2 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
24/25 — Al-Ittihad Club
33 matches · 25 G · 9 A · across 2 competitions
Apr 2024
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Nov 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2023
2023 — Real Madrid
1 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2023
23/24 — Al-Ittihad Club
27 matches · 11 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Real Madrid → Al-Ittihad
23/24 · Transfer
May 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
May 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
Nov 2022
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2022
22/23 — Real Madrid
42 matches · 30 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Real Madrid
46 matches · 44 G · 15 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Real Madrid
46 matches · 30 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Real Madrid
48 matches · 27 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Real Madrid
2 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2018
18/19 — Real Madrid
51 matches · 30 G · 10 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Real Madrid
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2017
17/18 — Real Madrid
45 matches · 12 G · 10 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
2017 — Real Madrid
2 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
16/17 — Real Madrid
46 matches · 17 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Real Madrid
36 matches · 28 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Real Madrid
2 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2014
14/15 — Real Madrid
44 matches · 21 G · 15 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Real Madrid
52 matches · 24 G · 16 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Real Madrid
50 matches · 20 G · 20 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Madrid
52 matches · 32 G · 16 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Real Madrid
48 matches · 26 G · 7 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Olympique Lyon → Real Madrid
09/10 · Transfer · €35.00m
Jul 2009
09/10 — Real Madrid
33 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Olympique Lyon
47 matches · 23 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Olympique Lyon
52 matches · 31 G · 9 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Olympique Lyon
27 matches · 8 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Olympique Lyon
16 matches · 4 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: Olymp. Lyon U19 → Olympique Lyon
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Olympique Lyon
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2003
Transfer: Olymp. Lyon U17 → Olymp. Lyon U19
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
Transfer: Ol. Lyon Yth. → Olymp. Lyon U17
02/03 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €60.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
9,319 min
Minutes played by club
Al-Ittihad Club 8.4%
Real Madrid 69.7%
Olympique Lyon 21.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Al-Ittihad Club 4 2024 25/26 64 41 17 784
Real Madrid 19 09/10 22/23 648 354 158 6,499
Olympique Lyon 5 04/05 08/09 148 66 25 2,036

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

15€15M30€30M44€45M59€60M04/05 — 1 assists104/0505/06 — 4 goals (Olympique Lyon)05/06 — 5 assists905/0606/07 — 8 goals (Olympique Lyon)06/07 — 5 assists1306/0707/08 — 31 goals (Olympique Lyon)07/08 — 9 assists4007/0808/09 — 23 goals (Olympique Lyon)08/09 — 5 assists2808/0909/10 — 9 goals (Real Madrid)09/10 — 6 assists1509/1010/11 — 26 goals (Real Madrid)10/11 — 7 assists3310/1111/12 — 32 goals (Real Madrid)11/12 — 16 assists4811/1212/13 — 20 goals (Real Madrid)12/13 — 20 assists4012/1313/14 — 24 goals (Real Madrid)13/14 — 16 assists4013/1414/15 — 21 goals (Real Madrid)14/15 — 15 assists3614/1515/16 — 28 goals (Real Madrid)15/16 — 8 assists3615/1616/17 — 17 goals (Real Madrid)16/17 — 7 assists2416/1717/18 — 12 goals (Real Madrid)17/18 — 10 assists2217/1818/19 — 30 goals (Real Madrid)18/19 — 10 assists4018/1919/20 — 27 goals (Real Madrid)19/20 — 11 assists3819/2020/21 — 30 goals (Real Madrid)20/21 — 9 assists3920/212015 — 1 goals (Real Madrid)120152017 — 2 goals (Real Madrid)2017 — 1 assists320172019 — 1 assists120192023 — 1 goals (Real Madrid)2023 — 1 assists220232024 — 2 goals (Al-Ittihad Club)2202421/22 — 44 goals (Real Madrid)21/22 — 15 assists5921/2222/23 — 30 goals (Real Madrid)22/23 — 5 assists3522/2323/24 — 11 goals (Al-Ittihad Club)23/24 — 8 assists1923/2424/25 — 25 goals (Al-Ittihad Club)24/25 — 9 assists3424/2525/26 — 3 goals (Al-Ittihad Club)325/2605/06 — €450K06/07 — €2M07/08 — €15M08/09 — €27.5M09/10 — €35M10/11 — €28M11/12 — €30M12/13 — €40M13/14 — €40M14/15 — €45M15/16 — €50M16/17 — €60M17/18 — €60M18/19 — €40M19/20 — €40M20/21 — €32M21/22 — €25M22/23 — €35M23/24 — €25M24/25 — €10M25/26 — €7MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 8806/0707/08: 313107/0808/09: 232308/0909/10: 9909/1010/11: 262610/1111/12: 323211/1212/13: 202012/1313/14: 242413/1414/15: 212114/1515/16: 282815/1616/17: 171716/1717/18: 121217/1818/19: 303018/1919/20: 272719/2020/21: 303020/212015: 1120152017: 2220172018: 0020182019: 0020192023: 1120232024: 22202421/22: 444421/2222/23: 303022/2323/24: 111123/2424/25: 252524/2525/26: 3325/26

Assists by season

04/05: 1104/0505/06: 5505/0606/07: 5506/0707/08: 9907/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 6609/1010/11: 7710/1111/12: 161611/1212/13: 202012/1313/14: 161613/1414/15: 151514/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 7716/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 101018/1919/20: 111119/2020/21: 9920/212015: 0020152017: 1120172018: 0020182019: 1120192023: 1120232024: 00202421/22: 151521/2222/23: 5522/2323/24: 8823/2424/25: 9924/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Saudi Pro League Al-Ittihad Club 1 3 0 0 0 30
25/26 Saudi Super Cup Al-Ittihad Club 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 King's Cup Al-Ittihad Club 4 4 0 1 0 80
24/25 Saudi Pro League Al-Ittihad Club 29 21 9 1 0 121
23/24 AFC Champions League Al-Ittihad Club 3 0 1 0 0 0
23/24 King's Cup Al-Ittihad Club 1 1 0 0 0 90
23/24 Saudi Pro League Al-Ittihad Club 21 9 7 1 0 193
23/24 Saudi Super Cup Al-Ittihad Club 2 1 0 0 0 180
22/23 Champions League Real Madrid 10 4 1 0 0 187
22/23 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 5 4 1 0 0 120
22/23 LaLiga Real Madrid 24 19 3 1 0 108
22/23 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 0 105
22/23 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 90
21/22 Champions League Real Madrid 12 15 2 1 0 74
21/22 LaLiga Real Madrid 32 27 12 0 0 96
21/22 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 2 1 0 0 105
2024 Club World Cup Al-Ittihad Club 2 2 0 0 0 90
2023 Club World Cup Real Madrid 1 1 1 0 0 62
2019 Club World Cup Real Madrid 2 0 1 0 0 0
2018 Club World Cup Real Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
2017 Club World Cup Real Madrid 2 2 1 0 0 100
2015 Club World Cup Real Madrid 2 1 0 0 0 180
20/21 Champions League Real Madrid 10 6 0 0 0 140
20/21 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 LaLiga Real Madrid 34 23 9 2 0 126
20/21 Supercopa Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 88
19/20 Champions League Real Madrid 8 5 2 0 0 129
19/20 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 3 1 1 0 0 182
19/20 LaLiga Real Madrid 37 21 8 0 0 150
18/19 Champions League Real Madrid 8 4 2 0 0 147
18/19 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 6 4 1 0 0 114
18/19 LaLiga Real Madrid 36 21 7 1 0 141
18/19 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 120
17/18 Champions League Real Madrid 9 5 0 0 0 120
17/18 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 1 0 0 0 90
17/18 LaLiga Real Madrid 32 5 10 0 0 431
17/18 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 1 0 0 0 148
17/18 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Real Madrid 13 5 1 0 0 191
16/17 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 3 1 1 0 0 114
16/17 LaLiga Real Madrid 29 11 5 0 0 174
16/17 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Champions League Real Madrid 9 4 0 0 0 151
15/16 LaLiga Real Madrid 27 24 8 1 0 83
14/15 Champions League Real Madrid 9 6 2 0 0 111
14/15 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 3 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 LaLiga Real Madrid 29 15 11 1 0 154
14/15 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 UEFA Super Cup Real Madrid 1 0 1 0 0 0
13/14 Champions League Real Madrid 11 5 5 1 0 183
13/14 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 6 2 1 0 0 188
13/14 LaLiga Real Madrid 35 17 10 2 0 163
12/13 Champions League Real Madrid 10 5 5 0 0 106
12/13 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 8 4 3 0 0 126
12/13 LaLiga Real Madrid 30 11 12 0 0 163
12/13 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Real Madrid 11 7 5 0 0 109
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 5 3 1 0 0 88
11/12 LaLiga Real Madrid 34 21 8 0 0 107
11/12 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 1 2 0 0 170
10/11 Champions League Real Madrid 8 6 1 0 0 62
10/11 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 7 5 2 2 0 98
10/11 LaLiga Real Madrid 33 15 4 1 0 126
09/10 Champions League Real Madrid 5 1 1 0 0 315
09/10 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 LaLiga Real Madrid 27 8 5 0 0 164
08/09 Champions League Olympique Lyon 8 5 2 1 0 141
08/09 Coupe de France Olympique Lyon 2 1 0 0 0 156
08/09 Ligue 1 Olympique Lyon 36 17 3 1 0 163
08/09 Trophée des Champions Olympique Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League Olympique Lyon 7 4 1 0 0 149
07/08 Coupe de France Olympique Lyon 6 6 0 0 0 81
07/08 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Lyon 2 1 0 0 0 107
07/08 Ligue 1 Olympique Lyon 36 20 8 1 0 130
07/08 Trophée des Champions Olympique Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Champions League Olympique Lyon 3 2 0 0 0 51
06/07 Coupe de France Olympique Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Coupe de la Ligue Olympique Lyon 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ligue 1 Olympique Lyon 21 5 5 0 0 232
06/07 Trophée des Champions Olympique Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 120
05/06 Champions League Olympique Lyon 1 1 0 0 0 90
05/06 Coupe de France Olympique Lyon 2 2 1 0 0 90
05/06 Ligue 1 Olympique Lyon 13 1 4 1 0 526
04/05 Champions League Olympique Lyon 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 Ligue 1 Olympique Lyon 6 0 1 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
02/03 2002-07-01 Ol. Lyon Yth. Olymp. Lyon U17 Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Olymp. Lyon U17 Olymp. Lyon U19 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 Olymp. Lyon U19 Olympique Lyon Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-09 Olympique Lyon Real Madrid Transfer 29000000 €35.00m
23/24 2023-07-01 Real Madrid Al-Ittihad Transfer 25000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
21/22 Calf problems 2022-03-14 2022-04-04 22 3
22/23 Muscle injury 2022-09-07 2022-09-29 23 3
22/23 minor knock 2022-10-06 2022-10-10 5 1
22/23 Muscle fatigue 2022-10-21 2022-10-31 11 3
22/23 muscular problems 2022-11-04 2022-11-11 8 2
22/23 Left hip flexor problems 2022-11-19 2022-12-09 21 0
22/23 Muscle fatigue 2023-02-03 2023-02-10 8 2
22/23 Muscle fatigue 2023-02-16 2023-02-20 5 1
22/23 Ankle injury 2023-03-07 2023-03-13 7 1
22/23 Rest 2023-05-01 2023-05-03 3 1
22/23 Rest 2023-05-12 2023-05-15 4 1
23/24 Back problems 2023-11-30 2023-12-10 11 3
23/24 Muscle injury 2024-04-22 2024-07-17 87 7
24/25 muscle stiffness 2024-10-29 2024-11-26 29 3
24/25 unknown injury 2025-05-11 2025-05-22 12 3
Current€7.00m
Peak€60.00m
Low€450k
Δ since start+€6.55m
€450k€15.34m€30.23m€45.11m€60.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €60.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €60.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €60.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €60.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €34.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €34.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €28.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €29.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €23.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #25250 17 14 former national player
Team #23101 9 5 former national player
Team #10831 4 1 former national player
Team #9323 #18 5 0 former national player
Team #3377 #19 97 37 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Sergio Ramos 2 8 0
Luka Modrić 2 28 0
Cristiano Ronaldo 2 73 0
Daniel Carvajal 2 13 0
Casemiro 2 7 0
Isco 2 17 0
Nacho Fernández 2 1 0
Lucas Vázquez 2 22 0
Thibaut Courtois 2 0 0
Marco Asensio 2 13 0
Vinicius Junior 2 38 0
Federico Valverde 2 7 0
Ángel Di María 2 23 0
Keylor Navas 2 0 0
Rodrygo 2 18 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
21/22 LaLiga Real Madrid 27 32
15/16 LaLiga Real Madrid 24 27
20/21 LaLiga Real Madrid 23 34

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
21/22 LaLiga Real Madrid 12 32
12/13 LaLiga Real Madrid 12 30
14/15 LaLiga Real Madrid 11 29

Teams faced most often by Karim Benzema's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Atlético Madrid 30 13 10 7 46 30 +16 43%
FC Barcelona 19 5 4 10 28 36 -8 26%
Manchester City 18 5 5 8 24 31 -7 28%
Real Sociedad 18 13 2 3 51 27 +24 72%
RC Celta 17 14 2 1 54 18 +36 82%
Bayern München 16 11 2 3 35 20 +15 69%
Valencia CF 16 7 6 3 35 22 +13 44%
Espanyol Barcelona 16 13 2 1 40 8 +32 81%
Athletic Club 16 10 5 1 33 11 +22 63%
Sevilla FC 16 10 0 6 40 23 +17 63%
Villarreal CF 15 7 6 2 30 21 +9 47%
Borussia Dortmund 14 6 3 5 25 23 +2 43%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
08/09 Goal #50 (career)
10/11 Goal #100 (career)
12/13 Goal #150 (career)
15/16 Goal #200 (career)
17/18 Goal #250 (career)
19/20 Goal #300 (career)
22/23 Goal #400 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 33 201 2 0 0 0.9
23/24 27 463 1 0 0 0.19
22/23 42 610 1 0 0 0.15
21/22 46 275 1 0 0 0.33
20/21 46 354 2 0 0 0.51
18/19 51 522 1 0 0 0.17
15/16 36 234 1 0 0 0.38
14/15 44 265 1 0 0 0.34
13/14 52 534 3 0 0 0.51
10/11 48 286 3 0 0 0.94
08/09 47 460 2 0 0 0.39
07/08 52 467 1 0 0 0.19
05/06 16 706 1 0 0 0.13

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

LaLiga
439 apps
238 G
112 A
Champions League
152 apps
90 G
30 A
Ligue 1
112 apps
43 G
21 A
Saudi Pro League
51 apps
33 G
16 A
Copa del Rey
49 apps
25 G
12 A
Coupe de France
11 apps
9 G
1 A
Supercopa
13 apps
7 G
3 A
Club World Cup
11 apps
6 G
3 A
King's Cup
5 apps
5 G
0 A
UEFA Super Cup
5 apps
2 G
1 A

Frequently asked about Karim Benzema

Who is Karim Benzema?

Karim Benzema is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Al-Ittihad Club.

How old is Karim Benzema?

Karim Benzema is 38 years old. He was born on December 19, 1987 in Lyon.

What position does Karim Benzema play?

Karim Benzema plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Karim Benzema play for?

Karim Benzema currently plays for Al-Ittihad Club.

How many career goals has Karim Benzema scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Karim Benzema has scored 461 goals in 860 appearances.

What is Karim Benzema's market value?

Karim Benzema's most recent reported market value is €7.00m.