Karim Benzema's wife: who is Cora Gauthier, the woman of Real Madrid's star?

Real Madrid striker, Karim Benzema, has been clear about keeping away his private from the spotlight, as the French striker usually never speaks or gives details of his personal life on social media, something that is common for most footballers, who are open to share intimate aspects of their lives outside the pitch.

The 34-year-old has been linked to multiple women as years go by, one of the most recent rumors was Ester Expósito, the Spanish actress better known for her role as Carla in Netflix series Elite, even though everything points towards being just that, rumors.

But back in 2017, rumors arose about a secret wedding between the French international and his back-then girlfriend, Cora Gauthier, something that hasn’t been confirmed or denied by the couple, although Gauthier became mother of Benzema’s second child, Ibrahim, on that same year.

Who is Cora Gauthier?

There’s not a lot of information about Cora’s personal life on the internet, but according to her social media, Gauthier is a professional model and fashion blogger who spends her life traveling between Madrid and London.

She was born in Martinique, France, on April 11 of 1989 and she’s currently 32 years old. She became a mother on May 5, 2017, after giving birth to Ibrahim Benzema, Karim’s second son.

Gauthier is not very active on Instagram, the only platform she uses, as she doesn’t even reach a hundred thousand followers. Just as Karim Benzema, she doesn’t share a lot of information about her private life and never posts anything related to her relationship, but from time to time she posts pictures with her son.

The couple met back in 2016, after Karim was vetoed from France National Team as he was involved in a scandal with Mathieu Valbuena, to whom he tried to blackmail with a sextape he found. Not much has been said about how or where they met, but it helped Real Madrid’s forward to become more career-centered and leave the scandals behind.

He even mentioned in an interview that now, after meeting Gauthier, he doesn’t “feel comfortable being the center of attention, or watching myself on Tv, I think it’s stupid. I have my life with my friends and family and its easier for me and them. Just think about it. You’re only four years old and you already always live with a camera behind your head. That stuff can make you lose your mind.”

Who is Karim Benzema?

Karim Benzema is a professional footballer that plays for Spanish side Real Madrid and is also part of France National Team. The 34-year-old striker joined Real Madrid back in 2009 out of Olympique Lyonnais, where he was a homegrown player.

Benzema’s been consistent throughout his career, even after fans didn’t want him in Madrid at a certain time and he had to share dressing room with Cristiano Ronaldo, his numbers through his 13-year stint with Los Merengues have been outstanding.

Karim Benzema is synonymous of loyalty. With the versatility of the market today, it is very difficult to last that long with the same soccer team, even more if we translate it to a 17-year streak playing at top tier competitions, and he doesn’t seem to be stopping soon.

He debuted before turning 18 with his childhood team, Olympique Lyonnais, where he played for 5 years. During his stint with Lyon, he managed to play a total of 148 games, where he scored 66 goals and assisted on 27 occasions.

His impressive numbers placed him as Madrid’s top priority in the summer transfer window of 2009, team that he joined after a transfer of $40 million. And the story after that has been a fairytale ever since.

So far, he’s played a total of 584 games for Los Merengues, where he’s been able to score 301 goals and assist on 102 occasions, figures that almost no one will be able to beat when he decides to retire.

During the current season, Karim Benzema has played on 20 games in La Liga, and keeping up with his impressive numbers, so far, he’s scored 17 goals and assisted on 7 times, something that translates in a goal participation of over 50 %.

As a French international, Benzema has played 94 games for France National Team, with a 6-year break after being vetoed. He’s scored 36 goals and assisted on 20 occasions.

How much is Karim worth?

The Frenchman made his name at his boyhood club Olympique Lyonnais, drawing instant comparisons to previous French greats such as Zinedine Zidane. When he joined Real Madrid in 2009, his market value was set on $33 million, even though Los Merengues paid for him $7 million more.

His worth raised exponentially until he reached a maximum worth of $68 million between 2016 and 2018. Now, with Karim on his thirties and still playing at a top level, his worth has fallen to $28 million, but even on the last years of his career, Benzema is still worth much more than a lot of players on their prime, something that is backed up by the numbers he’s placed with both Lyon and Real Madrid.