Karim Benzema
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also AlgeriaHe spent a decade as the assist man in Cristiano Ronaldo's shadow, then emerged as the main act - and at 34, won the Ballon d'Or. Benzema's second act at Real Madrid rewrote what a striker could be: creator, finisher, and the orchestrator who made everyone else better.
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Benzema during a training session with Lyon in 2008
Benzema playing against Marseille in a Champions League match in 2009
Benzema celebrating a goal against Espanyol in 2010
Benzema playing in a league match against Almería in 2011
Benzema training ahead of a Champions League match in 2012
Benzema playing for Real Madrid in 2015
Benzema with Cristina Cifuentes during the 2016 Champions League title celebrations in MadridOn YouTube
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Born in Lyon to Algerian parents, Benzema broke through at his hometown club, winning four Ligue 1 titles and earning Player of the Year before Real Madrid paid a French record €35 million for him in 2009. He became the third wheel in the "BBC" trio with Ronaldo and Bale, winning four Champions League titles between 2014 and 2018 while quietly racking up assists. When Ronaldo left in 2018, Benzema moved from false 9 to sole striker and the goals followed: five straight La Liga Team of the Season honors, the Pichichi Trophy in 2022, and a fifth Champions League title as top scorer that same year. He captained Madrid in his final season before moving to Saudi Arabia, where he led Al-Ittihad to the league title. His international career was rocky - a five-year exile after a 2015 blackmail scandal, a return for Euro 2020, then a 2022 World Cup runners-up medal he never played for due to injury before retiring with 97 caps. At 34, he collected both the Ballon d'Or and UEFA Player of the Year, becoming the fifth Frenchman to win football's top individual honor - proof that the long game sometimes pays best.
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