Kylian Mbappe

Kylian Mbappé Lottin (French: Kylian Mbappé Lottin, pronounced: [kiljan (ɛ)mbape lɔtɛ]; December 20, 1998 -) is a French professional football player who serves as a forward. Currently plays for La Liga club Real Madrid and serves as captain of the French national football team. Mbappe was born in Paris, France and grew up in nearby Bondi. He joined Monaco Football Club in 2015 and helped Monaco win the French Ligue 1 championship in the 2016-2017 season. In 2017, Mbappe joined Paris Saint-Germain for a transfer fee of 180 million euros, becoming the second most valuable player in history and the most valuable teenage player in history. His Paris Saint-Germain has won six French Ligue 1 titles and four Coupe de France titles, including the domestic quadruple crown in the 2019-20 season, and led the team to the Champions League final for the first time in 2020. He is the top scorer in Paris Saint-Germain history, ranks third in assists, and is the seventh top scorer in Ligue 1 history. In 2024, Mbappe joined Real Madrid on a free transfer. In the international arena, Mbappe represented the French national team for the first time in 2017. In the 2018 World Cup, Mbappe became the youngest World Cup goal scorer in the history of the French team and the second teenage player to score in the World Cup final after Belgium. He helped France win the championship as the second-leading scorer and was named the World Cup's Best Young Player and France's Player of the Year. In 2021, he helped the French team win the UEFA Nations League championship and was awarded the top scorer in the finals. In the 2022 World Cup, the French team reached the final again. Mbappe won the Golden Boot Award and the Silver Ball Award, and set a World Cup final scoring record. Mbappe ranked third in the 2023 Ballon d'Or selection and won the runner-up in the 2022 FIFA World Player of the Year selection. He has been selected into the FIFA Team of the Year six times and the Champions League Team of the Season four times. He won the Golden Boy Award and the Kopa Award in 2017 and 2018 respectively, and was selected for the 2018 UEFA Team of the Year. Mbappe was elected Ligue 1 Player of the Year five times and was the Ligue 1 top scorer for six consecutive seasons. Mbappe was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023, and was listed as one of the top ten highest-paid athletes in the world by Forbes magazine in 2023 and 2024.