Kylian Mbappe

5 min readJun 7, 2021

I chose a soccer player. The player I am going to introduce is Kylian

Mbappe, a teenage genius, nicknamed, the “French Monster”. Mbappé was born on 20 December 1998 in Bondi, France. Mbappe’s father was a Cameroonian coach and his mother was Algerian. Mbappé’s natural talent, which has been praised by many coaches since childhood, has become known to many European clubs. He was tested for Chelsea at the age of 11, but Mbappe failed to score on the test. Therefore, joining Chelsea failed. However, Real Madrid manager Zidane recognized Mbappe’s talent and contacted Mbappe to invite him to Real Madrid for his birthday. Zidane tried to sign but Mbappe wanted to stay in France more. But Mbappe feels something very touching through his conversation with Zidane.

When Mbappe turned thirteen, he joined Clerfontaine, called the National Football Association. Mbappé was able to develop his basic skills here, and Mbappé, who wanted to grow further in France, moved to AS Monaco in 2013. This is where French football legend Thierry Henry grew up. Mbappe advanced Monaco’s youngest professional debut and youngest scoring record by about two years. In 2014, he was selected for the under-17 national team and became a leading French player. Mpappe, who made his debut in December 2015 at the age of 16, scored his debut goal in just two months and began to show his presence in 11 games of the season. In the 2016/2017 season, Mbappe quickly transformed from a promising star to a top star.

He began to break the record for the youngest player with a frightening spirit. He became the youngest player to score in the Champions League quarterfinals, scoring two goals, especially in the round of 16 against Manchester City. He is 178 centimeters tall, but boasts excellent skills, good heading skills and deadly goal determination. On 5 March 2017, Ligueang became the youngest player to score his 10th goal. A month later, at the age of 18, he became the youngest player in the top five European leagues to score 15 goals. At the age of 18, Pele lacked World Cup wins, Brazilian league wins, goals, World Cup best 11 and Young Flare. But in the 21st century it was clear that he was the greatest teenage genius since Lionel Messi. Monaco’s sensation stopped in the Champions League semifinals, but Mbappe scored in the quarterfinals against Juventus. It was the youngest goal in Champions League semi-final history. The league helped Monaco win the league title in 17 years, Mbappe’s first adult career. The club finished second in the League Cup final, losing to Paris Saint-Germain. Mbappe’s potential has exploded since the second half of the league. From the 24th round to the last match against Montpellier, he scored 12 goals in 14 matches and assisted four times. It was the most outstanding performance of the 21st century. Mbappe, who played in the Champions League and the League, will not play in the 2017 U20 World Cup. This is why he was selected for the senior national team. Mbappe scored five goals in the Under-20 World Cup, leading France to victory. Mbappe then wanted Didier Deschamps to play in the Russia World Cup qualifying round and will be selected for the national team. Mbappe, who was 18, has just started adult performances. He broke France’s youngest national record in more than 60 years.

At the end of the season, Manchester City and Real approached Monaco with a lump sum of money. Monaco demanded more than 150 billion won and Mbappe shook the transfer window. Mbappe was a Ronaldo fan as a child, so Paris Saint-Germain, who heard that his heart moved to Real Madrid, is investing a large amount of money to recruit him. On 28 August 2017, Paris Saint-Germain acquired Mbappé. Paris Saint-Germain’s transfer fee to Monaco was 240 billion won. After Neymar, she became the second-highest-paid star in the world. After Mbappé’s move to Paris Saint-Germain, Paris is a big lineup. Neymar and Mbappe joined in and launched an extreme offensive. Defender Daniel Alves has joined the FA. In the 2017/2018 season, Mbappe played in all offensive lines, scoring 21 goals and 15 assists.(8:23 Youtube) There were many outstanding players on the team, but Mbappe ranked third in offense points. Paris Saint-Germain almost doubled the gap with Monaco to seal the league title. In particular, Mbappé helped Paris win the League Cup final.

Meanwhile, his performance with the French national team also ignited. He scored offensive points in five consecutive friendly matches and expectations for the World Cup began to rise. He scored two goals and one assist in the round of 16 against Argentina and scored his first goal at the age of 19. He gave a blow to Messi of Argentina, who desperately wanted to win. He was named the best player of the match and scored a goal in the final to help France win their second World Cup. Mbappe and Pele are the only youngsters to score in the World Cup final. However, he was criticized for dragging his feet in Belgium in the semi-finals. Perhaps due to various criticisms, he donated the entire 600 million won he received after winning to charity.

At the age of 19, Mbappé returned to Paris to show his performance in the 18/19 French League. He scored 33 goals in 29 games.(9:58 Youtube) However, he failed to reach the semifinals for the second consecutive year in the Champions League. Mbappe (20) continued his remarkable scoring streak until the end of the season, narrowing his current French league presence. Most experts say it’s time to join Messi and Ronaldo in the big four. In the league, which ended early in the 19/20 season due to the coronavirus, Mbappe became the league’s top scorer, scoring 18 goals in 20 matches.(11:13 Youtube) The club reached the championship final in 2020, but unfortunately lost to Bayern Munich. However, at

this point in 2021, he is preparing to advance to the semifinals by defeating Barcelona and Bayern Munich. Lionel Messi has named the world’s top five players. In addition to himself and Ronaldo, there are Azar, Suárez, Aguero, Neymar, and finally Mbappé. Mbappe, who is already on the road to success beyond the rising star title at the age of 20. His hometown, Bongdi, is now remembered by many as the birthplace of a soccer genius.At a time when new prospects continue to emerge, it will be Mbappe no matter what anyone says. However, many expect that Holland is a rival to Elling Holland, a Norwegian and currently a Dortmund player, and who will become a brighter player in the future

(This paper was created for the purpose of Mr. Michaud’s class)

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