Never has a French player scored so many goals in his career, clubs and selections combined. With 413 successful shots in the top corner, Karim Benzema pulverized this Monday March 14 the record established by Thierry Henry (411), far from the performances of Jean-Pierre Papin (372 goals) or Michel Platini (358 goals).
Five days after his hat-trick against PSG in the round of 16 second leg of the Champions League, the Real Madrid striker scored twice against Mallorca on the 28th day of the Spanish championship. At 34, the one who started professional in Lyon in 2005 enters a little more into the legend of French football.
Over 300 goals scored for Real
He also does better than Bernard Lacombe, until then holder of the record for goals scored in five European championships. Karim Benzema totals 257 against 255 for the former international. But it is under the white jersey of Real that “KB9” most often manages to score, or 311 times. The centre-forward of the club merengue exceeded the threshold of 300 in January of this year, being already La Liga top scorer and assist. Since the start of the season, he has scored 22 goals.
36 goals in the jersey of the France team
In the France team, Karim Benzema scored 36 goals, despite his absence during the 2018 World Cup. In Lyon, his hometown in which he made his professional debut, he scored 66 times, before signing his contract in 2009 for Real.