Real Madrid captain Karim Benzema was awarded the Player of the Year 2022 Ballon d’Or award last season, playing 46 games for the Real Madrid and scoring 44 goals. The team is the champion of La Liga and the UEFA Champions League
such results. Make the French Vanguard This year’s award is the first of my career, and second place goes to Sadio Mane.
“To receive this award makes me really proud, everything I can do, I never give up,” Benzema said. On stage after accepting the award from Zinedine Zidane,
“I have had the determination and dream of winning this award since childhood, in my life I have had two role models – Zidane and Ronaldo (Brazil). the UFABET report
” Always thinking that everything was possible, I had a hard time not with the France national team but I’m always working hard, never giving up and enjoying playing football.”
“I’m proud of my path up to this point, it wasn’t easy. And it’s hard for me and my family
.” “It’s my first time here. And I’m super happy, thanks to my team-mates at Real Madrid and the France national team
. but from the performance of the team Because everyone is involved in this success.”
At 34, Benzema is the oldest recipient of the award since Stanley Matthews, who won the 1956 Ballon d’Or at 41
. For me age is just a number, nowadays people are playing until the end of my career
. and never give up, it keeps me dreaming And I want to make the most of this fire.”
Ballon d’Or Player of the Year 2022
Joint 25th: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City), Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich), Antonio Rudiger (Chelsea/Real Madrid), Mike Mignon (AC Milan), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), Darwin Nunez (Benfica/Liverpool)
Joint 22nd: Phil Foden (Manchester City), Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
21st place: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur)
20th place: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) United/Manchester United)
Joint 17th: Luis Diaz (Porto/Liverpool), Dusan Vlajovic (Juventus), Casemiro (Real Madrid/ Manchester United
16th: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
14th: Fabinho (Liverpool), Rafael Leao (AC Milan)
13th place: Sebastian Haller (Ajax/Borussia Dortmund)
12th place: Riyadh Mahrez (Manchester City)
11th place: Son Hue D-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)
10th place: Erling Haaland (Borussia Dortmund/Manchester City)
9th place: Luka Mo Drich (Real Madrid)
8th place: Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
7th place: Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid)
6th place: Kylian M Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
5th place: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
4th place: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich /Barcelona)
3rd place: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
2nd place: Sadio Mane (Liverpool/Bayern Munich)
1st place: Karim Benze Ma (Real Madrid)