What records has Kylian Mbappe broken, surpassing Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo? | football | sporty

Kylian Mbappe’s 42 goals, the last two of which came against the Netherlands on Friday, helped France seal their place at Euro 2024. Mbappe continues to make history, not just in his country, as he is already the fourth top scorer (41) ahead of Michel Platini.

The PSG forward reached 42 at the age of 24 years and 10 months, something Lionel Messi (7 Ballon d’Ors) and Cristiano Rolando (5) at the same age were unable to achieve. Achievable.

When they scored 42 goals, Messi was 27 years and 1 day old and had played 89 games for Abiceleste, while Cristiano was 28 years, 7 months and 1 day old and had played 106 games for the Portuguese. game.

Kick’s He also surpasses the two players who have dominated world football over the past decade and a half in terms of average goals scored for his national team, as he has scored 42 goals in 72 games (an average of 0.58 goals per game).

However, this precocious mark of the PSG player is still surpassed by another iconic footballer of the past decade: his former club teammate Neymar.

A five-time world champion, the Brazilian scored 42 goals in just 22 years, 9 months and 7 days. In just 59 games (goals average 0.71).

Mbappe’s brace at the Johan Cruyff Arena moved him past the legendary Michel Platini (three Ballon d’Ors) and put Antoine Griezmann (44) within reach .

Thierry Henry (51) who has retired and Olivier Giroud (54) who leads the team ranking The gap to the double world champion is 9 and 12 units respectively. (Four)