Kylian Mbappe Lottin, professionally known as Kylian Mbappe is a French professional football player. He plays as a striker, often as a winger, and is considered one of the best players in the world. He is known for his speed, dribbling, and finishing. He currently plays for the French club, Paris Saint-Germain. He started his football career from Monaco later joining PSG in 2017. He became the second-most expensive player and the most expensive teenager when he joined PSG for 180 million Euros.
He has represented France at various age levels. He made his senior international debut in 2017. The young talented footballer has already accumulated various titles and individual honors at an early age.
He has over 38 million followers on his Instagram@k.mbappe.
What is Kylian Mbappe Famous For?
- Considered one of the best footballers in the world at a young age.
Where was Kylian Mbappe Born?
Kylian Mbappe was born on 20 December 1998. His birth name is Kylian Mbappe Lottin. His birth place is in Paris in France. He holds French nationality. He was born to a Cameroonian father, Wilfried Mbappe, and an Algerian mother, Fayza Lamari. He has a younger brother, Ethan Mbappe. He also has an adoptive brother, Jires Kembo Ekoko. He belongs to African ethnicity.
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Kylian Mbappe Football Career Timeline
Kylian Mbappe started his youth career from AS Bondy in 2004. His father coached the club.
He then moved to Clairefontaine academy.
His impressive talent drew interest from several top clubs in Europe including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich.
He went on a trial with Chelsea when he was 11.
He later signed with Monaco in 2013.
After spending 2 years at the club's youth system, he was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2015.
He made his first-team on 2 December 2015 against SM Caen.
He scored his debut professional goal against Troyes on 20 February 2016.
Thus, he became the club's youngest goalscorer aged 17 years and 62 days. He once again broke Thierry Henry's record.
He signed his first professional contract on 6 March 2016. He had signed a 3-year contract with the club.
He scored the first hat-trick of his career on 14 December 2016 against Stade Rennais in the Coupe de la Ligue. His hat-trick was the first hat-trick scored by any Monaco player in the competition since Sonny Anderson in 1997.
He scored his first Ligue 1 hat-trick of his career on 11 February 2017 against Metz. Thus, he became the youngest player to score a Ligue 1 hat-trick aged 18 years and 2 months.
He became the second-youngest French scorer in the UEFA Champions League history behind Karim Benzema on 21 February 2017 after scoring a goal against Manchester City.
He finished the 2016-17 season with 26 goals in 44 appearances in all competitions for Monaco. Monaco won the Ligue 1 title.
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Monaco loaned Mbappe to PSG in August 2017.
He was given the shirt number 29 at PSG.
He made his PSG debut against Metz on 8 September 2017. He scored his debut goal for the club in the same match.
He became the youngest player ever to reach the 10th Champions League goal mark aged 18 years and 11 months.
He was part of PSG team that won the 2017-18 Ligue 1, 2017-18 Coupe de France, and 2017-18 Coupe de la Ligue.
PSG made his move permanent in a transfer worth 180 million Euros. He became the second-most expensive player and the most expensive teenager ever.
He was assigned the shirt number 7 for the 2018-19 season.
He scored 4 goals in just 13 minutes against Lyon, becoming the youngest player aged 19 years and 9 months to score 4 goals in one game in Ligue 1.
He finished the 2018-19 season as the top goalscorer with 33 goals in Ligue 1. He scored 39 goals in 43 appearances in all competitions in 2018-19.
PSG won the 2018-19 Ligue 1 and 2019 Trophee des Champions. They finished second in the 2018-19 Coupe de France.
He became the youngest player ever to score at least 15 goals in the Champions League aged 20 years and 306 days after scoring his 15th Champions League goal on 22 October 2019.
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Kylian Mbappe International Career
Kylian Mbappe has represented France's national team at various age levels.
He was part of the France U19 team that won the 2016 UEFA European U19 Championship.
He made his senior international debut against Luxembourg on 25 March 2017. He became the second-youngest player for France to earn a cap aged 18 years, 3 months, and 5 days old.
He scored his debut international goal against the Netherlands in a 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
He was a key part of the French team that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
He scored his first World Cup goal against Peru, becoming the youngest French goalscorer in World Cup history aged 19.
He became the second teenager to score 2 goals in a single World Cup match after Pele scored in 1958 when he scored two goals against Argentina.
He became the second teenager after Pele to score in a World Cup final after scoring a goal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Final against Croatia.
He was named the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player. He was also the joint second-highest goalscorer of the tournament.
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Individual Honors
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2018–19
UNFP Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2016–17
FIFA FIFPro World11: 2018, 2019
FIFA FIFPro World11 3rd team: 2017
Golden Boy: 2017
FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award: 2018
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
Kopa Trophy: 2018
IFFHS Men's World Team: 2018
French Player of the Year: 2018, 2019
UEFA Team of the Year: 2018
Ligue 1 Top Goalscorer: 2018–19
Onze de Bronze: 2019
Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur: 2018
Who is Kylian Mbappe Dating?
Kylian Mbappe is unmarried. He is reportedly dating French model, Alicia Aylies. She won the 2017 Miss France beauty pageant title. Detail information about their relationship will be updated soon.
How tall is Kylian Mbappe?
Kylian Mbappe stands at a height of 1.78 m i.e. 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He has an athletic body build. He has a body weight of 73 kg.
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What is Kylian Mbappe Net Worth?
Kylian Mbappe earns from his professional career as a football player. His income comes from contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements. He has a sponsorship deal with Nike. Nike has launched a personalized football boot for Mbappe, Nike Hypervenom 3. He became the world, second-most expensive footballer, after Neymar and the most expensive teenager ever after signing a 180 million Euros contract with PSG. His salary is reported at $24 million and his net worth is estimated at $45 million.
