The first hat-trick was scored at the age of 19, and French giants Lyon were where his dream began.
Dazzling dribbling past people, straight to the yellow dragon's rush to break the goal, from the shape to the style of the ball, Benzema was given the nickname of "Ronaldo's successor" early.
He joined Real Madrid at the age of 21, but he has not reached the height of people's expectations, but has become the "first person to carry the pot" in football.
Unconsciously, Benzema is 34 years old, scoring nine goals in five Champions League knockout games, and the Ballon d'Or is getting closer and closer to him.
01. Ronaldo's successor at a young age
At the age of 7, Benzema won three consecutive rounds of shooting games in the team as a goalkeeper, and took off his gloves and went to the front.
At the age of 8, Benzema single-handedly contracted 60% of the team's goals, becoming a well-known prodigy in French football.
Facing the Lyon U10 junior team at the age of 9, Benzema won the hearts of scouts and was directly brought into the academy of the Ligue 1 giants.
When his 7-year-old enlightenment coach, Frederick Rigollet, talked about Benzema, he was also very emotional: "He was small and thin, he didn't like to talk, and he was very timid. He was just playing soccer and always had a ball in his hand.
He likes to practice in front of the fence and then pass the ball to himself alone. Even when he went to Lyon, he still liked to come back to our team when he was 14 or 5 years old and continue to pass the ball to himself alone in front of the wall. ”
In his days in Lyon, Benzema was loved by many people from an early age, and once won the nickname of "Shy Little Fat Man".
At the age of 16, Benzema scored 38 goals to win the Golden Boot, almost doubling to become a second-place rival. At the age of 17, he entered the Lyon B team to play in the Fadin League, and became the team's top scorer in only 2 months, so he entered the first team of Lyon.
While introducing himself to the big brother of the first team, in the face of the champions players such as Virtod, Malouda and Abidal, Benzema, who spoke too quietly, was humiliated, so the red-faced "little fat man" suddenly shouted: "Don't laugh! I'm here to steal your starting spot!" ”
02. From Ligue 1 First Man to "Motoko"
Benzema quickly proved that he was not a big deal, and in 2007-08, the 19-year-old Benzema wore the number 10 shirt and proved himself with 31 goals in all competitions, while taking the Top Scorer of Ligue 1 with the MVP.
Benzema, who became the first man in Ligue 1, was favored by 3 giants: Real Madrid, Barca and Manchester United. His choice was to put on white and announce his arrival at the Bernabeu.
However, since he is called Ronaldo's successor, Benzema's playing style is naturally based on me, which makes him have trouble at Real Madrid.
He called his first season at Madrid the "toughest year of my life". Because the 21-year-old doesn't speak Spanish and isn't used to his teammates not giving him support: "I'm not entitled to concede any goal, I don't play well in any game, because then the newspapers are full of criticism of me." ”
Then, when Mourinho famously uttered it, Benzema's Real Madrid career reached a dead end: "You don't have a dog to accompany you hunting, so you can only take a cat with you, after all, it is better than nothing." 」 ”
Given the nickname "Benser Cat", he was furious, and the French center rushed to Mourinho's office and argued with him excitedly for an hour.
Despite a 32-goal and 19-assist explosion in 2011-12, Benzema lived in Ronaldo's shadow in those years.
The genius, who was supposed to be on par with Da Luo, never made a top three of the Golden Globes, and even because of his involvement in the Valbuena pornographic video extortion scandal, he was once removed from the French national team.
03. 34-year-old carrying Real Madrid: The Bernabeu completely forgot who Ronaldo was
Just when they all thought that Benzema would sink here, the departure of C Ronaldo gave him a chance, and Benzema ushered in his own sweet time at the age of 33.
Before the Ballon d'Or ceremony at the end of last year, Benzema said something from his heart: "I grew up dreaming that I could win the Ballon d'Or, and when you can help the team win and score goals, the Ballon d'Or will be there." I will do everything I can to win trophies and realize my childhood dream. ”
Scoring two goals again in the Champions League semi-final against Manchester City in this round, Benzema scored 41 goals in 41 appearances for Real Madrid this season, becoming the first Real Madrid striker to break the 40 mark since Ronaldo (44 goals) in the 2017-18 season.
He is also the fifth player in Real Madrid history to score 40 goals in a single season, the top four are: Puskas, Di Stefano, Hugo Sanchez (2 times) and Cristiano Ronaldo (8 times).
It is worth mentioning that the 34-year-old Benzema also knows what he should do to stay in the best shape.
His passing and shooting statistics in La Liga this season are among the top (top scorer, just surpassed by Dembele), but he has a much less defensive pressure than the Champions League.
Benzema, who sprinted 100 meters in the Champions League to make the goalkeeper "lower his wisdom", belongs to the bottom of the defense in la Liga forwards, which has to be said to be a kind of wisdom of the veteran.
The 34-year-old Benzema is finally out of the pan and now he is carrying the entire Real Madrid. After 9 years of green leaves, it has finally become the thigh of Real Madrid in the past 4 years.
He stuck to his team's Dedication to the Ballon d'Or, looking forward to the dream coming true.
Conclusion:
In 13 years, he won 4 Champions League gold cups, 3 La Liga gold medals, and a total of 20 trophies.
He is the first scorer in the history of French players, the third scorer in real Madrid history, the fourth place in the all-time top scorer list of the Champions League, and the top 10 scorers in the history of La Liga. Benzema, who became a late bloomer, overcame time and walked out of the shadow of C Ronaldo, allowing everyone to witness the best "Benzer Tiger".