Killian Mbappé is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker in the Paris Saint-Germain club and the French national team. 2018 World Cup champion - scored a goal in the final match against the Croatian national team. At the age of nineteen, he was named the best young player of the mundial 2018, in the same year he was nominated for the Golden Ball. The footballer is the youngest player in the French team in its history. In the FIFA football simulator, Killian Mbappe is considered the best promising player. However, in real life the same thing happens. He has not yet turned 20, and he is already a world champion and a football superstar.
Until his 20th birthday, he managed to hit the entire football world
At an early age, Killian Mbappe began to show outstanding football in the Bondi youth team. Very quickly, the footballer was noticed by the scouts of the Monaco club, which he subsequently transferred to the academy. Killian's professional debut took place in 2015, when he was only sixteen years old. As part of the "Monegasques" Mbappe quickly established himself and became the main player. In the 2016/17 season, the young scorer scored 15 goals in 29 games and helped his team win the French League 1. A year later, footballer Killian Mbappé joined Paris Saint-Germain for € 180 million, becoming the second most expensive player in history. In the debut season for PSG, he proved even better - he scored 13 goals and won the French Cup, the French League Cup and League 1.
At the 2018 World Cup in Russia, C. Mbappé became the youngest player in the French national team. He scored 4 goals in the tournament, thereby managing to become the second “football teenager” after the legendary Pele, who managed to score the ball in the net in the tournament finals.
Biography
Killian Mbappé was born on December 20, 1998 in Bondi (a commune of Paris), France. His father, Wilfried Mbappe, from Cameroon, works as a football coach and son’s personal agent. Mother, Fayza Lamari, from Algeria, was a successful handball player in the past. Killian has a brother, who also wants to become a footballer and plays in the youth system of PSG until the age of 12. His adoptive brother, Ires Kembo Ecoko, is also a professional footballer playing in the Turkish Bursaspor. The idol of childhood for Killian is the Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, by the way, with whom he had a great opportunity to play when the French striker wanted to sign Real Madrid.
Killian Mbappe: an early career, memories of the first coaches
He began his football career with the local youth team Bondi, where his father worked as a coach. Killian played much better than his peers, so at a certain time the training simply lost its meaning - the dark-skinned guy pounded goals without problems and beat opponents in a mocking style. By the decision of the coaches, Mbappe was transferred to the senior team, where all the players exceeded Killian in growth and physical development. But there it was - the guy began to “punish” everyone in this category. As a result, Killian now had to train with the guys who were 3-4 years older than him.
The president of the Bondi club, Atman Erouch, says the following about Mbappe: “He had a peculiar technique and vision of the game, which was impossible to say for his peers. It seemed that on the football field, Killian's eyes opened at the back of the head - he always knew where to give the pass and where to appear to score a goal. He is a born scorer and cannot be taken away. In his age group, there was no reason to keep him, he always played with older guys. "
Another of his youth coaches, Antonio Riccardi, recalls the current world champion as follows: “The first time I trained him when he was six years old. His dribbling was already fantastic, which could not be said about other children. He was a cut above, an order of magnitude faster and several levels smarter than others. Killian Mbappe was the best player I trained in my career. There are many talents in Paris, but I have never seen anyone like that. He was what we called the best. "
Going to Monaco
In 2011, the guy moved to the Clerfontaine football academy, ignoring offers from many European top clubs, including Real Madrid, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich. This choice of a young football player puzzled the entire football community, for a long time the media did not understand where Killian Mbappe plays. He spent two years in Clerfontaine, after which he joined Monaco.
Career in the "Monegasques"
In anticipation of the 2015/16 season, French footballer Cillian Mbappé signed his first professional contract with Monaco. On December 2, the young striker made his Monaco debut in a match against Caen, replacing Fabio Coentrau in the 88th minute. So Killian became the youngest player in the history of the club, coming out in an official match. He was 16 years old and 347 days, previously this record was kept by Thierry Henry, with whom Killiana is often compared.
On February 20, 2016 Mbappe scored his first goal with the Monegasques, it happened in the home match of the national championship against Troyes (victory 3: 1), the French striker again set the club record, becoming the youngest scorer (at the age of 17 and 62 days), once again ousting Thierry Henry.
In the 2016/17 season, Cillian Mbappé became the champion of the French League 1 along with Monaco. In total, over the two seasons as part of the “red-white” held 40 matches and scored 16 goals.
Transition to PSG, current career
On August 31, 2017, Paris Saint-Germain officially announced the signing of a contract with football player Cillian Mbappé. Initially, the forward signed a lease with a Paris club, agreeing to the foreclosure right, which subsequently happened for 180 million euros.
Mbappe scored his first goal for the new team on September 8 in the match against Metz (a 5-1 win). Four days later, he already scored his first goal in the Champions League in the match against Celtic, which ended 5-0. The young striker quickly adapted as part of PSG and became a favorite of fans and fans. In the Champions League match against Bayern, Cillian Mbappe played a decisive role in achieving victory, giving assists to Edinson Cavani and Neymar.
December 6, 2017 Killian set a new record, he became the youngest player in the history of world football, who managed to score 10 goals in the Champions League (at the age of 18 years and 11 months) - the jubilee scoring took place in the second leg against Bayern (defeat 3: 1).
In total, in the 2017/18 season, the Frenchman played 27 matches, scored 13 goals and won trophies in three tournaments: the French Cup, the French League Cup and League 1.
Career in the national team
Killian Mbappé began to be called up to the youth team of France in 2015. Previously played in the youth team until the age of 17, spent two official matches there.
As an adult team, he made his debut on March 25, 2017 as part of the qualifying rounds for the 2018 World Cup against Luxembourg. With his debut, Killian again broke the age record, becoming the youngest in the history of the composition of “cocks” (at the age of 18 years and 3 months). Previously, this position was held by Mariano Visnieschi.
In August 2017, France met with the Netherlands national team in the selection for the upcoming mundial. The French won with a crushing score 4-0, and Mbappe scored his debut goal after he came on as a substitute in the second half.
An incredibly strong match was issued by the Frenchman in a game with the Argentine national team in the 1/8 finals of the 2018 World Cup - the forward earned a penalty, which was realized by Antoine Griezmann, and after that he also scored a double into the goal of Franco Armani. As a result, the “cocks” won 4–3, and Killian was named the best player in the match.
Personal life
Killian Mbappe does not reveal the secrets of his personal life to the wide press. He rarely gives interviews, on social networks he only puts himself in football uniforms, and does not show his personal life at all. But you won’t hide all the secrets when you are a well-known and already media personality, because there are paparazzi and many other methods of obtaining private information. Journalists say that Killian Mbappe is dating her granddaughter Grace Kelly - Camille Gottlieb. The lovers met at the Queen's reception, where Camilla could not take her eyes off the young and handsome athlete for the whole evening.
Relatives of the football player claims that Killian has no time for personal life. He devotes all his free time to football, as to training, to the study of theory.