6️⃣things you may not know about Karim Benzema the Real Madrid Hero[Thread].
•HE SCORED THE FASTEST GOAL IN EL CLASICO HISTORY.
Karim took just 22 seconds to score in a LaLiga match between Real Madrid and Barcelona in December 2011.
•HE COULD HAVE PLAYED FOR ALGERIA.
Born in France but of Algerian descent, Karim could played for the Algerian national team. In fact, the Algerian football federation is known to have tried to convince him when he was making a name for himself.
•A FILM WAS MADE ABOUT HIS LIFE.
'Le K Benzema' was released in 2017 and charted his rise through the ranks at Lyon and to global stardom at Real Madrid.
•HE HAS EIGHT SIBLINGS.
In total, he has eight siblings – three brothers and five sisters. The Real Madrid star is the third youngest of the family, while his two younger brothers – Gressy and Sabri – have also made a career for themselves in football.
•Striking similarities to Zinedine Zidane
In 2011, Benzema won the French Football Player of the Year which made him only the second French player based in Spain to win the award and also the second Real Madrid player to win the honour. The first was none other than Zidane.
•Karim benzema is also a huge fan of Tupac shakur.
Achievements 🏆.
•1X Top scorer [Ligue 1]
•3X Footballer of the year
•4X Champions League
•3X Spanish Champion
•2X Spanish Cup
•3X Spanish Super Cup
•4X French Champion
•1X French Cup
•4X FIFA Club World Cup
•3X UEFA Supercup
•4X French Super Cup
•1XEuropeanU-17
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