Kylian Mbappé
![]() Mbappé with Paris Saint-Germain in 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kylian Mbappé Lottin[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [2] | 20 December 1998|||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2013 | AS Bondy | |||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Monaco | |||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Monaco II | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Monaco | 41 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 27 | (13) | |||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Paris Saint-Germain | 72 | (69) | |||||||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
2016 | France U19 | 11 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||
2017– | France | 39 | (16) | |||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:38, 27 February 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 November 2020 |
Kylian Mbappé Lottin (French pronunciation: [kiljan (ə)mbape]; born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Paris Saint-Germain and the France national team. At the age of 19, he has been marked the best young player in the world.[4] He is expected to be the world's best player in future.[5]
Mbappé made his senior debut for France in 2017. Before that he was representing them at under-17 and under-19 levels. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Mbappé became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup. He also became the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup Final. France won the tournament and he was the second-highest goalscorer. He received the Best Young Player Award for his performances.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Kylian Mbappé: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kylian Mbappé: Overview". ESPN. Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "Kylian Mbappé". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Archived from the original on 23 August 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- ↑ "The best young players in world football: Christian Pulisic, Jadon Sancho, Ben Woodburn... who are the superstars of the future?". The Telegraph. 20 June 2017. ISSN 0307-1235. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Mbappe: France World Cup star 'taking crown from Messi and Ronaldo'". BBC Sport. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ↑ "Kylian Mbappe becomes first teenager to score in a World Cup Final since Pele". RT. 15 July 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.