11 Mar, 2023
By FactsWow Team
The 24-year-old Kylian Mbappe only lost the World Cup final two days ago, though he already has football at the tip of his fingers.
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As one of the biggest stars in football today, Mbappe has had a dominant period with Paris Saint-Germain since 2017.
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Two years after winning the World Cup with France, he broke onto the scene with Monaco.
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He has already stacked up a long list of records, and his prospects are bright as he helped Les Bleus survive the penalty shootout in the Sunday final against Argentina.
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Having scored five goals in this year's World Cup, Mbappe is just five away from becoming the all-time top scorer, and the only player in that classification likely to play in the 2018 World Cup is Lionel Messi.
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It is the first time a player has scored 12 goals in World Cups before turning 24. He is also tied with Brazilian Ronaldo for the most goals scored in the knockout stages.
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The hat trick he scored in the 2018 World Cup final was his second in football history. He is now the record World Cup scorer with four goals combined in 2018 and 2022.
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Mbappe remains France's only player to score a competitive hat-trick in his career. Les Bleus scored their last one in 1985, and it was Mbappe's three goals in this year's final.
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The attacker is also close to overtaking Olivier Giroud's record for goals scored for France, with only 18 goals standing between him and the Paris Saint-Germain star.
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His goal total in the Champions League is the youngest ever, and he is also the youngest to reach 40 goals.
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During the history of Europe's premier club competition, he is the youngest player to have scored a goal in both legs of a quarterfinal or semifinal.
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As a Liverpool player, Mbappe has scored more knockout goals than anyone else, more than anyone else in the European Cup.
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