Benzema was born in the city of Lyon and began his football career with local club Bron Terraillon. In 1996, he joined the biggest club in the city Olympique Lyonnais and, subsequently, came through the club's youth academy. Benzema made his professional debut in the 2004–05 season and appeared sporadically in his first three seasons as Lyon won three titles in that span. In the 2007–08 season, Benzema became a starter and had a breakthrough year scoring over 30 goals as Lyon won its seventh straight league title. For his performances, he was named the National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) Ligue 1 Player of the Year and named to the organization's Team of the Year. Benzema was also the league's top scorer and given the Bravo Award by Italian magazine Guerin Sportivo. After another season at Lyon, in July 2009, Benzema signed a six-year contract with Spanish outfit Real Madrid. After struggling to establish himself in his debut season with the club, in the ensuing two seasons, Benzema reached prominence scoring 32 goals en route to helping Real Madrid win the Copa del Rey in 2011 and the 2011–12 edition of La Liga. He has been awarded French Player of the Year for his performances during the calendar year of 2011[5] respectively 2012.
Benzema is a former French youth international and has represented his nation from under-17 level onwards. Prior to playing for the senior team, he played on the under-17 team that won the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship. Benzema made his senior international debut in March 2007 in a friendly match against Austria. On his debut, he scored his first international goal in a 1–0 win. Benzema has represented France at two major international tournaments; the 2008 and 2012 editions of the UEFA European Football Championship. He made two appearances in the former competition against Romania and Italy in the group stage.
 Benzema with France at UEFA Euro 2012 |
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karim Mostafa Benzema[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 December 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Lyon, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2005 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2006 | Lyon B | 20 | (15) |
| 2004–2009 | Lyon | 112 | (43) |
| 2009– | Real Madrid | 137 | (62) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | France U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | France U18 | 17 | (14) |
| 2005–2006 | France U19 | 9 | (5) |
| 2006–2007 | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2007– | France | 64 | (18) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of –. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2013 | |||
Personal life
Benzema was born in the city of Lyon, France to French nationals of Algerian descent.[6][7] He observes fasting during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.[8] His grandfather, Da Lakehal Benzema, lived in the village of Tighzert, located in the northern town of Beni Djellil in Algeria before migrating to Lyon, where he eventually settled in the 1950s.[9] Benzema's father, Hafid, was born in Tighzert, while his mother, Wahida Djebbara, was born and raised in Lyon; her family originated from Oran. Benzema is the third youngest in the family and grew up with eight other siblings in Bron, an eastern suburb of Lyon.[9] His younger brothers Gressy and Sabri are also footballers.[10] The former currently plies his trade at the amateur level with Vaulx-le-Velin in the Division d'Honneur, the sixth division of French football, while the latter plays in the youth academy of a club in the family's hometown of Bron.[11][12] Since establishing himself as an international footballer, Benzema has been involved in numerous promotional campaigns. Since 2008, he has regularly appeared on the cover of the French version of the annual FIFA video game. Benzema is sponsored by German sportswear company Adidas and has, subsequently, appeared in several television advertisements for the brand.On 18 April 2010, it was first reported by French television service M6 that four members of the French national team were being investigated for their roles as clients in a prostitute ring operated inside of a Paris nightclub, with some of the women possibly being underage or transgender. The players were eventually revealed to be Franck Ribery, Sidney Govou, Hatem Ben Arfa, and Benzema.[13][14] Benzema was alleged to have had a sexual rendezvous with a prostitute when she was 16 years of age, an act Benzema denied through his lawyer.[15] On 20 July, Benzema was questioned by Paris police and indicted on the charge of "solicitation of a minor prostitute."[16][17] In November 2011, prosecutors asked for the cases against Ribéry and Benzema be dropped, saying that the players were not aware that the escort, identified as Zahia Dehar, was 16 years old.[18] However, the case has gone on to trial. The first hearing was held in June 2013.[19]
Club career
Early career
Benzema began his football career at his hometown club Bron Terraillon SC at the age of eight. While at the club, he was nicknamed Coco by friends and, after scoring two goals in an under-10 match against the Lyon youth academy, began attracting attention from the biggest club in the city.[20][21] According to Serge Santa Cruz, who was president of Bron Terraillon in the 1990s, Lyon officials had visited him directly in an attempt to sign the youngster; however, Santa Cruz refused.[22] After talking with Benzema's father, the club allowed the player to undergo a trial with Lyon.[22] Following the trial, Benzema officially joined Lyon and was inserted into the club's academy at the age of nine.[23]Lyon
Benzema quickly ascended up the youth categories in the academy. He served as a ballboy during Lyon senior team matches and performed well in school being described as a student who was "discreet and respectful".[22][24] At under-16 level, Benzema scored 38 goals in the Championnat National des 16 ans, the domestic league for under-16 youth players in France.[25] Ahead of the 2004–05 season, Benzema was promoted to the club's reserve team, which was playing in the Championnat de France amateur, the fourth division of French football. Despite only playing with the team during the autumn campaign, he scored a team-high ten goals as the Lyon reserve team finished second in its group.[26]2004–2007
Benzema was called up to the senior team for the first time under manager Paul Le Guen during the break leading up to the second half of the season. As is customary with new players arriving at Lyon, the young striker had to stand up and speak to his new teammates, which at that time included the likes of Michael Essien, Sylvain Wiltord, Florent Malouda, and Éric Abidal.[27] While speaking, Benzema was subjected to jokes and laughter, which prompted the youngster to declare "Do not laugh, I'm here to take your place".[27] He, subsequently, made his professional debut on 11 December 2004 appearing as a substitute for Pierre-Alain Frau. Lyon won the match 2–0 as Benzema provided the assist on the second goal scored by Bryan Bergougnoux.[21][28] He would subsequently sign his first professional contract, agreeing to a three-year deal.[29] After making three more appearances as a substitute, on 2 April, Benzema made his first professional start in a 1–0 win over Lens.[30] He finished the campaign with six appearances as Lyon won its fourth straight league title.Benzema began the 2005–06 season under the tutelage of new manager Gérard Houllier. Under Houllier, he struggled for meaningful minutes due to the presence of newly signed Brazilian striker Fred, as well as Wiltord. Benzema made his season debut on 2 October 2005 in a league win over Rennes appearing as a substitute.[31] On 6 December, he made his UEFA Champions League debut in Lyon's final group stage match against Norwegian club Rosenborg BK. On his competition debut, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 win.[32] A month later, Benzema scored his first professional double in a 4–0 win over Grenoble in the Coupe de France.[33] On 4 March 2006, Benzema scored his first professional league goal against Ajaccio in a 3–1 win.[34]
Benzema began earning more playing time in the 2006–07 season and made his competitive season debut in the 2006 Trophée des Champions against Paris Saint-Germain. In the French supercup, Benzema converted a penalty, which drew the match at 1–1. Lyon later won the league curtain-raiser 5–4 on penalties.[35] Benzema opened the league campaign on a quick note scoring in the team's first match of the season against Nantes.[36] Three weeks later, on 26 August 2006, Benzema appeared as a substitute and scored two goals in a 4–1 away win over Nice.[37] He also converted two goals in the Champions League group stage against Romanian outfit Steaua Bucureşti and Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.[38][39] After appearing regularly during the autumn campaign, on 10 November, Benzema suffered a severe thigh injury.[40] The injury resulted in the striker missing three months of action before returning in February 2007. Benzema failed to score a goal until the final league match of the season against Nantes as Lyon recorded its sixth consecutive league title.[41]
2007–08 season
For the 2007–08 season, with the likes of Florent Malouda, John Carew, and Sylvain Wiltord all departing from the club, Benzema, despite being 19 at the time, switched to the number 10 shirt and was inserted into the lead striker role. After forming a special relationship with new manager Alain Perrin, he responded with 31 goals in 51 games. He topped the league with 20 goals, scored four goals in the UEFA Champions League, one in the Coupe de la Ligue, and totaled six goals in six Coupe de France matches, helping Lyon win their first ever double.[42] Some of his more dazzling performances that season included a hat-trick against Metz on 15 September,[43] an equalizing goal in the 90th minute from a free kick against Derby du Rhône rivals Saint-Étienne,[44] and a goal against RC Lens that was nominated for goal of the season by fans.[45]In the Champions League, Benzema scored an important double against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on the last match day of the group stage. The 3–0 victory assured Lyon progression to the knockout rounds.[46] In the knockout rounds, Lyon faced Manchester United and Benzema continued to score, this time it was from outside the penalty box in the first leg match which ended in a 1–1 draw[47] and United eventually won the tie 1–2 on aggregate. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson and players praised Benzema for his performance.[48] Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas later accused Ferguson of tapping-up Benzema.[49][50]
"It's a compliment to be compared to Zinedine Zidane, but we are different players."
Karim Benzema, after being compared to Zinedine Zidane.[51]
2008–09 season
Benzema got off to a good start for the 2008–09 season scoring twice in Lyon's opening league match against Toulouse.[57] The following three weeks, he scored goals against Rhône-Alpes rivals Grenoble[58] and Saint-Étienne[59] and scored a goal against OGC Nice, converting a penalty in the dying seconds.[60] Lyon won all three matches. As a result of his early goals, Olympique Lyonnais president Jean-Michel Aulas quelled the many transfer rumors surrounding Benzema by placing a €100 million price tag on the striker. He was also nominated alongside Franck Ribéry to be featured on the French cover of the video game FIFA 09.[61]
Following the winter break, Benzema endured a rough patch going scoreless the first three games before recording his 11th goal of the season against Nice in a 3–1 victory.[68] Two weeks later, he scored his 12th goal against Nancy in a 2–0 victory.[69] The next nine matches, both Benzema and Lyon's form dwindled losing four matches, drawing three, and winning only two with Benzema scoring only two goals in that stretch, both of them against Le Mans in a 3–1 victory.[70] The bad form resulted in Lyon losing their grip on first place position and eventually falling out of the title race, thus ending their streak of seven consecutive Ligue 1 titles.[71] Benzema was a part of four of those title runs.
Despite losing the title, Benzema got back on track scoring his 15th and 16th goals of the season on 17 May in a 3–1 away victory over rivals Marseille, the first goal being a penalty.[72] He scored his 17th goal the following weekend against Caen in a 3–1 victory moving him into third place among Ligue 1 top scorers.[73]
Real Madrid
2009–10 season
Benzema made his league debut for Madrid on 29 August 2009 against Deportivo La Coruña. He started the match, but was substituted out in the second half as Madrid won 3–2.[81] A month later, he scored his first goal for the club in a 5–0 victory against newly promoted club Xerez.[82] After missing the mid-week match against Villarreal, against Tenerife at the weekend, Benzema scored his first double for Madrid in a 3–0 home victory.[83] He made his Champions League debut for the club on 30 September in a group stage tie against French club Marseille.[84] In the match, Benzema assisted on a Cristiano Ronaldo goal.[85] After failing to score a goal in the month of October, in the team's first match in November against Italian club Milan in the Champions League, Benzema scored the opener to give Madrid a 1–0 lead. His goal was later cancelled out by a Ronaldinho penalty.[86] On 7 November, in the El Derbi madrileño, Benzema assisted on Madrid's second goal, scored by Marcelo. Madrid won the match 3–2.[87]
On 5 December, Benzema appeared as a substitute for Rafael van der Vaart and scored the third goal in a 6–0 romp of Almería.[92] The day after the match against Almería, Benzema responded to the criticism by stating "I am totally integrated and very happy at Real Madrid" and "Yes, I have improved my adaptation. I have a new home and I'm learning Spanish to understand myself better with my teammates".[93] After nearly a month coming off of the bench, he started alongside Higuaín away to Valencia on 12 December and responded by assisting on one of Higuaín's two goals.[94] A week later, Benzema returned to the bench. On his 22nd birthday, he scored in a 6–0 home win against Real Zaragoza.[95][96] Following an injury to Higuaín in early January 2010, Pellegrini inserted Benzema back into the starting lineup.[97] After failing to score in his first two starts in the absence of Higuaín, against Deportivo La Coruña on 30 January, he scored a double in an important 3–1 away win.[98][99] Following the return of Higuaín, Benzema was relegated back to a substitute's role and finished the campaign by making eight consecutive appearances off the bench. Included in one of the those appearances was his final goal of the season against Athletic Bilbao in a 5–1 win.[100]
2010–11 season
Due to Mourinho preferring Ronaldo and Higuaín as his forwards,[102] Benzema began the campaign as a substitute coming off the bench in the team's opening league match of the season against Mallorca.[104] Following the September international break, he made his first start in a 1–0 win over Osasuna.[105] On 21 September, Benzema made a substitute appearance and scored his first goal of the season in a 3–0 home win against Espanyol.[106] Afterwards, the striker failed to score a domestic goal for nearly two months. The striker did assist on goals in back-to-back weeks against Hércules in the league and Milan in the Champions League.[107][108]
Following the arrival of Emmanuel Adebayor on loan, Benzema went unused in two consecutive league matches in February 2011. He returned to the starting lineup on 19 February and embarked on a run in which he scored ten goals in eight matches. Included in those ten goals were doubles in three straight matches against Málaga, Racing Santander, and Hércules, as well as a goal in the first leg of Madrid's Round of 16 tie against his former club Lyon.[118][119][120] The strike against his hometown club was the 100th goal of his professional career, and also the first goal for Real Madrid at the Stade de Gerland in six years, however, despite the honours associated with netting the goal, Benzema did not celebrate out of respect for his former club.[121]
2011–12 season
Benzema made his 2011–12 competitive debut for Madrid in the first leg of the 2011 Supercopa de España against Barcelona. In the match, he started and assisted on the opening goal of the match, scored by Mesut Özil.[136] In the second leg, with Madrid trailing 4–3 on aggregate late in the match, Benzema scored the equalizing goal to even the tie at 4–4. However, six minutes later, a Lionel Messi strike gave Barcelona the supercup.[137] Benzema made his league debut for Madrid in the team's 6–0 away win over Real Zaragoza.[138] In the team's next league match two weeks later against Getafe, Benzema scored a double in a 4–2 victory.[139] After going scoreless in three consecutive league matches, he scored his third league goal of the campaign against Rayo Vallecano in a 4–2 win.[140] In the team's ensuing match against Ajax in the Champions League, Benzema scored Madrid's third goal in a 3–0 home win.[141] He also assisted on the opener, which was scored by Ronaldo.[142] In the club's next Champions League match against Lyon, Benzema scored again netting the opener. He also turned provider for the second consecutive match assisting on a goal by Sami Khedira.[143] Madrid won the match 4–0.[144]
"Benzema deserves full credit for his transformation. He had some help from me, from his teammates and from Zizou, but he deserves the credit."
José Mourinho, on Benzema's successful progression in 2011.[135]
2012–13 season
On the first matchday of the UEFA Champions League, Benzema scored an equalizer against Manchester City in 3–2 win at Santiago Bernabéu. On 4 October 2012 Benzema scored a bicycle kick goal off a cross by Kaká in a 4–1 win against Ajax in Amsterdam.[166]On 18 December 2012, one day after his 25th birthday, his fine form saw him earn the award for best French footballer of 2012, for the second year running.[167]
On 2 March 2013, Benzema opened the scoring against Barcelona in the league game at the Santiago Bernabéu. Real went on to win the game 2–1, the second time they beat Barcelona in a week. On 30 April 2013, Benzema scored one goal and assisted to Sergio Ramos against Dortmund.[168]
International career
Youth
Benzema is a former France youth international having earned caps at all levels for which he was eligible, excluding the under-16 team. He is a member of the group, commonly known in France as the Génération 1987, a youth class that produced current internationals Hatem Ben Arfa, Jérémy Menez, and Samir Nasri, alongside himself.[169] Benzema was the last of the four to make his youth international debut under coach Philippe Bergeroo and officially joined the team ahead of the 2004 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship that was played on home soil. In the competition, he appeared in two matches. On his tournament debut, Benzema scored the opening goal in a 3–1 win over Northern Ireland.[170] His lone other appearance in the competition was in a 1–0 group stage win over Spain as France went on to win the tournament defeated the same team in the final.[171][172]Benzema was a regular starter in the team at under-18 level. He made his debut with the team at a local tournament in the Czech Republic. Benzema scored his first goal at under-18 level in the competition against Poland in the team's final group stage match.[173] In the final against the hosts, he scored the opening goal in a 2–0 win as France were declared champions of the competition.[174] On 30 September 2004, Benzema was one of three goalscorers in France's 3–0 away win over Norway.[175] In the team's next match against Russia, he scored a double in a 3–1 victory.[176] Due to France winning the 2004 U17 European title, the under-18 team was allowed participation in the 2005 edition of the UEFA-CAF Meridian Cup. Benzema was called up to the team for the competition and played in all four matches scoring a tournament-high five goals as France were crowned champions of the tournament.[177] He opened the tournament by scoring two goals in a 7–0 victory over Cameroon.[178] After going scoreless in the team's next match against Sierra Leone, Benzema responded by scoring a goal in a shutout victory over Nigeria and netting another double in a 4–1 win against Egypt.[179][180] On 19 May 2005, in the team's final match of the season against Slovakia, Benzema scored all four goals in a 4–1 victory.[181] He finished the under-18 campaign with 18 appearances and a team-high 14 goals and was, subsequently, praised by Bergeroo who, following the campaign, declared that Benzema was "quite efficient".[182]
The foursome of Benzema, Ben Arfa, Menez, Nasri returned to international play together for under-19 duty. The four were joined by Issiar Dia, Blaise Matuidi, and Serge Gakpé with the objective of winning the 2006 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship. The team opened the campaign with two friendly matches against Norway. Over the course of the two matches, Benzema scored one goal, which came in the first match, a 4–0 win.[183] In the first round of qualification for the UEFA-sanctioned tournament, he scored his only goal in the final group match against Austria.[184] France won the match 2–0, which resulted in the team progressing to the Elite Round.[185] In the ensuing round, France were placed in a relatively easy group alongside Scotland, Bulgaria, and Belarus. In the opening group game against Bulgaria, Benzema scored a double converting a penalty and scoring in play as France won 4–0.[186] Both of his goals were scored within a minute of each other.[187] After surprisingly drawing 0–0 with Belarus, France faced Scotland in the final group stage match. Benzema opened the scoring in the 11th minute, but his goal was cancelled out by Steven Fletcher in the second half.[188] The match ultimately finished 1–1 and, despite finishing the round undefeated, France were eliminated after being beaten on points by the Scots.[189]
Benzema made his under-21 debut for Les Espoirs under coach René Girard in the team's first match following the 2006 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship against Belgium. He started the match and was replaced at half-time by Yoann Gourcuff.[190] He featured in qualification matches for the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship and appeared as a starter and substitute in the first leg and second leg, respectively, of the team's surprising defeat to Israel in the qualifying playoffs.[191][192][193][194] Despite still being eligible to represent the under-21 team until 2009, his appearance in the second leg defeat to Israel was Benzema's last with the team and he finished his under-21 career with five appearances and no goals. Prior to representing France at senior international level, Benzema was courted by the Algerian Football Federation (FAF) who sought for the player to represent Algeria at senior international level. In December 2006, the striker was approached by former federation president Hamid Haddadj and then-national team coach Jean-Michel Cavalli, but turned down the invite citing his desire to continue his international career with France.[195] Benzema later told French radio station Radio Monte Carlo "Algeria is my parents’ country and it is in my heart, but football-wise, I will only play for the French national team".[196]
Senior
Benzema made his debut in the competition on 9 June 2008 in the team's opening match against Romania. Benzema started the match, but was substituted out for Nasri in the second half after a frustrating performance.[202] The match finished 0–0 and Benzema was, subsequently, criticized by the French media for his performance with newspaper Le Point declaring that Benzema was "unrecognizable" and that he "symbolized the impotence of France in the attack".[203] The newspaper also cited his lack of international experience for his subdued performance. In the team's next group game against the Netherlands, Benzema played no part in the 4–1 defeat.[204] He returned to the team in its final group game against Italy and was given a place in the starting lineup.[205] However, France lost 2–0 and were eliminated from the competition.[206]
In November 2008, Benzema, among several other young players in the team, was accused of being insolent during the team's campaign at the European Championship. The accusation came from international teammate William Gallas who inserted the charge in his autobiography. Though most of Gallas' accusations were directed at Nasri,[207][208][209] during the competition, it was reported by newspaper Le Parisien that several of the national team players described Benzema as "arrogant" and that the striker was scolded by midfielder Claude Makélélé following the team's loss to the Netherlands.[210]
Despite the reports, Benzema remained a regular in the team and, ahead of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, switched to the number ten shirt after previously wearing the number nine.[211] In the team's first match following its elimination from Euro 2008, Benzema scored a goal in a 3–2 friendly win over Sweden in Göteborg.[212] Two months later, he scored another goal in a 3–1 victory against Tunisia at the Stade de France.[213] On 5 June 2009, Benzema converted the only goal of the match, a penalty shot, in a 1–0 win over Turkey at the Stade de Gerland, his home stadium.[214] He scored his first World Cup qualification goals in victories over the Faroe Islands and Austria in October 2009. His cap against Austria would be his last of the Domenech era as he failed to make France's preliminary 30-man squad for the World Cup. Domenech cited Benzema's struggle for form with his new club Real Madrid, rather than his alleged involvement in a sex scandal as his reason for leaving the striker out.[215] Prior to the list being unveiled, Benzema informed Radio Monte Carlo that if he wasn't selected he would by "very disappointed, but not killed" and "I will support the France team no matter what".[216]
Following the World Cup, Benzema returned to the national team under the reign of new coach Laurent Blanc. Blanc, an admirer of Benzema, sought to build the attack around the striker and, after going almost a year without representing France, Benzema made his return to the team in its 2–1 defeat to Norway in Oslo.[217][218] Alongside Gourcuff, Benzema led the team in scoring in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012 netting three. He scored his three goals in wins over Bosnia and Herzegovina, Luxembourg, and Albania.[219][220][221] On 17 November 2010, Benzema scored the opening goal in France's 2–1 win over England at Wembley Stadium.[222] In the team's next match against Brazil in February 2011, he scored the only goal for France in a 1–0 win.[223] After appearing regularly in qualifying for UEFA Euro 2012, on 29 May 2012, Benzema was named to the squad to participate in the competition.[224] On 5 June, in the team's final warm-up friendly ahead of the European Championship, Benzema scored two goals in a 4–0 shutout win over Estonia.[225] At UEFA Euro 2012, Benzema started the team's opening match against England, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[226] In the team's ensuing group stage match against the Ukraine, he assisted on both team goals in a 2–0 win.[227]
On 11 Oct 2013, Benzema scored his first goal for the France national team since June 2012 in a friendly against Australia, thus ending a scoring drought for his national team which had lasted 1,222 minutes. In that match played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, which France won 6-0, Benzema scored France's sixth and final goal in the 50th minute after turning home Franck Ribéry's left-wing cross. [228] In the second leg of the 2014 World Cup qualification (UEFA) play-off against Ukraine held on 19 Nov 2013 at the Stade de France, Benzema scored France's second goal in the 34th minute to level the aggregate score at 2-2. Benzema scored his goal when he side-footed home after a huge scramble in the Ukrainian penalty box, although he was shown on television replays to be offside by almost one metre when the ball took a final touch off Mathieu Valbuena's chest. Benzema had four minutes earlier been denied a legitimate goal, the offside flag wrongly raised when he turned in Franck Ribéry's low cross into the net with his torso a metre from the Ukrainian goalline. Ukraine had won the first leg of the play-off 2-0 in Kiev just 4 days earlier. France would eventually win the second leg 3-0 to advance to the 2014 World Cup finals in Brazil with a 3-2 aggregate scoreline. [229]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 23 November 2013
| Club | Season | League | Cup[nb 1] | Europe[nb 2] | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | ||
| Lyon B | 2004–05[230] | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||||||
| 2005–06[230] | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| Total | 20 | 15 | 20 | 15 | |||||||||
| Lyon | 2004–05 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005–06 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2007–08 | 36 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 52 | 31 | 10 | |
| 2008–09 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 23 | 3 | |
| Total | 112 | 43 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 148 | 66 | 18 | |
| Real Madrid | 2009–10 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | 33 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 26 | 9 | |
| 2011–12 | 34 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 52 | 32 | 15 | |
| 2012–13 | 30 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 20 | 20 | |
| 2013–14 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 8 | |
| Total | 137 | 62 | 31 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 200 | 96 | 56 | |
| Career total | 269 | 120 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 10 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 368 | 177 | 74 | |
International
- As of 19 November 2013.[231]
| National team | Season | Apps | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2006–07 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009–10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 10 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2011–12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2012–13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | 5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 64 | 18 | 10 | |
International goals
| [show]# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|
Honours
Club
- Lyon
- Ligue 1 (4): 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Coupe de France (1): 2007–08
- Trophée des Champions (2): 2006, 2007
- Real Madrid
- La Liga (1): 2011–12
- Copa del Rey (1): 2010–11
- Supercopa de España (1): 2012
International
Individual
- Bravo Award (1): 2008
- Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer (1): 2007–08
- UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year (1): 2007–08
- UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year (1): Ligue 1
- French Player of the Year (2): 2011, 2012
- Fastest goal in an El Clásico in 10 December 2011 (10 seconds)
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