Kylian Mbappé

Background

Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born in Bondy, Paris, on December 20, 1998, to Wilfried Mbappé and Fayza Lamari. He is of mixed heritage — his father is Cameroonian and his mother, a former handball star, is Algerian. Jirès Kembo Ekoko, Mbappé’s older brother, is a professional football player who was adopted by Mbappé’s father when he was a child. Mbappé’s younger brother, Ethan, is also a soccer player. Mbappé began playing football at A.S. Bondy at age six and later proceeded to the Clairefontaine National Football Center. He made his debut for Monaco in a Ligue 1 match against S.M. Caen on December 2, 2015. By the age of 16, he had surpassed Thierry Henry’s record and become Monaco’s youngest-ever first-team player.

Mbappé scored his first goal for Monaco on February 20, 2016, making him the club’s youngest goal-scorer. He also scored his first hat-trick in Monaco, leading him to sign a three-year contract with A.S. Monaco. On February 11, 2017, he scored his first hat-trick in Ligue 1 when his team overcame Football Club de Metz. On February 21, Mbappé became the second-youngest French footballer to score in the U.E.F.A. Champions League. On August 31, he signed for Paris Saint-Germain on loan. A week later, he made his debut for Paris Saint-Germain, scoring a goal against Metz. When Mbappé scored against Bayern Munich on December 6, he became the youngest player to score a 10th Champions League goal.

Mbappé was elected to the national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup on May 17, 2018. A month later, he scored his first FIFA World Cup goal. During the game, Mbappé became the second minor after Pelé to score twice in a World Cup tournament. He later scored a goal in the World Cup Final against Croatia on July 15, helping France win the World Cup. Mbappé also made history by becoming the second youngster to score in a World Cup Final.

In 2023, PSG excluded Mbappe from their pre-season squad due to his refusal to sign a new 10-year deal worth €1 billion. Mbappe later announced that he would stay with PSG for one more season, and would leave in 2024. Speculation has linked him to a new contract with the Spanish club, Real Madrid. In terms of his private life, Mbappe is rumored to have dated numerous models, however, it’s believed he’s currently dating Belgian model, Stephanie Rose Bertram.