Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Real Madrid and captains the France national team. Widely regarded as one of the best players in the world, he is known for his pace, dribbling, and finishing. He has scored over 400 goals in his senior career, being the all-time top goalscorer for Paris Saint-Germain (256), and the France national team (67). He is also the highest-scoring player in the FIFA World Cup (22).
Born in Paris and raised in Bondy, Mbappé began his senior career in 2015 with Monaco, where he won the 2016–17 Ligue 1 title, the club's first league title in 17 years. In 2017, at age 18, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on an eventual permanent transfer worth €180 million, making him the second-most-expensive player in the world. He won 15 trophies with PSG, including six Ligue 1 titles and four Coupes de France, and helped them reach the Champions League final in 2020. He also finished as the league's top goalscorer a record six times, and won Ligue 1 Player of the Year a record five times. In 2024, Mbappé joined Real Madrid on a free transfer. In his debut season, he scored in the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Intercontinental Cup as Madrid won both titles. He won the European Golden Shoe in 2025. He was the top scorer in La Liga in 2025 and 2026, and in the Champions League in 2026.
Mbappé made his senior debut for France in 2017. At the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he became the second teenager, after Pelé, to score in a World Cup final and win the World Cup, being honoured as the World Cup Best Young Player and French Player of the Year. He helped France win the UEFA Nations League in 2021, ranking as top scorer in the finals. At the 2022 World Cup, Mbappé led France to a second consecutive final, in which he scored a hat-trick. He set the record for most goals scored in World Cup finals (4), and won the tournament's Golden Boot and Silver Ball. At the 2026 World Cup, Mbappé won the Golden Boot as his 10 goals made him the third-highest scorer in a single World Cup, tied with Gerd Müller. Mbappé also became the first player to win multiple World Cup Golden Boots.
Mbappé finished as runner-up for The Best FIFA Men's Player in 2022 and finished third in voting for the 2023 Ballon d'Or. WhoScored rated him as Europe's best-performing player in 2021–22. He has been the UEFA Champions League top scorer in a season twice and was awarded IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer twice. He has been named in the FIFPRO World 11 six times and the IFFHS Men's World Team five times. He was awarded the Golden Boy in 2017 and the Kopa Trophy in 2018. During the 2021–22 season, he became the first player to finish as both the Ligue 1 top scorer and the top assist provider. Mbappé was named one of Times 100 most influential people in the world in 2023 and was listed by Forbes as one of the world's ten highest-paid athletes in 2023 and 2024.
Early life Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on 20 December 1998 in the 19th arrondissement of Paris, and was raised in Bondy in the city's northeastern suburbs. His father, Wilfrid Mbappé, is a football coach who is originally from the Cameroonian island of . His mother and agent, Fayza Lamari, is of Algerian Kabyle origin and is a former handball player. Mbappé has a younger brother, Ethan, who plays football for Lille. Their older adopted brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is a former professional footballer.
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. As a youth, Mbappé's favourite team was Real Madrid, and he also supported AC Milan. His football idols included Zinedine Zidane, Cristiano Ronaldo, Neymar, Ronaldinho, Lionel Messi, Ronaldo Nazario, Eden Hazard and Thierry Henry. In May 2024, days before his transfer to Real Madrid was announced, Mbappé said that he still follows AC Milan, and would like to play for them in the future.
Club career Early career When Mbappé started his career with AS Bondy at the age of six, he had several coaches, including his father. Eventually, Mbappé moved to the Clairefontaine football academy. His impressive performances led to numerous clubs attempting to sign him, including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. At the age of 11, Real Madrid invited him to train with their under-12 teams. Mbappé was tracked by Caen for three years, but their relegation from Ligue 1 in 2012 and subsequent failure to win promotion meant they could not afford to sign him. At age 14, Mbappé travelled to London on an invitation from Chelsea, where he played a match for their youth team against Charlton Athletic.
Monaco In July 2013, at the age of 14, Mbappé joined the youth academy of Monaco. The club managed to secure a three-year contract with him despite efforts by Real Madrid to sign him.
2015–2017: Breakthrough and league title In October 2015, Mbappé was brought in by Leonardo Jardim to be a mainstay in Monaco's reserve team. However, his level of skill and maturity prompted his promotion to the main squad after three weeks. He made his first-team debut on 2 December, in a 1–1 draw against Caen in Ligue 1. The 16-year-old Mbappé became Monaco's youngest-ever first-team player, breaking the previous record set by Thierry Henry in 1994. On 20 February 2016, Mbappé scored his first goal for the first team, becoming the youngest first-team goalscorer in Monaco's history. On 6 March, he signed his first professional contract, which kept him with Monaco until June 2019. In an interview with CNN, Monaco's vice-president Vadim Vasilyev said he knew early on that Mbappé was a "phenomenon".
Mbappé scored the first hat-trick of his first-team career on 14 December 2016, in a 7–0 home win over Rennes in the Coupe de la Ligue round of 16. The following February, Mbappé scored his first Ligue 1 hat-trick in a 5–0 win over Metz. On 5 March, he reached ten goals in Ligue 1, becoming the youngest player in thirty years to reach the mark.
In the quarter-finals of the Champions League in 2017 against Borussia Dortmund, Mbappé scored two goals as Monaco won the first leg 3–2. In the second leg, he opened the scoring as Monaco won 3–1 and advanced to the semi-finals. They were eventually eliminated following a 4–1 loss to Juventus. Mbappé ended the 2016–17 season with 26 goals from 44 matches in all competitions, as Monaco won the Ligue 1 title. He 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" during the game.
Paris Saint-Germain On 31 August 2017, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of Mbappé from Monaco on loan with a mandatory purchase option of €180 million. According to PSG's assistant sporting director Luis Ferrer, Mbappé's decision to join the club was partly due 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 his teammate Neymar), and broke the record for the largest transfer within a domestic league. He was given the number 29 shirt upon arrival in Paris.
2017–2021: Ligue 1 Player of the Year award and UEFA Champions League finalist On 8 September 2017, Mbappé made his PSG debut, scoring a goal in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win over Metz. During a 3–0 victory over Bayern Munich in the group stage of the Champions League, he set up goals for Edinson Cavani and Neymar. On 6 December, the 18-year-old Mbappé scored his tenth career Champions League goal in a 3–1 loss to Bayern, becoming the youngest player to reach that mark. In July 2018, Mbappé was given the number 7 shirt for the upcoming season with PSG.
In his first appearance of the season, Mbappé scored twice in the last 10 minutes as PSG won 3–1 against Guingamp in Ligue 1. On 1 September, he scored and assisted in a 4–2 win over Nîmes, but was sent off for the first time in his career following an altercation with Téji Savanier. The following month, Mbappé scored four goals within 13 minutes in a 5–0 victory over Lyon. In December, he was the inaugural winner of the Kopa Trophy, which is awarded by France Football to the best under-21 player in the world. On 19 January 2019, Mbappé scored a hat-trick in a 9–0 win over Guingamp. On 2 March, he scored twice in a 2–1 win over Caen to reach his 50th goal with the club. PSG finished the season as Ligue 1 champions, with Mbappé winning the Player of the Year award and finishing the season as the top goalscorer with 33 goals.
On 3 August 2019, Mbappé scored in a 2–1 win over Rennes to capture his first title of the 2019–20 season, the Trophée des Champions. On 22 October, he scored a perfect hat-trick in a 5–0 victory over Club Brugge in the Champions League. On 1 May 2020, PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions after the season was cut short during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mbappé finished the 2019–20 season as the joint-top scorer in Ligue 1 with 18 goals, along with Monaco's Wissam Ben Yedder; Mbappé was assigned the title due to his higher goals-per-game ratio. After an injury during the Coupe de France final, Mbappé was unable to play in the Coupe de la Ligue final, which PSG went on to win, completing a domestic treble. He returned to action in the Champions League quarter-final against Atalanta on 12 August, assisting a match-winning goal in injury time. PSG lost 1–0 to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final on 23 August.
Mbappé missed the first three matches of the season after contracting COVID-19. He returned on 20 September 2020, scoring a goal in a 3–0 win against Nice. In a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier on 5 December, Mbappé became the fifth player to score 100 goals for PSG. During the Champions League group stage, Mbappé scored two goals in a 5–1 victory over İstanbul Başakşehir, qualifying PSG for the knockout phase. He became the youngest player in Champions League history to reach twenty goals, although his record was surpassed by Erling Haaland later in the season. On 16 February 2021, a Champions League hat-trick saw Mbappé become PSG's third-highest scorer. On 10 March, Mbappé's goal in a 1–1 draw against Barcelona saw him surpass Lionel Messi as the youngest player to reach 25 Champions League goals.
In the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich on 7 April, Mbappé scored two goals in PSG's 3–2 victory. PSG was eliminated in the semi-finals. On 19 May, Mbappé had one goal and one assist as PSG won the Coupe de France final against Monaco, claiming their first major trophy of the season. He ended the Ligue 1 campaign with 27 goals, becoming the top scorer for the third consecutive season. He also received the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award and was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season.
2021–2023: Contract extension and PSG all-time top goalscorer
On 14 August 2021, prior to PSG's opening home match of the 2021–22 season against Strasbourg, Mbappé was booed by spectators amidst rumours that he wanted to sign for the La Liga club Real Madrid. Mbappé scored his first goal of the season in a 4–2 win against Brest six days later. On 7 December, he scored two goals in a 4–1 Champions League win over Club Brugge, making him the youngest player in history to reach both 30 and 31 goals in the Champions League. On 12 December, the 22-year-old Mbappé scored twice against Monaco in Ligue 1, becoming the youngest player to score 100 goals for a single top-level French team since Opta began recording data during the 1950–51 season. During the Champions League round of 16, Mbappé became the second-highest goalscorer in PSG history.