The French national and professional footballer, Karim Benzema, has an estimated net worth of $40 million.

Karim Benzema Biography and Net Worth

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Full name	Karim Mostafa Benzema
Date of Birth	December 19, 1987
Age	35
Profession	Footballer
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.87 m)
Nationality	Algerian-French
Source of Wealth	football salaries
Annual Income	under review
Net Worth	$ 40 Million
Last Updated	August 2022

Karim Benzema Biography and Early Life

Karim Mostafa Benzema (the French national) was born on the 19th of December, 1987 to Wahida Djebbra and Hafid Benzema. His birth occurred in Lyon, France.

Growing up, it was known that Benzema wasn’t just French but also partly Algerian. He was brought up in a Muslim family and traditions. Karim Benzema, alongside his seven other siblings, partook of the Ramadan fast even till this day.

At age eight, Karim began playing the sport. He engaged in football fixtures among his peers. Read along to see his ride in his football career.

Karim Benzema’s Career and Net Worth

Karim Benzema’s quest for the game helped him earn a position with the Lyon youth team. Prior to that, Karim Benzema scored two goals against the youth team at the U-10 match.

He went on and undertook a trial to join Lyon’s youth academy owing to how competent he was.

While in the youth academy, Karim Benzema served as a ball boy for Lyon’s senior matches. Karim Benzema later on progressed to the U-16 team, and there again, Karim Benzema scored a total of 38 goals for the team.

This gave him a chance to be promoted to the senior team in 2004, after he progressed to Lyon’s reserve team.Some years after joining the senior team of the Lyon club, Karim signed a three-year contract with the club.

It was a platform for him to debut in the Champions League and he scored a goal just that day. Karim went on form, scoring just a goal before scoring hat-tricks, doubles and major goals in Champions League matches.

Karim Benzema’s football skills earned him another contract, making him rank among France’s highest-paid football players.

Benzema ranked first as the league’s top scorer and was nominated for the 2008 Balon d’Or. Seeing how much of an asset Benzema is, the Lyon team placed a 10-million euro tag on him.

Karim Benzema Joins Real Madrid.

In 2009, the Spanish club, Real Madrid, accepted the deal made by the Lyon team and even exceeded the proposed tag fee by about 76 million euros to cover both the transfer fee and additional incentives. The contract was meant to last for six years.

Upon joining the team, Karim Benzema featured as one of the Los Blancos, and this raised criticism from the Spanish. Benzema, however, gained his stance with the Real Madrid team after scoring an important goal for the team. However, when the club’s coach was changed to Jose Mourinho,

Jose Mourinho doubted his capabilities, but luck shone on him and he slipped into the starting 11. Immediately, he got into the starting eleven. He scored a hat-trick in the Champions League. Karim Benzema also scored another three goals in the Coppa del Rey match against Levante.

Before the 2011-12 season, Karim lost some pounds, and in that season he scored eight goals in seven matches. This led him to surpass Zidane as La Liga’s top French goalscorer. Karim Benzema also won the French Footballer of the Year award many times.

Karim Benzema isn’t much of a star in his country’s national team as he’s not given the opportunity to display his football skills. For instance, he was denied the right to participate in the Euro 2016 and 2018 World Cups, and that’s very discouraging. However, he hasn’t stopped giving his best in his football career.

Some of Kareem Benzema achievements and awards

• The National Union of Professional Footballers named Lique 1 Player of the Year.

• Guerin Sportivo’s Bravo Award

• The French player of the year in 2011 and 2012.

Despite the scandals against him in his home country, Benzema is an exceptional player for the Real Madrid team and has formed strong partnerships with top strikers like Cristiano Ronaldo.