Karim Mostafa Benzema is a French professional footballer and a Real Madrid striker. Benzema is a creative and brilliant forward known for his playmaking and scoring, Benzema is often regarded as one of the best strikers of modern football.
Karim Benzema won the Ballon d’Or for the first time. The 34 year old striker after his 44-goal season saw Real Madrid to the Champions League and LaLiga glory.
Sadio Mane was the first runner up (second) and Kevin De Bruyne the second runner up (third)
At a glittering ceremony held in Paris’ Theatre Du Chatelet on Monday night, the Frenchman and Real Madrid striker clinched football’s most prestigious award ahead of Bayern Munich’s Sadio Mane and Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne.
It’s deserved recognition for the 34-year-old after his tremendous form this calendar year and an undisputed great performance on the pitch.
Real Madrid’s star, Karim Benzema, has won the 2022 Ballon D’or beating 29 other players to win the prestigious award. The player undisputedly performed so well for club and for country.
Karim Benzema has performed tremendously on the pitch with many fans describing his performance as one that was unexpected as the star did not perform so well when played together with former teammate Cristiano Ronaldo.
Despite being banned from the France national team for a couple of years, Karim Benzema bounced back last season and played a significant part of the team’s glory in winning the UEFA Nations League.
Karim Benzema also helped Real Madrid last season to win the UEFA Champions League, the La Liga Santander, the UEFA Super Cup, and the Spanish Super Cup, successes that are apparently not easy to attain.
Soccer fans predict an interesting and competitive race for the 2023 Ballon D’or with so many great players showing signs of nearing this prestigious award.
One can only brace himself for the thriller and ecstasy yet to unfold.
