Sunday 18 December 2011
Profile:Birthday: 1987/12/19
Full name: Karim Benzema
Place of Birth: Lyon
Height: 1.85 m
Weight: 73 kg
Position: Attaquant
Nickname: New Zidane
Lives in: Madrid
Karim Benzema Short Bio: Benzema was born on 19 December 1987 in Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes. As he is of Algerian-Berber origin, likes wearing the No10 shirt and has a similar appearance to Zinadine Zidane, many have tried to label him the new Zizou. Karim Benzema is a young, talented attacker, playing for France and Olympique Lyonnais. A nice thing about him is that he really "plays" soccer; He is really enjoying it, like kids do, and his goal is to kick in the goal. He can play on both wings, like Thierry Henry.
Benzema made his breakthrough to the senior Lyon team in 2005, aged 17, in a French Ligue 1 match against Metz, providing the assist for the winning goal by Bryan Bergougnoux. Benzema featured six times for the senior team in that league campaign, while still playing for Lyon's U-18's. The 2005-6 season saw Benzema earning more senior experience, making 13 French Ligue 1 appearances and scoring on his Champions League debut against the Norwegian team, Rosenberg. 2005 also saw Benzema signing a 5-year contract with Lyon. Benzema made even more appearances in the 2006-7 season, scoring 5 goals from his 21 appearances, scoring again in the Champions League, this time against Dynamo Kiev.As of the start of the 2007-8 French Ligue 1, Benzema has been a permanent fixture in Lyon's starting team, playing up front in Lyon 4-3-3 formation. Benzema's star has risen with outstanding performances in the first have of the season, scoring 12 goals from 16 matches. Comparisons have been made between Benzema and that other French-Algerian footballing genius Zinedine Zidane. Benzema is now attracting the interests of some of the biggest clubs in Europe. There have been rumours linking Benzema to giants like Real Madrid, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Juventus, Liverpool and Arsenal.
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
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