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Karim Benzema

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Karim Benzema is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker, born on 19 December 1987 in Lyon to parents of Algerian and Kabyle descent. He came through the youth system at his hometown club Lyon, where he helped win Ligue 1 titles and was named the league's player of the year in 2008. In 2009 he moved to Real Madrid in a then French record transfer, and over many seasons there he won four La Liga titles, three Copa del Rey titles and five UEFA Champions League titles, becoming the club's second highest goalscorer. He later captained Real Madrid, then joined Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. For France he won 97 caps, appeared at Euro 2008, Euro 2020 and the 2014 World Cup, and was a medal winner as a squad member at the 2022 World Cup. He won the Ballon d'Or in 2022.

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Birth Year
1987 1
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Competed In

FIFA World Cup, Competitions
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Ligue 1, Competitions
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UEFA Champions League, Competitions
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UEFA European Championship, Competitions
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Association Football, Sports
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Nationality

France

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is a French professional footballer
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1. Karim Benzema (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section, birth date
    born 19 December 1987
  • Lead section, first sentence [nationality]
    is a French professional footballer
  • Plays: Association Football, Lead section, first sentence
    is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker
  • Competed In: Ligue 1, Lead section, career summary
    three Ligue 1 title wins
  • Competed In: UEFA Champions League, Lead section, career summary [competed-in]
    five UEFA Champions League titles
  • Competed In: FIFA World Cup, Lead section, career summary [competed-in 2]
    finished as runners-up at the 2022 FIFA World Cup
  • Competed In: UEFA European Championship, Lead section, career summary [competed-in 3]
    After appearing at UEFA Euro 2008
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