Kylian Mbappe Lottin is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and the France national team.
He is rated to be one of the best players in the world currently for he is well regarded and known for his clinical finishing, dribbling, strength and explosive speed.
Background
He was born on 20th of December, 1998
(age 21 years). His parent are Wilfred Mbappe and Fayza Mbappe who are both African but settled in France.
The father is a Cameroonian with Nigerian roots, while his mother Fayza Mbappe is an Algerian.
Mbappe is a sensational man whose mastery of skills has taken the trail of the great Brazilian Pele.
He was groomed at AS Bondy where his father managed the club, afterwards he moved to Clairefontaine academy and also had a stint with Chelsea's under 11's team.
However, he eventually settled at AS Monaco where his remarkable career was set in motion.
He was the youngest player to featured for AS Monaco at 16 years of age when he made his debut on the 2nd of December 2015 against Caen.
Astonishingly in his first full season with AS Monaco, he won Ligue 1 title and Coupe de France title in 2016/17 season.
He scored 28 goals and 12 assists in 69 games for AS Monaco.
In the summer of 2017, he became the most expensive teenage player after his loan move to PSG with a mandatory option for a full transfer fee of 180million pounds.
Since he joined PSG, he has scored 102 goals - including 19 in UEFA Champions League - in 141 games
National level
He has been a good addition to the French national team, so far in 34 games he had 13 goals.
He was wonderful at the FIFA World Cup in 2018, as he scored 2 goals and was named the 2018 FIFA World Cup Best Young player and also the 2nd yet teenager to keep a tally of two goals in the world cup amid a goal in the final after Pele had set both records .
Honours
4 Ligue 1 titles (2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2019/20)
2 Coupe de France (2016/17 and 2019/20)
1 French Cup (2019/20)
2018 FIFA World Cup
2016 UEFA European Under-19 championship trophy.
3-times Ligue 1 topscorer awards
2018/19 Ligue 1 player of the year
2018 French Player of the year
The Golden Boy award at 2018 World Cup
2017 Ligue 1 Young player of the year
Can he clinch the Ballon d'Or award in future?
Fabiyi Ridwan
Sports Writer and Analyst
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