Karim Benzema (born 19 December 1987 in Lyon, Rhône-Alpes) is a French footballer of Algerian descent who plays in a forward role for Olympique Lyonnais.
Club career
A pure product of the Olympique Lyonnais youth academy, he is very capable of playing as the main striker in Lyon's preferred 4-3-3 formation, but he can also play on both wings. In the 2006-07 season, after forming an understanding with new manager Alain Perrin, he was given the central role in which he responded with 24 goals in 37 games.
International career
After many goals in the French youth teams, Benzema was asked to play for the Algerian national team, on December 9, 2006. He refused, stating that he would rather play for France. He then earned his first cap on March 28, 2007 in a friendly against Austria that ended in a 1-0 victory with Benzema scoring the only goal. He has since then become a regular part of the French national team and is likely to be part of the French squad for Euro 2008.
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Just a little bit of info from wikipedia about him
I LOVE wikipedia lol (just thought id add that in)
