Kylian Mbappé background
Kylian Mbappé Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and currently captains the France national team.
Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, Mbappe is known for his elite dribbling, astonishing speed, and prolific finishing.
He has been often touted as one of the primary successors to Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi’s legacy in world football.
Often regarded as the best player in the world since the decline of the Messi–Ronaldo dominance, Mbappé is generally viewed as one of the best players of his generation.
Mbappe is famous for his successful career at Paris Saint Germain where he is the club’s all-time top goalscorer.
Mbappe ranks third for PSG in their all-time assist chart, and was the seventh-highest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history.
Kylian Mbappé finished in third place for the 2023 Ballon d’Or and was runner-up for the 2022 The Best FIFA Men’s Player award.
He was named to the FIFA FIFPro World11 in 2018, 2019, 2022 and 2023.
He was named to the UEFA Team of the Year in 2018 and the UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season in 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21 and 2021–22.
Kylian Mbappe was awarded the Golden Boy in 2017, the Kopa Trophy in 2018, and was shortlisted for the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year in 2019 and 2023.
Mbappé has been named Ligue 1 Player of the Year a record five times, and has finished as the Ligue 1 top scorer for a record six seasons.
In the 2021–22 season, Mbappe became the first player to finish as both Ligue 1 top scorer and top assist provider.
In 2023, Kylian Mbappe was listed in Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, and was ranked third on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes and third in Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid footballers in 2024.
Kylian Mbappé Profile
Full name: Kylian Mbappé Lottin
Birth date: December 20, 1998
Nationality: French
Place of birth: Paris, France
Age: 25 years old (as of July 2024)
Position: Forward
Current Team: Real Madrid
Salary: $110 million
Height: 5 ft 10 in
Marital status: Single
Parents: Mr. Wilfried Mbappe (Father) and Mrs. Fayza Lamari (Mother)
Net worth: $180 million (est.)
Instagram: @k.mbappe
X: @KMbappe
How old is Kylian Mbappé? (Kylian Mbappé age)
Kylian Mbappé is 25 years old as of July 2024.
Kylian Mbappé Career
Born in Paris and raised in nearby Bondy, Mbappé was first coached by his father, Wilfrid.
Eventually, Mbappé moved to the Clairefontaine academy, putting in a host of impressive performances leading to numerous French clubs, and Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich, jostling for his signature.
At the age of 11, Mbappe was invited by Real Madrid to train with their under-12s and visit the club’s facilities.
Mbappé was also tracked by French club Caen for three years, but their relegation from Ligue 1 in 2012 and subsequent failure to win promotion meant that they could not afford his signature.
At age 14, Mbappe travelled to London after an invite from Chelsea, playing a match for their youth team against Charlton Athletic.
In October 2015, Mbappé was brought in by Leonardo Jardim to be a mainstay in Monaco’s reserve team, after securing his signature in the summer of 2013 to play for the youth team.
However, Mbappe’s level of skill and maturity prompted his promotion to the main squad after just three weeks.
He made his first team debut two months later, on 2 December 2015, in a 1–1 Ligue 1 home draw against Caen, replacing Fábio Coentrão after 88 minutes.
Mbappé therefore became Monaco’s youngest-ever first-team player, aged 16 years and 347 days, breaking the previous record set by Thierry Henry in 1994.
On 20 February 2016, Mbappé scored his first goal for the club’s first team – a stoppage-time goal in a 3–1 league win over Troyes at the Stade Louis II.
At the age of 17 years and 62 days, he became the youngest first-team goalscorer in Monaco’s history—once again displacing Henry in the process.
On 6 March 2016, Mbappé signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, tying him to Monaco until June 2019.
With Monaco, Mbappe rose to prominence in Ligue 1 ending the 2016–17 season with 26 goals from 44 matches in all competitions, as Monaco won the Ligue 1 title.
Mbappe also credited fellow Monaco striker Radamel Falcao as a key influence on him throughout the season, giving him the space to express himself and teaching him to be “calm” and “serene”.
In the summer of 2017, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of an 18-year-old Mbappé from Monaco on loan with a mandatory purchase option of €180 million.
PSG’s assistant sporting director Luis Ferrer revealed that the the shift in Mbappé’s decision to join the club was partly thanks to a “convincing” speech given by manager Unai Emery at the Mbappés’ home over the summer.
The €180 million fee made Mbappé the most expensive teenager ever and the second-most-expensive player ever (behind teammate Neymar), and broke the record for the largest transfer within a domestic league.
Kylian Mbappe was handed the number 29 shirt upon arrival in the French capital.
In July 2018, Mbappé was given the number 7 jersey for the upcoming season with PSG, taking up the squad number left vacant by Lucas Moura.
On 8 October, Mbappé scored four goals in just 13 minutes in a 5–0 home victory over Lyon and became the youngest player (at 19 years and 9 months) to score four goals in one game in Ligue 1 over the last forty-five seasons.
In December that same year, Kylian Mbappé was the inaugural winner of the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded by France Football to the best under-21 player in the world.
PSG finished that season as Ligue 1 champions, with Mbappé winning the Player of the Year award, while also finishing the season as the top goalscorer with 33 goals.
In the 2019-20 season, Mbappe came off the bench on October 22 and scored a perfect hat-trick in a 5–0 away win over Belgian side Club Brugge in the Champions League – at the age of 20 years and 306 days, he became the youngest player ever to score at least 15 goals in the competition.
On 1 May 2020, PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions after the season had been called off amid the COVID-19 pandemic, at the time of the league’s premature suspension, PSG were in first place, with a twelve–point lead over second–placed Marseille.
Mbappé finished the 2019–20 season as joint-top scorer in Ligue 1 with 18 goals, along with Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder.
However, Mbappé was assigned the title due to his higher goals-per-game ratio.
Mbappe continued to enjoy success with PSG and on May 21, 2022, Mbappé extended his contract with PSG until 2025, despite speculations of a possible ‘dream transfer’ to Real Madrid, which prompted La Liga officials to file a complaint to UEFA regarding accumulating losses of PSG in the previous years.
Mbappé himself reportedly called and spoke to Real Madrid’s president Florentino Pérez, telling him that he would not be signing for Real Madrid.
The financial details of Mbappé’s new PSG contract reportedly included a monthly wage of £4 million, making him the highest-paid player in the world.
Mbappé and PSG also reportedly secured a signing-on bonus in the region of £100 million.
Hours after the announcement of Mbappe’s contract extension, he scored a hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Metz, to finish the season with 28 goals as top scorer for the fourth consecutive season.
In January 2023, Mbappé became the first PSG player to score five goals in a match, including a ten-minute hat-trick, in a 7–0 rout of Pays de Cassel in the Coupe de France round of 32.
Later the following month, Mbappe scored two goals and assisted another as PSG defeated Marseille 3–0 in Le Classique – that brace placed Mbappe as the club’s joint all-time top goalscorer with 200 goals, equalizing Edinson Cavani’s record.
In the following match, a 4–2 win over Nantes, he scored his 201st goal for PSG, taking the throne as the club’s leading scorer.
Mbappe ended the Ligue 1 campaign with 29 goals, to yet again become the top scorer for the fifth consecutive season, as PSG won their record 11th Ligue 1 title.
The France forward also ended the season by receiving the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award for the fourth consecutive season.
In the summer of 2023, Mbappé announced his decision not to renew his contract with PSG via an official statement released through Agence France-Presse, which was set to expire in June 2024.
According to him, the club had been informed about his decision since 15 July 2022.
In response to an article published by Le Parisien about his reported desire to join Real Madrid in the upcoming summer window, Mbappé tweeted that the rumours were “lies”, reaffirming his intention to “continue at PSG next season, where [he is] very happy”.
However, during the unveiling of new manager Luis Enrique on 5 July 2023, PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi clarified the club’s stance on Mbappé, stating that “if [he wants] to stay […] he [needs] to sign a new contract”.
On May 10 2024, Mbappé announced via his social media that he would depart Paris Saint-Germain at the end of the season stating he would not renew his contract, marking the end of his career at the club.
Two days later, Mbappe played his last match at the Parc de Princes as a PSG player, scoring a goal in a 3–1 loss to Toulouse.
Mbappe played his final match for the club on 25 May, featuring in the entirety of PSG’s Coupe de France final victory over Lyon, securing his last title with the club.
Mbappe concluded his final season with PSG as the Champions League top scorer with 8 goals, alongside Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane.
With PSG, Kylian Mbappe won six Ligue 1 titles and four Coupes de France, including a domestic quadruple in the 2019–20 season, while also leading the club to its first ever UEFA Champions League final in 2020.
As of 2024, Mbappe is PSG’s all-time top goalscorer and ranks third in assists, as was the seventh-highest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history.
On 3 June 2024, La Liga club Real Madrid announced that Mbappé had signed a five-year contract with the club, two days after the club’s triumph against Borussia Dortmund in the 2024 UEFA Champions League final, concluding a highly anticipated seven-year transfer saga.
Mbappe’s ‘dream move’ to Real Madrid had been the subject of intense speculation and negotiations, reflecting his status as the most influential players in the game.
Minutes after the announcement, Mbappé expressed his excitement on social media on that, and within two hours gained over 1 million new followers on his Instagram page.
Mbappe will reportedly wear the no.9 jersey at Real Madrid, previously worn by Los Blancos legend and his former national teammate Karim Benzema.
Kylian Mbappe International Career
Kylian Mbappé was called up to the senior France squad for the first time to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017.
He made his debut on 25 March against the former side, coming on for Dimitri Payet in the 78th minute of a 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification away win.
On 31 August 2017, Mbappé scored his first senior international goal in a 2018 World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands.
Kylian Mbappé was called up to the France squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
On 21 June 2018, he scored his first World Cup goal in Les Bleus’ 1–0 group stage win over Peru. This made him the youngest French goalscorer in World Cup history, aged 19.
On 30 June 2018, he was named man of the match in a 4–3 win over Argentina in the round of 16, having won a penalty for his team and scored two goals.
Mbappé was the second teenager to score two goals in a World Cup match after Pelé in 1958.
On 15 July, Mbappé scored with a 25-yard strike against Croatia in the 2018 World Cup final, with France gaining a 4–2 win.
Mbappe became the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup final.
Having scored four goals in the tournament, Mbappe received the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player Award.
Brazilian footballing great Pelé congratulated him on social media, saying quote, “welcome to the club”.
In December 2022, Mbappe led France to another consecutive World Cup final in Qatar.
After featuring in France’s wins against England and Morocco, respectively, in the quarter and semi-finals, Mbappé became only the second player in history to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final, scoring three goals against Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final.
However, the match went to a penalty shoot-out and Mbappé scored his penalty, but France ultimately lost following misses by Kingsley Coman and Aurélien Tchouaméni.
Mbappé secured the tournament’s Golden Boot with eight goals, and became the sixth all-time top goalscorer in World Cup history with twelve goals, tied with Pelé.
Having scored a goal in the 2018 final, Mbappé also became the outright top goalscorer in World Cup finals, with four goals, and his hat-trick was the first in a men’s final since Geoff Hurst for England in 1966.
On March 31, 2023, following the international retirement of Hugo Lloris, manager Didier Deschamps named Mbappé the new captain of France ahead of their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying campaign.
Three days later, in his first match as captain, he led France to a 4–0 victory over the Netherlands, by scoring a brace and assisting Antoine Griezmann’s goal.
Kylian Mbappe Style of Play
A highly skillful player, Kylian Mbappé is widely acknowledged for his dribbling ability, as well as his explosive acceleration, agility, quick feet, first touch, link-up play and creativity when in possession of the ball, as demonstrated by his use of elaborate feints, such as step overs, or sudden changes of pace or direction to beat opponents in one-on-one situations.
Mbappe has been globally famed for his incredible pace and close ball control when dribbling at speed, as well as his movement, tactical intelligence, and ability to beat the defensive line by making attacking runs into space both on and off the ball.
His ability to time his runs enables him to stretch opposing defences, making him a dangerous offensive threat on counter-attacks.
A versatile forward, Mbappé often plays as a winger, and is capable of playing on either flank, due to his ability with both feet.
He is capable of creating chances and providing assists for teammates e thanks to his vision.
A prolific finisher, Mbappe is also able to play in the centre as a main striker, due to his composure, clinical finishing, and eye for goal.
In recent years, Mbappe has been also been praised for his passing and technique.
Kylian Mbappe Career Achievements
National Team Level: France
FIFA World Cup: 2018, Runner-up: 2022
UEFA Nations League: 2020–21
Club level: Monaco
Ligue 1: 2016–17
Coupe de la Ligue runner-up: 2016–17
Club level: Paris Saint Germain
Ligue 1: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Coupe de France: 2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2023–24, Runner-up: 2018–19
Coupe de la Ligue: 2017–18, 2019–20
Trophée des Champions: 2019, 2020, 2023
UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2019–20
Kylian Mbappe Individual Achievements
UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament: 2016
Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
UNFP Ligue 1 Team of the Year: 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month: April 2017, March 2018, August 2018, February 2019, February 2021, August 2021, February 2022, November/December 2022, February 2023, October 2023, November 2023
UEFA Champions League Team of the Season: 2016–17, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22
Golden Boy: 2017
FIFA World Cup Young Player Award: 2018
FIFA World Cup Dream Team: 2018
UEFA Team of the Year: 2018
Kopa Trophy: 2018
Ligue 1 Player of the Year: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
Ligue 1 top goalscorer: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
French Player of the Year: 2018, 2019, 2022
FIFA FIFPRO World 11: 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
IFFHS Men’s World Team: 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023
Onze de Bronze: 2019
Ligue 1 top assist provider: 2021–22
Globe Soccer Best Player of the Year: 2021, 2024
UEFA Nations League Finals Golden Boot: 2021
IFFHS World’s Best Top Goal Scorer: 2022
FIFA World Cup Golden Boot: 2022
FIFA World Cup Silver Ball: 2022
ESM Team of the Year: 2022–23
UEFA Champions League top scorer: 2023–24
What is Kylian Mbappe’s Net Worth in 2024? (Kylian Mbappe Net Worth)
As of 2024, Kylian Mbappe is estimated to have a net worth of $180 million, as per figures via Celebrity Net Worth.
Mbappe makes his money from football as well as a slew of endorsement and sponsorship deals on and off the pitch.
During the course of his career, Mbappe is said to have netted over $203 million from on-field salaries alone.
As of 2024, he is one of the highest paid athletes in the world, with Forbes positioning his earnings at no.6 in their 2024 list of the world’s highest paid athletes.
Mbappe is also one of the richest footballers in the world and the highest paid French athlete in the world.
He is also the world’s highest-paid athlete under the age of 25.
As of 2024, no other footballer playing in Europe earns more than Mbappe from endorsement deals.
Mbapppe has partnered with brands including Nike, Oakley and Hublot.
In 2020, EA Sports picked him for the cover of “FIFA 21,” making him one of the youngest ever to grace that brand’s cover solo and remained the cover star until FIFA 23, which was later discontinued.
Kylian Mbappe Salary 2024
Kylian Mbappe’s last PSG salary breakdown (Guaranteed bonuses included before Tax)
Per Week: $1,875,000
Per Month: $7,500,000
Per Year: $90,000,000
N.B: The figures above include on-field bonuses from international and club-level competitions before tax.
How does Kylian Mbappe spend his money?
Amongst other things, Mbappe has been lauded for his philanthropy.
In February 2018, Mbappé was joined by former African strikers George Weah and Didier Drogba in a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and FIFA president Gianni Infantino at the Élysée Palace in Paris, which focused on a sports development project in Africa.
Mbappé stated that the development of African sport is important to him due to his parents’ African origins.
On 28 January 2019, Mbappé donated $34,000 (around £26,000) to a crowdfunding campaign to finance a private search mission to find football player Emiliano Sala, whose light aircraft had gone missing over the English Channel a week earlier.
Later, on 10 February 2019, Mbappé donated a further £27,000 to the GoFundMe campaign created to fund the search for the plane’s still-missing pilot, David Ibbotson.
He currently has a foundation aimed at helping children around the world.
Kylian Mbappe Cars
It is no secret that Mbappe is driven by pace and his passion for speed is well represented by his luxurious car collection.
Amongst which includes the Ferrari 488 Pista which is said to have cost him around $351,300.
Mbappe is also said to own a Volkswagen Touareg with the SUV reportedly worth $129,990.
Mbappe is also known to own a Mercedes-Benz V Class, which has a 2.2-litre diesel engine mated to a 7-speed automatic gearbox.
It churns out 161 bhp of max power and 380 Nm of peak torque.
This premium SUV is said to have cost him around $181,000.
Kylian Mbappe personal life
Kylian Mbappe was born in the 19th arrondissement of Paris and was raised in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, to Fayza Lamari and Wilfried Mbappe.
Wilfried and Fayza share two biological sons, Kylian and Ethan Mbappe.
Ethan currently plays for Ligue 1 club Lille having departed PSG in the summer of 2024 on a free transfer.
They also have another son who is adopted, named Jires Kembo Ekoko.
Interestingly, all their sons are into sports, although Jires Kembo is now a retired professional footballer who formerly played as a striker for Rennes.
As a child, Mbappé went to a private Catholic school in Bondy, where he was considered academically gifted but unruly.
At 15, he began taking Spanish lessons, and eventually became fluent in the language.
Among Mbappé’s idols growing up were Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Ronaldo Nazario, Eden Hazard and Thierry Henry.
As a child, Mbappé received Robinho’s AC Milan shirt as a gift from his nanny’s family, who were Italians and supporters of the club.
However, his own favourite team had always been Real Madrid.
In May 2024, just days before his transfer to Real Madrid was announced, Mbappé said that he still follows Serie A and AC Milan, and would like to play for the rossoneri if he is ever to move to Italy in the future.
Mbappé is a practising Christian.
In a 2018 interview with Time, he spoke about the sacrifices he made as a teenager to focus on his football development:
“I did not have the moments of so-called normal people during adolescence, like going out with friends, enjoying good times.” But despite missing out on a “normal” life, Mbappé states he is “living the life he always dreamed of”.
Who is Kylian Mbappe’s girlfriend? (Kylian Mbappe girlfriend)
As of July 2024, Kylian Mbappe is single and not known to be in any relationship.
The Real Madrid striker has, however, had quite a history with women
During his career, Mbappe has been linked with several women including Emma Smet, who he reportedly dated briefly, Alicia Aylies, Stella Maxwell, Georgia May Heath, and transgender Playboy model, Ines Rau.
Mbappe was last rumoured to have dated Stephanie Rose Bertram, the ex-partner of former PSG defender Gregory Van De Wiel.
However, those rumours are wide of the mark as the footballer never at any point dated the Belgian supermodel.
Pulse Sports gathered that the rumours were false and Kylian Mbappé and Stephanie Rose Bertram never dated or had a romantic affair.
As far as public information goes, Kylian Mbappé is not in a relationship.
Kylian Mbappe social media
Kylian Mbappe is currently on social media where he is often active.
His Instagram account has more than 119 million followers, making him the fourth most-followed footballer in the world, and the no.1 most-followed French athlete Instagram.
Mbappe often shares snaps of his personal life and football career on his social media page.
Mbappe’s account on X, has more than 14.1 million followers, the second most-followed French athlete on Elon Musk’s platform.
Kylian Mbappe is also on Facebook, where he has over 17 million followers on the platform.
Kylian Mbappe House
According to respected Spanish daily La Razon, Kylian Mbappe bought a $19.5 million mega-mansion in the exclusive Madrid suburb of La Moraleja – the same place where David Beckham spent most of his time living when he was in the Spanish capital.
Mbappe’s new neighbours will include former Real Madrid legend Sergio Ramos and his stunning model wife Pilar Rubio as well as Hollywood star Richard Gere and his Spanish publicist wife Alejandra Silva.
According to the aforementioned outlet. Mbappe’s new home is conveniently located just five minutes away from the Real Madrid training complex.