Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe are the two top strikers in the world at the moment.
Over the past 15 or so years, Ronaldo and Messi have created one of the most memorable rivalry in football history. Up to now, this duo has won a total of 12 Golden Ball titles and a series of other big and small titles.
However, when Messi and Ronaldo are gradually going through their peak and no longer playing football in Europe, world football will soon see new names come out to replace them.
According to Goal, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are two of the most outstanding young players. Let’s take a look at the stats of this pair of strikers to see who has the more impressive journey so far.
Number of goals in the club
Both stars started their professional careers in the 2015/2016 season. However, due to being born 19 months earlier than his colleague, Mbappe became the mainstay of the previous club. Up to now, Mbappe has had 5 consecutive seasons scoring 30 or more goals in the club shirt, the highest in the 2020-2021 season with 42 goals.
On the opposite side, Haaland has only had 3 seasons to score 30 goals or more in the club shirt. However, last season Haaland played brilliantly with 52 goals in all competitions for Man City.
This year’s season has only just begun, but the Mbappe and Haaland duo both have 3 times to hit the opponent’s net.
Number of assists in the club
Mbappe outperformed Haaland in the ability to create goals in the club’s shirt (114 versus 45). In just 8 seasons, Mbappe has pocketed more than 100 assists. In the 2021/2022 season, Mbappe even has 26 assists.
Meanwhile, Haaland has the most assists in the 2021-2022 season, but this number also stops at 12.
Number of goals in the national team
Mbappe made his debut for France in 2017 and pocketed 40 goals in 70 matches (0.57 goals/match). Only 24 years old, it is only a matter of time before Mbappe surpasses Olivier Giroud (54 goals) to become the highest scorer in the history of France.
Meanwhile, Haaland has a much higher scoring performance in the national team than Mbappe (0.96 goals per game). However, the 23-year-old striker has not had the opportunity to play in major tournaments for Norway.
Title in the club
Up to now, Mbappe has won 5 national championships and 7 times crowned in the domestic cup arena. However, Mbappe has not been able to conquer the Champions League despite continuously participating in this arena with PSG in the past season.
Meanwhile, Haaland has just had a memorable treble with Man City with the Champions League, Premier League and FA Cup. With playing for the mighty Man City, Haaland promises to rapidly increase the number of titles acquired in the future.
Title in the national team
Haaland is very difficult to compete with Mbappe in terms of the number of titles in the national team when the player’s Norway is not appreciated. At this time, Haaland still has not had the opportunity to attend the World Cup and the Euro.
Meanwhile, Mbappe and the French team won the 2018 World Cup and won the runner-up at the 2022 World Cup. In these two tournaments, Mbappe shined brightly. Besides, Mbappe also won the UEFA Nations League season 2020-2021.