Benzema named best professional French player abroad

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema has been named the best French player abroad by the UNFP (the French Professional Footballers' Union) on Sunday. Benzema is having a great season with Real Madrid in all competitions, where he scored 44 goals and in 44 matches. In the current campaign, he's scored 44 goals in 44 games, provided 15 assists, and is the top scorer in this season's Champions League and LaLiga.After winning the award, Benzema said: “I am very happy. It’s the third, it’s always a source of pride, insisted the center forward of Real. It’s hard to get him; there are a lot of very good players. The Ballon d’Or, of course, is a dream, but it will come if I do collective things. It’s up to me to continue. »The forward came out ahead of his countrymen Dembele (Barcelona), Theo Hernandez (Milan), Kanté (Chelsea), and Maignan (Milan). Benzema has now won the award three times in a row after collecting it in 2019 and 2021 (in 2020 it was not awarded)