Kilian Mbappé is one of the brightest stars of French football. The phenomenal speed, the ability to play in any position, tremendous performance - all this made the PSG striker the most popular footballer and a real find of the 2018 World Cup. At the same time, the trainers are sure that Kilian’s most high-profile achievements are yet to come.
Biography and career
Kilian Mbappe was born on December 20, 1998 in the French town of Bondi, near Paris. The place is not the most prosperous, but not a criminal one. The football player’s family is multinational - his father is from Cameroon, his mother is a descendant of Algerian immigrants. Parents are directly involved in sports, mother worked professionally in handball, and father coached a football team. It was the head of the family that influenced the fate of his son, coaching him independently, at one of Bondi's sports grounds. When the boy’s success became apparent, he was admitted to the prestigious Clerfontaine Football Academy, famous for its graduates. It was here that stars such as Lilian Thuram and Thierry Henry began their journey.
The father personally drove the boy to training, while forcing the child to study was not necessary. From an early age, Kilian literally raved about football. The father admitted that he simply didn’t have such obsessed students: the boy either played football, or discussed matches, or watched them on TV, analyzing the tricks of famous football players. By the way, Ronaldo was the first idol of Kilian - very soon they will meet on a real football field.
The first serious application from professionals came when the young football player turned 13 years old. Real Madrid in the person of Zinedine Zidane offered a very lucrative contract, but Kilian chose to play as part of the youth wing of Monaco. At the age of 17, he became an adult and hit the football community with a unique combination of speed, ease of feints, ingenuity and fearlessness. During the season, he scored 26 goals and helped his team become the leader of the country.
Another major achievement was a performance in the Champions League. During the competition, Kilian scored 6 goals, becoming the second most successful young athlete after Karem Benzima.
In 2017, a real hunt began for a young star. In line with a promising striker stood “Barcelona”, “Real Madrid”, “Arsenal”, “Paris Saint-Germain”. Kilian chose the French club, believing that a career is better to build in his homeland. Mbappe became one of the most successful acquisitions of PSG - already in the first home championship he scored 4 goals.
The 2018 World Cup was a real triumph. During the games, Kilian scored 3 spectacular goals and made many interesting and successful assists. The last goal was scored in the finals with the Croatian national team and helped France become the world champion. According to the results of the mundial Mbappe was recognized as the best young player.
