Kylian Mbappé Real Name
Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players of his generation, he is known for his dribbling, finishing, and speed.
Born in Paris and raised in nearby Bondy, Mbappé began his senior club career in 2015 with Monaco, where he won the Ligue 1 title in the 2016–17 season. In 2017, aged 18, Mbappé signed for Paris Saint-Germain on an eventual permanent transfer worth €180 million, making him the second-most-expensive player and most expensive teenage player of all time.
With PSG, he 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. He is the club’s all-time top goalscorer, ranks third in assists, and is the seventh-highest goalscorer in Ligue 1 history. In 2024, after several years of speculation, Mbappé joined Real Madrid on a free transfer.
He won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup in the first half of his debut season, scoring in both finals. Breaking the record for the most goals scored by a Real Madrid player in their debut season, he also won the Pichichi Trophy and his first European Golden Shoe.
At international level, Mbappé made his senior debut for France in 2017 at the age of 18. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Mbappé became the youngest French player to score at a World Cup, as well as the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup final.
He finished as the joint second-highest goalscorer as France won the tournament; he went on to win the FIFA World Cup Best Young Player and French Player of the Year awards for his performances. He also helped France to victory in the UEFA Nations League in 2021, receiving the top scorer award in the finals. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, France reached the final again; Mbappé won the Golden Boot and Silver Ball and set the record for the most goals scored in World Cup final matches by scoring a hat-trick. Mbappé is one of only two players to have scored in two consecutive World Cup finals (the other being Brazil’s Vavá in 1958 and 1962).
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, 2023, and 2024, 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.
He 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, he became the first player to finish as both Ligue 1 top scorer and top assist provider. In 2023, he was named as one of Time’s 100 most influential people in the world, and was ranked third on the Forbes list of the world’s highest-paid athletes.
Early life
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.
Club career
Mbappé was coached by his father, Wilfried, when he started his career with AS Bondy. Another of his youth coaches at AS Bondy, Antonio Riccardi, stated,
The first time I coached him was when he was six years old. You could tell he was different. Kylian could do much more than the other children. His dribbling was already fantastic and he was much faster than the others. He was the best player I’ve ever seen in 15 years coaching here. In Paris, there are many talents but I’d never seen a talent like him. He was what we call a ‘crack’ (the best).
In July 2016, Mbappé scored five times for France as they won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. His second-half brace in the 3–1 victory over Portugal in the semi-finals helped his team reach the final. He was included in the competition’s Team of the Tournament.
Mbappé received his first call-up to the French senior squad to face Luxembourg and Spain in March 2017. He debuted on 25 March against Luxembourg, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute of a 3–1 World Cup qualification away victory. On 31 August, Mbappé scored his first senior international goal in a 2018 World Cup qualification match against the Netherlands. He scored twice in a March 2018 friendly match against Russia.
Career statistics
Club
As of match played 30 September 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2015–16 | CFA | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| 2016–17 | CFA | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | ||||||
| Monaco | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9[d] | 6 | — | 44 | 26 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 41 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 27 | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8[d] | 4 | — | 44 | 21 | |
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[d] | 4 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 39 |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10[d] | 5 | 1[e] | 1 | 37 | 30 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 27 | 5 | 7 | — | 10[d] | 8 | 1[e] | 0 | 47 | 42 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 35 | 28 | 3 | 5 | — | 8[d] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 39 | ||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 29 | 1 | 5 | — | 8[d] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 41 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 8 | — | 12[d] | 8 | 1[e] | 1 | 48 | 44 | ||
| Total | 178 | 162 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 76 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 264 | 235 | ||
| Real Madrid | 2024–25 | La Liga | 34 | 31 | 4 | 2 | — | 14[d] | 7 | 7[f] | 4 | 59 | 44 | |
| 2025–26 | La Liga | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | ||
| Total | 41 | 39 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 68 | 57 | |||
| Career total | 299 | 234 | 35 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 14 | 6 | 448 | 344 | ||
International
As of match played 9 September 2025[324]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2017 | 10 | 1 |
| 2018 | 18 | 9 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 14 | 8 | |
| 2022 | 13 | 12 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 10 | |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | |
| Total | 92 | 52 | |
