The hidden side of Mbappé!
This Wednesday, L’Equipe published several interviews with Kylian Mbappé and his close ones. Besides the statements on the Ballon d’Or, his dispute with PSG, his admiration for the potential future coach Zidane, and other football-related topics he discusses in his long interview, much attention is given to his personality and private life, to discover another side.
For the occasion, we present seven original things you’ve certainly never heard about Kylian Mbappé!
He has an older brother who played in Ligue 1
Everyone knows Ethan Mbappé, Kylian’s little brother, who also left PSG and is now a player at LOSC. But we often forget the big brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko. A Rennes player from 2006 to 2012 (139 matches, 21 goals), selected several times in the Espoirs, the former striker was Kylian’s model, bequeathing him Rennes jerseys and…his famous feint shot, learned during one-on-one matches played together on vacation, which now dizzy defenders worldwide.
He calls his grandmother before each match
Until this Wednesday, Christine Mbappé, Kylian’s paternal grandmother, had never appeared publicly and had never spoken. A die-hard fan of her grandson whom she considers “the best player in the world and a handsome guy”, she experiences the matches very intensely and the two communicate a lot. “On match day she calls me morning, noon and night” says the player, who even specifies that she is the only person he called after the defeat in the 2022 World Cup final against Argentina. A special relationship.
He is a fan of Robinho and…Kevin Durant
Everyone knows Kylian Mbappé’s passion for Cristiano Ronaldo. “He was in love and Portuguese in his head” his mother still says. But the number 10 of the Blues had other idols, starting with the Brazilian Robinho, whose name he took to call himself “Kylian Robinho Gaucho” on Facebook during his Monaco days.
According to his brother Ethan, Kylian also worships Kevin Durant, “his star player” in the NBA, basketball being the sport he loves the most after football.
If he hadn’t succeeded as a footballer he would have become…a model
While young Kylian Mbappé’s room was plastered with posters of Cristiano Ronaldo during his youth, at 14 he expressed to his grandmother his future plans: “if I don’t succeed in football, I’ll be a model”. A completely different career, but in a way, he’s doing a bit of both…
He knows Aznavour’s songs by heart
Today a big fan of rapper Tiakola, born in Bondy like him, Kylian Mbappé had very different musical tastes when he was younger. Very young even, since at 5 years old “he knew all of Aznavour’s repertoire by heart”. Big change of repertoire!
He has an army of cars but no driving license
Like many top-level athletes, Kylian Mbappé owns a collection of luxury cars, including a Ferrari 488 Pista. And yet, the captain of the Blues does not have a driving license! Impossible to pass it in Paris, but according to his mother, he should pass it soon in Madrid. A new step in Mbappé’s hectic life.
He played the flute
As a child, Kylian Mbappé’s parents enrolled him in music, which he loves a lot. Free to choose the instrument he wants, his choice fell on the flute. A choice that shows “he is different, he goes towards what he likes” estimated his father Wilfried.
If you want to know everything, we can even tell you that Mbappé’s favorite dish is carbonara pasta… And you, what do you think of Mbappé?
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