PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward

Karim Benzema.

Al-Hilal SFC · France

TM 18922 · Current player profile
Full career record
Age today38
Recorded moves7
Peak recorded value€60.00m
Current market value€5.00m

01 / PLAYER DETAILS

At a glance

Full name
كريم بن زيما
Born
19 Dec 1987
Nationality
France
Position
Centre-Forward
Preferred foot
right
Height
185
Joined current club
02 Feb 2026
Contract expires
30 Jun 2027

02 / THE JOURNEY

Previous clubs

Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.

03 / VALUE OVER TIME

Market value history

49 valuations
Karim Benzema historical market values in euros, newest first
Valuation dateAge thenClub at the timeMarket value
17 Aug 201224Real Madrid€40.00m
03 Feb 201224Real Madrid€35.00m
03 Sep 201123Real Madrid€30.00m
29 Jul 201123Real Madrid€25.00m
04 Feb 201123Real Madrid€25.00m
27 Aug 201022Real Madrid€25.00m
12 Apr 201022Real Madrid€28.00m
03 Dec 200921Real Madrid€35.00m
22 Jul 200921Real Madrid€35.00m
18 May 200921Olympique Lyon€29.00m
30 Dec 200821Olympique Lyon€27.50m
05 May 200820Olympique Lyon€23.00m
27 Dec 200720Olympique Lyon€15.00m
28 Oct 200719Olympique Lyon€12.00m
20 Sep 200719Olympique Lyon€7.50m
31 May 200719Olympique Lyon€5.00m
01 Sep 200618Olympique Lyon€2.00m
13 Mar 200618Olympique Lyon€1.20m
07 Aug 200517Olympique Lyon€450k

Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.

04 / EVERY MOVE

Full transfer history

7 records
Karim Benzema full transfer history
DateFromToMoveFee
31 Aug 2026 Al-Hilal SFC Not recorded Transfer
02 Feb 2026 Al-Ittihad Club Al-Hilal SFC Transfer Free
01 Jul 2023 Real Madrid Al-Ittihad Club Transfer Free
09 Jul 2009 Olympique Lyon Real Madrid Transfer €35.00m
01 Jul 2005 Olympique Lyon U19 Olympique Lyon Internal move
01 Jul 2003 Olympique Lyon U17 Olympique Lyon U19 Internal move
01 Jul 2002 Olympique Lyon Youth Olympique Lyon U17 Internal move

Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.