The most valuable football player of the 2022 World Cup: Who is Kylian Mbappé?
The star football player, who started his professional football career in 2015, is also an indispensable player of the French National Team. The star, who is 1.78 meters tall, can play as a striker, right and left wing.
Kylian Mbappé was born on December 20, 1998 in Bondy, France. His Cameroonian father was a football coach and his Algerian mother was a former handball player. Born into a sports family, Kylian's siblings were also interested in football. Kylian himself was also interested in football from an early age. There are statements by his father that he stated that he coached Kylian when he was 6 years old.
Desiring to escape from his neighborhood, Kylian knew that his salvation would be through football, which he loved more than anything. The young star, who became famous enough to be recognized by the French Football Federation, was giving the signals that he would be an important name in the future.
Kylian Mbappé, who attracted the attention of big teams since his childhood, played with Chelsea's youth team. Afterward, he joined the infrastructure of Monaco, the team where his star would shine.
Deserving the title of "young star" to the fullest, Mbappé equaled the Monaco records held by another French star, Thierry Henry. He made history as the youngest player to play for Monaco and the youngest player to score a goal. In 2016, he signed a 3-year contract with Monaco and got his first professional contract.
Mbappé, who was followed by the big clubs of both the country and Europe during the years he played in Monaco, reached the semi-finals of the Champions League with his team in 2017. In the same season, he reached the championship in the French Ligue 1.
Rented to Paris Saint-Germain, one of the biggest clubs in France, in August 2017, Mbappé managed to make his name known to the whole world in the first season. Mbappé is also appreciated by his teammates as a name that plays an active role in both offense and defense.
Mbappé is also a sensation with his market cap and transfer news. Having spent his first year on loan in the Paris team, the star managed to go down in history as the most expensive young player and the most expensive football player transfer in France, with 145 million Euros and 35 million Euros additional expenses.
Mbappe Paris Saint-Germain continued to improve his football player every day by playing with star names such as Neymar, Di Maria, and Cavani in his career. He was named the Ligue 1 Player of the Year in the 2018 - 2019 season. With the championship of the Paris team in the 2018 - 2019 and 2019-2020 seasons, he succeeded in being in the champion team for 3 seasons. In the 2019 - 2020 season, he was second in the Champions League.
Mbappé and the France National Team
Mbappé, who played in the youth teams of the French national team and the A national team, became the nightmare of his opponents with the goals he scored for his team in the tournaments he participated in. The young star, who reached the cup with his team in the UEFA European Under-19 Championship in 2016, increased the gear in 2018 and succeeded in lifting the FIFA World Cup.
In addition to the cups he won, Mbappé received important first place and honor awards in the international arena; He received valuable awards such as Golden Boy in 2017, FIFA World Cup Best Young Player award in 2018, and French Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018.
May 2022
The world-famous football player Kylian Mbappe, whose contract with PSG club will expire at the end of the season, was a matter of great curiosity. According to the statements made, the new team of Kylian Mbappe would be Real Madrid.
However!
French President Emmanuel Macron called the star striker during this period and did everything he could to keep him in France and make him reject Real Madrid's offer.
In an interview with the New York Times, Kylian Mbappe made detailed explanations about his meeting with French President Macron and how this meeting affected his decision.
"I never thought I would talk to the President about my future, it's crazy, it was really crazy," Mbappe said.
The French star said, "I want you to stay, I don't want you to leave right now," and said that I am very important to this country. When the President tells you that, it is an important thing."
The newspaper claimed that Macron accepted Mbappe's move to Real Madrid in the medium and long term, but for the moment he told him "You have time, you can stay a little longer".