Kylian Mbappé

Volkswagen


With all that he has achieved, it is hard to believe that the PSG and France forward is only 20 years of age. His mother, Fayza, still drives him back and forth from training!

Born in Paris, France, he began his footballing prospects at an early age with AS Bondy and moved to AS Monaco in 2013 to complete the later phase of his development. Star-struck by his freakish talent, the coaches handed the teenager his debut for the first team on 2 December 2015 in Ligue 1, making him the youngest-ever player to debut for AS Monaco. On 20 February 2016, the striker netted his first professional goal in a 3-1 victory over Troyes. On 14 December 2016, he scored his first hat-trick as Monaco condemned Stade Rennais to a 7-0 defeat in the Coupe de la Ligue. The striker netted 26 goals in 44 appearances as Monaco wrestled the Ligue 1 title away from the grasp of French super-club PSG. On 31 August 2017, Paris Saint-Germain announced the signing of the French phenomenon on a loan deal, which would become permanent come the end of the season for an astronomical fee of €175 million. The striker has scored 62 goals and provided 34 assists in 93 appearances for Les Parisiens, fuelling the clubs 2017/18 domestic treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue. On the international stage, he was part of the 23 man squad that represented France in the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The teenager scored 4 goals in the tournament including one in the final against Croatia, as Les Bleus lifted the World Cup trophy in Moscow.