Kylian Mbappe was not the first teenage athlete to reach world stardom in the football (American soccer) industry, but he made history in the 2018 World Cup at 19 years old and only continues to raise his profile as his career moves forward with Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team. While France lost to Argentina in an epic 2022 World Cup Final, Mbappe scored a hat trick, and he continues to perform at a high level for PSG. Today, we’re going to look at Kylian Mbappe’s net worth in 2023.
Kylian Mbappe’s net worth in 2023 (estimate): $180 million
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Kylian Mbappe’s net worth in 2023 is $180 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth. His meteoric rise to the top of the list of France’s (and the world’s) elite football players was phenomenal. His accolades in the sport are overflowing and his global fame even earned him a 2018 front page for Time Magazine as a leader of the next generation. At 19, he was just the fourth football player after Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Mario Balotelli to grace the magazine’s cover.
While many teenagers across the world would’ve just learned how to drive or graduated from high school, Mbappe, at least for France’s biggest football club, was already worth a staggering $207 million. Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) agreed to the five-year contract in late 2017 to acquire the young star from AS Monaco.
Back then, he was the face of AS Monaco as their best striker, and he helped them demolish PSG’s dynasty in the Ligue 1 title. And then there he was, sporting PSG’s kit.
At the age of 18, Mbappe had a monthly salary of $1.7 million, making him the sport’s most expensive teenager. But that was just his salary. Emerging as the youngest Frenchman to score in a World Cup and the second teenage legendary player after Pele to score in a World Cup Final, the young star, naturally, shook headlines across the industry.
To brands, this translates to marketability. Forbes reports that Mbappe is No. 3 on the 2023 list of the world’s highest-paid athletes at $120 million. He trails only Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on this list.
Mbappe signed a 10-year, $187 million deal with Nike so long as he plays in a top-flight league. Nike released his first Mercurial shoe in December 2019.
Luxury watchmaker Hublot also made Mbappe its global ambassador, putting the sensation among the ranks of Hublot’s other athlete partners like track legend Usain Bolt, world champion boxer GGG, and NBA superstar Dwyane Wade.
Both Mbappe and Pele earned Hublot CEO Ricardo Guadalupe’s respect and admiration as the brand brings the two football legends together. In his speech, he said: “The generosity of Pelé and Kylian can be seen in their eyes, as can their love of football. This flame, this inextinguishable strength, is what drives these two great champions. They are inspiring new generations of footballers and writing the history of football, so it was perfectly natural to bring them together. Having them in our family is a great source of pride and pleasure, because before being football stars, they are above all great men who command respect.”
