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Karim Benzema is a French striker at Al Hilal, known for link play and finishing. He has scored 37 goals in 97 caps for France.
How Benzema plays
Karim Benzema is a centre-forward who drops into midfield to link play, then arrives late in the box to finish. Opponents try to deny him space between the lines, often doubling up when he receives with his back to goal. His first touch and shot placement make him dangerous from tight angles, while his movement pulls centre-backs out of position. He is a striker who creates as much as he scores.
Benzema plays for Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia. In the 2025/26 season he has made twelve appearances and scored ten goals. The forward has also scored 37 times in 97 caps for France.
Career path
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His club career includes a spell with Al Hilal in Saudi Arabia during the 2025/26 season. Before that he played for Al Ittihad, Real Madrid and Olympique Lyonnais.
He was born in Lyon, France, and represents the France men's national association football team. His birthplace is in France and his nationality is French.
No indication of retirement appears here, and the 2025/26 season is attached to his record with Al Hilal. His club career also covers a move from Al Ittihad in 2026.
38 years old, having been born on 19 December 1987. That birth date places him in his late thirties.
He stands at 1.85 m, and he plays as a striker. That height belongs to a forward who has scored for France 37 times in 97 caps.