B2157 words1:12Story American AccentPublished Jul 22, 2026 · Updated Jul 30, 2026

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Kylian Mbappé grew up in Bondy, a busy working-class suburb of Paris.

In his bedroom, every wall was covered with a poster of Cristiano Ronaldo.

His father served as his very first football coach during his early years.

Everyone in his hometown quickly noticed that this young boy was truly different.

At sixteen, Mbappé was already playing professional football for Monaco.

At eighteen, he became one of the most expensive players in the world.

At nineteen, he scored in the 2018 World Cup final to help France win.

He was only the second teenager in history to do this, after Pelé.

As the years passed, Mbappé continued to break records on the global stage.

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He scored a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final and became France's captain.

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In 2024, he completed a dream move to the famous Real Madrid.

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By his mid-twenties, people had stopped asking if he was great, wondering how great he would become.

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Kylian Mbappé: The Kid from Bondy