He is part of this generation of prodigies that makes the pride of French sport. Back on the success story of Kylian Mbappé, former star of PSG and rising player of Real Madrid.
Kylian Mbappé, born in 1998 in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, grew up in a family of athletes. His father, Wilfrid Mbappé, is a football coach of Cameroonian origin and his mother, Fayza Lamari, is a former handball player of Algerian origin. Surrounded by these athletes, Kylian Mbappé naturally turns to football. Very young, he stands out for his speed, his already sharp technique and great maturity. After training at AS Bondy, he joined the Institut National du Football de Clairefontaine, a hotbed of French talent, when he was 12 years old. Two years later, he joined the training center of Monaco and made his professional debut in 2015, becoming the youngest pro player in the history of the Rock.
An exceptional journey at PSG
His season in 2016/2017 makes him the new revelation of French football. The athlete scores 26 goals in all competitions, shines in the Champions League and becomes a Ligue 1 champion.
During the summer of 2017, he is transferred to Paris Saint-Germain. His contract, a loan with an option to purchase at 180 million euros, is talked about by the entire football sphere. « It’s a real pleasure to play for PSG, in my city, with my loved ones around » he had declared at the time. It is at this time that he begins to play with Neymar and Cavani. This golden trio excels and participates in the ever-rising fame of Mbappé. « Here, it’s not the PSG of Neymar or Messi. It’s the PSG. It is a club above individualities” he declared to Téléfoot in 2023, after the arrival of Lionel Messi.
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