Last Updated: 12 Dec, 2023 | Views: 596
Age: 36
Profession: Sports Men
Other Profession(s): Football player
Famous For: French International footballer
About (Profile/Biography):
Karim Benzema is a well-known French professional footballer born in France. Karim is a striker competing for Real Madrid of Spain and the French national football team. At nine, he began playing football for the Lyon-based French team "Olympique Lyonnais," also known as "Lyon."Karim, with his eight siblings, he lived in a small Bron house where he was raised and led a simple life. When he was 8 years old, he joined the neighborhood football team, "BronTerraillon SC." His younger brothers, Gressy and Sabri, both played football.
Career:
In 2017, Karim and the team agreed to extend his contract, keeping him on board till 2021.
Karim began representing France in his international career at a young age, beginning at the "Under-17" level.
In addition to representing France in the "UEFA European Football Championship" in 2008 and 2012, Karim made his senior international debut in 2007.
Karim was accepted into the club's academy after joining Lyon, where he quickly advanced through the youth ranks.
Before the 2004–2005 Ligue 1 season, Karim was promoted to the club's reserve squad for the amateur football league competition known as the "Championnat de France Amateur."
Achievements and Awards:
In 2014, Real Madrid defeated Barcelona 2-1 at the Valencian stadium known as "Mestalla," giving Karim a second Copa del Rey title.
In 2009, Karim scored the team's first goal and helped them win 1-0.
Unknown facts:
Karim observes the fast during Ramadan, the holiest month for Muslims.
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