Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé
Personal information
Full name Kylian Mbappé Lottin
Date of birth (1998-12-20) 20 December 1998[1]
Place of birth Bondy, France
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Monaco
Number 29
Youth career
2010–2013 AS Bondy
2013–2015 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Monaco B 12 (4)
2015– Monaco 16 (3)
National team
2014 France U17 2 (0)
2016– France U19 10 (7)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2016

Kylian Mbappé Lottin (born 20 December 1998) is a French footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club AS Monaco.[2]

Club career

Youth career

Mbappé started out at AS Bondy, where his father Wilfried was a coach. A stint at the famous Clairefontaine academy followed, before a host of impressive performances had numerous French clubs attempting to sign him. Mbappé ultimately settled on AS Monaco.[3]

Monaco

2015-2016

Mbappé made his Ligue 1 debut on 2 December 2015 in a 1-1 home draw against Caen, replacing Fábio Coentrão after 88 minutes, becoming Monaco’s youngest-ever debutant aged 16 years 347 days and breaking Thierry Henry’s record set 21 years ago.[3][4] On 20 February 2016, Mbappé scored his first goal, a stoppage-time goal in a home Ligue 1 3–1 win over Troyes; at the age of 17 years and 62 days, becoming the youngest goalscorer in Monaco's history — displacing Thierry Henry in the process.[5][6] On 6 March 2016, Mbappé signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal, tying him Monaco until June 2019.[7]

International career

Youth

Mbappé capped a fine, debut senior season at AS Monaco by scoring five times for France as they won the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, the striker almost single-handedly securing their spot in the final with a sparkling performance in their 3-1 defeat of Portugal in the semi-finals.[3]

Personal life

Mbappé's father (Wilfried, who hails from Cameroon) is a football coach and also his agent, his half-brother Jirès Kembo Ekoko is also a professional football player and his mother (Fayza) is a former handball player.[3][8]

Career statistics

As of 5 November 2016[9]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental [nb 1] Others Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Monaco 2015–16 111101010141
2016–17 5200003082
Total 16310104000223
Career total 16310104000223
  1. Includes UEFA Europa League

Honours

International

References

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