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Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé

French soccer player

Kylian Mbappé is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Renowned for his explosive acceleration, clinical finishing, and decisive big-game mentality, Mbappé gained global prominence as a teenager during Monaco’s 2016–17 campaign before dominating French domestic football with Paris Saint-Germain. At the international level, he anchored France to a World Cup victory in 2018 as a 19-year-old. He cemented his legacy as one of the sport’s greatest international forwards by establishing the all-time World Cup goalscoring record.

Quick facts about Kylian Mbappé

  1. Kylian Mbappé Lottin, born on December 20, 1998, in Paris, France, to a Cameroonian father (Wilfried Mbappé) and an Algerian former professional handball player mother (Fayza Lamari). His name "Kylian" derives from the Gaelic Cillian, translating to "little warrior" or "bright-headed."
  2. He became the youngest player in AS Monaco's history at 16 years and 347 days old on December 2, 2015, surpassing Thierry Henry's 21-year-old record before leading Monaco to the 2016–17 Ligue 1 title.
  3. He moved to Paris Saint-Germain in August 2017 for €180 million, making him the second-most expensive player in football history, before departing in May 2024 as PSG's all-time top goalscorer with 256 goals in 308 appearances.
  4. He holds the all-time record as the leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup history with 22 goals across three tournaments (2018, 2022, 2026), having netted 10 goals in the 2026 edition alone to surpass Miroslav Klose and Lionel Messi.
  5. He is the all-time leading goalscorer in FIFA World Cup finals with 4 goals, having scored in France's 2018 final victory over Croatia and a historic hat-trick in the 2022 final against Argentina.

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