Ballon d’Or 2022 Awardee Karim Benzema’s Mind-Boggling Stats

In 46 appearances for Madrid in 2021–22, Benzema notched 44 goals and 15 assists, contributing to a direct goal every 66.42 minutes on average.

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The 34-year-old, who finished ahead of Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich and Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City, won the competition for the first time.

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Benzema won his fourth UEFA Super Cup, fourth Supercopa de Espana, and fourth La Liga championships. Let’s take a look at his scintillating stats.

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In the first 36 games of Real Madrid's 2021–22 season, Benzema has scored 37 goals, which is more than twice as many as Vinicius Junior, the team's second-leading scorer.

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He is the first-ever striker to bag a hat trick against Chelsea in the Champions League.

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Only one of Benzema's 82 goals in the league has been a penalty. He is the first French player to reach 10+ goals in a single campaign in the Champions League

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Benzema joins the likes of Ronaldo to score consecutive Champions League hat-tricks in the knockout stage. Ronaldo scored three goals against Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid in 2017.

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He is presently tied with Sadio Mane of Liverpool (13) for the most goals scored in the Champions League knockout stages since the 2017–18 season.

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Karim Benzema (413 career goals) has surpassed Thierry Henry (411 career goals), to become the highest goalscoring Frenchman in the history of football.

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