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Kylian Mbappé
The all-time top scorer in World Cup history
Born in 1998
Cameroonian roots : Born in Paris to a Cameroonian father from Douala, Wilfrid Mbappé, and a French-Algerian mother, Fayza Lamari.
Who are they?
A forward born in Paris in 1998 and raised in Bondy, in the Paris suburbs. He broke through at Monaco, winning the French title in 2017, spent seven seasons at Paris Saint-Germain and joined Real Madrid in 2024.
What made them famous
A world champion in 2018 at 19, he scored in the final against Croatia, the second teenager after Pelé to do so. In 2022 he scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina, the first since Geoff Hurst in 1966. At the 2026 World Cup his ten goals took his tally to 22, a record for the tournament.
Key facts
- In July 2023, on his first visit to Cameroon, he travelled to Djébalé, an islet in the Wouri delta near Douala and his father's home village.
- Golden Boot winner at the 2022 and 2026 World Cups, the first player to win it twice.
- With Monaco he won the 2017 French league title, the club's first in seventeen years.
- European Golden Shoe winner in 2025, after his first season at Real Madrid.