Mbappe on par with Ronaldo and Messi

Striker Kylian Mbappe continues to create extraordinary milestones in his career when he officially reached 60 goals in 2025.

Mbappe had an explosive year. Photo: Reuters .

This achievement puts Mbappe on par with Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski in the group of rare strikers in the 21st century to reach that number in a calendar year. At the same time, the striker born in 1998 also became the first French player since Just Fontaine (in 1958) to do the same.

Before the 1-1 draw with Girona on December 1, Mbappe received the 10th Man of the Match (MOTM) award, the best achievement in the top 5 European national championships.

Looking at 2025 as a whole, Mbappe is going through the most sublime period of his career. After an explosive first half of the year with important goals in the Champions League, he quickly asserted his important position in coach Xabi Alonso's system in the 2025/26 season.

Not only scoring regularly, Mbappe also clearly showed his leadership role, leading the young attack, creating breakthroughs in difficult moments and maintaining incredible performance for both the club and the French national team.

By the end of November, 60 goals in all competitions fully reflected Mbappe's all-round ability: speed, technique, composure in front of goal and mettle in big games.

Real Madrid still have a lot of room for improvement, from a patchy defence to a lack of control under Alonso. But when a star like Mbappe is in explosive form, the team’s flaws are somewhat obscured by the brilliance he brings.

Mbappe's speed On the morning of September 6, Aurelien Tchouameni made a long pass for Kylian Mbappe to accelerate and score a goal to help France beat Ukraine 2-0 in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe.

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