Kylian Mbappé
Footballer
Kylian Mbappé is a French forward who joined Real Madrid in 2024 after spells at Monaco and Paris Saint-Germain. He won the 2018 World Cup with France and scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final.
- Country
- France
- Club
- Real Madrid
- Born
- 20 Dec 1998
Biography sources
Kylian Mbappé photos
Photo credits
- Celebrating with his Real Madrid teammates. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- Kylian Mbappé and Ester Expósito leaving dinner in Paris. · Backgrid · Vogue · Backgrid ↗
- Kylian Mbappé celebrates an award from Onze Mondial. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A moment on the pitch with Real Madrid. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- With the Real Madrid coaching staff. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- An award moment at the Bernabéu. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- Celebrating with Kylian Mbappé. · Instagram · @ardaguler ↗
- Sharing a Real Madrid celebration. · Instagram · @ardaguler ↗
- Kylian Mbappé and Arda Güler · Instagram · @ardaguler ↗
- Arriving for Champions League duty. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A training-ground moment with France. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A recovery-day moment. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- Out on a woodland trail. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A quiet moment away from the pitch. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- Taking in the view between matches. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A moment in the pool. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- From his September photo diary. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- A September portrait away from match day. · Instagram · @k.mbappe ↗
- Ester Expósito and Kylian Mbappé shopping in Paris. · Backgrid · Vogue · Backgrid ↗
- Kylian Mbappé in 2026 · Bryan Berlin · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · Licence
- Neymar with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé at Paris Saint-Germain. · Liondartois · Wikimedia Commons ↗ · Licence
- An archive match-day photograph with Paris Saint-Germain. · Balkan Photos · Wikimedia Commons · Balkan Photos ↗ · Licence
Career and background
Mbappé developed at AS Bondy before entering the French federation’s Clairefontaine training centre in 2011. He moved to Monaco in 2013 after two years there. FIFA’s account of his early development highlights his acceleration, close control and passing, as recalled by the coaches who worked with him.Source: FIFA ↗
Away from matches, Mbappé is president and a founding member of Inspired by KM. The association’s educational programme combines language lessons, cultural and sporting outings, workshops and trips, with individual support and links to schools. Its stated aim is to widen the opportunities available to children and involve their families in that process.Source: Inspired by KM ↗
Relationship history
Kylian Mbappé and Ester Expósito have been widely reported as a couple since spring 2026. They have been photographed together repeatedly, including holding hands in Paris in July and arriving together during October’s Fashion Week. Neither has made a formal public announcement.
Mbappé has shared little about his earlier romances. Italian sports presenter Marialuisa Jacobelli said in 2024 that they had dated for a few months some years earlier. He was also linked to influencer Georgia May Heath after they were seen together in Greece in 2021, although neither publicly confirmed a relationship.
Reports in 2022 linked him to model Inès Rau following sightings in Cannes and on a yacht, but the romance was never publicly confirmed. In July 2024, Page Six reported that he was dating model Dani Grace Almeida after several outings in Miami; Almeida declined to comment on their status.
Relationship sources
- Ester Expósito ELLE ↗
- Marialuisa Jacobelli La Repubblica, reporting a Gente interview ↗
- Georgia May Heath Goal ↗
- Inès Rau Corriere dello Sport ↗
- Dani Grace Almeida Page Six ↗