French superstar Kylian Mbappe equalled Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 59 Real Madrid goals in a calendar year by scoring on Saturday against Sevilla in La Liga.
Mbappe, on his 27th birthday, tucked home an 86th-minute penalty to match Ronaldo’s club record set in 2013 and send his team 2-0 up at the Santiago Bernabeu.
The striker won the European Golden Shoe and La Liga’s top scorer award last season and leads the Spanish standings again in the current campaign with 18 strikes.
Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid side have struggled this season but Mbappe has been their key player, boasting 29 goals in 24 games across all competitions.
Mbappe has admitted he had posters of Ronaldo on his bedroom walls as a child and that it was a dream to sign for Madrid when he arrived in the summer of 2024 from Paris Saint-Germain.
After a few months searching for confidence and his top level, by the time 2025 began Mbappe was back to his lethal best.
Portugal international Ronaldo scored 450 goals in 438 matches for Real Madrid to become their all-time top goalscorer, with Mbappe now on 73 in 83 games.
AFP
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