Karim Benzema
Karim Mostafa Benzema
French footballer (born 1987) (Wikidata description)
- Nationality
- France
- Born
- 19 December 1987
- Position
- Forward
- Preferred foot
- Not verified
- Senior career
- 2004–2026
Clubs Olympique Lyonnais · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol · Al Ittihad FC · Al Hilal SFC
Career statistics
Club figures here are senior domestic-league matches unless marked otherwise; international figures are full senior caps. Youth, reserve, Olympic, friendly and unofficial matches are excluded from totals. Totals are summed from the individual sourced records below. Where a record is missing, the figure is shown as unavailable — never as zero.
Club league apps
627
Club league goals
329
International caps
97
International goals
37
League goals / match
0.52
International goals / cap
0.38
All official apps
Unavailable
All-competition totals not yet sourced
Goals per 90
Unavailable
Requires minutes for every match
Assists: Unavailable — assists were not recorded consistently before the modern data era.
Club-by-club and international breakdown
| Team | Years | Counts | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympique LyonnaisClub | 2004–2009 | League | 112 | 43 |
| France men's national association football teamNational team | 2007–2022 | Full caps | 97 | 37 |
| Real Madrid Club de FútbolClub | 2009–2023 | League | 439 | 238 |
| Al Ittihad FCClub | 2023–2026 | League | 64 | 38 |
| Al Hilal SFCClub | 2026 | League | 12 | 10 |
Season by season
Season-level records are unavailable for this player in the current sources. They will appear here when a licensed season-by-season source is imported.
Team accolades
- ×5
European Cup / UEFA Champions League
Continental club
- 2013–14 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2015–16 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2017–18 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- ×5
FIFA Club World Cup
Continental club
- 2014 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2016 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2017 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2018 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2023 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- ×4
La Liga
Domestic
- 2011–12 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2019–20 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol
- ×4
Ligue 1
Domestic
- 2004–05 · Olympique Lyonnais
- 2005–06 · Olympique Lyonnais
- 2006–07 · Olympique Lyonnais
- 2007–08 · Olympique Lyonnais
Sourced stated or derived from referenced statementsProvisional inferred from club stint dates — squad membership not individually verifiedVerified checked by an editor
Individual accolades
- ×1
Ballon d'Or
Individual award · France Football
- 2022
Career timeline
2004
- Joins Olympique Lyonnais — Until 2009
2005
- Ligue 1 winner — 2004–05 · Olympique Lyonnais(provisional)
2006
- Ligue 1 winner — 2005–06 · Olympique Lyonnais(provisional)
2007
- Senior international debut: France men's national association football team — Until 2022
- Ligue 1 winner — 2006–07 · Olympique Lyonnais(provisional)
2008
- Ligue 1 winner — 2007–08 · Olympique Lyonnais(provisional)
2009
- Joins Real Madrid Club de Fútbol — Until 2023
2012
- La Liga winner — 2011–12 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2014
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2013–14 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2014 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2016
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2015–16 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2016 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2017
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2017 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2016–17 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2018
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2017–18 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2018 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2020
- La Liga winner — 2019–20 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2022
- Ballon d'Or — 2022
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League winner — 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- La Liga winner — 2021–22 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
2023
- FIFA Club World Cup winner — 2023 · Real Madrid Club de Fútbol(provisional)
- Joins Al Ittihad FC — Until 2026
2026
- Joins Al Hilal SFC — Until 2026
Statistical score explained
Snapshot v2, methodology v1.0.0, published 27 October 2026. Each category is scored 0–100, multiplied by its weight, and summed. Full methodology →
Overall score
55.0
Rank #33
Partially verified5/5 categories with full evidence · 5% of inputs directly sourced
Coverage describes how complete the evidence is. It is not a probability and is separate from the score.
Peak performanceFull evidence46.1+13.83 points
- Best window
- 2018–2022
- Individual award points in window
- 12
- Award availability in window
- 1
- Team honor points in window
- 24.5
- Peak index
- 24.25
v1 measures peak through documented recognition (awards and titles) in the best rolling window, because season-level performance data is not available consistently across eras.
Career performanceFull evidence58.4+14.60 points
- League goals per match
- 0.525 → 56.96
- International goals per cap
- 0.381 → 41.66
- International caps per year
- 6.06 → 72.5
Individual accoladesFull evidence21.0+4.21 points
- Contemporary award points
- 12
- Award availability coverage
- 0.998
- Era-adjusted contemporary points
- 12.02
- Retrospective all-time honors
- 0
- Ballon d'Or (2022)
- 12
Team accomplishmentsFull evidence86.6+12.98 points
- Team honor points
- 74.5
- Club-league catalog coverage
- 0.87
- FIFA Club World Cup (2014)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2016)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2017)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2018)
- 2.5
- FIFA Club World Cup (2023)
- 2.5
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2013–14)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2015–16)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2016–17)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2017–18)
- 8
- European Cup / UEFA Champions League (2021–22)
- 8
- La Liga (2011–12)
- 3
- La Liga (2016–17)
- 3
- La Liga (2019–20)
- 3
- La Liga (2021–22)
- 3
- Ligue 1 (2004–05)
- 2.5
- Ligue 1 (2005–06)
- 2.5
- Ligue 1 (2006–07)
- 2.5
- Ligue 1 (2007–08)
- 2.5
Some club titles are inferred from stint dates overlapping a title-winning season (squad membership not individually verified).
LongevityFull evidence93.8+9.38 points
- Senior career length (years)
- 23 → 100
- Documented elite seasons
- 12 → 88
- International career length (years)
- 16 → 96.25
Appearance totals are deliberately not used, so accumulating matches alone does not raise this score.
Editorial biography
No editorial biography has been written yet. Biographies are written by hand with sources; none are generated automatically.
Sources
- Wikidata: Karim Benzema (Q1912)CC0 1.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026
- Wikimedia Commons: Karim Benzema Pick.jpgCC BY 4.0 · retrieved 27 October 2026