“A sharp thorn is sharp from a young age. Kylian Mbappe is a very smart 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥, sharp personality and bravery. From a young age, he showed off his unique personality and qualities.
But thanks to his own training and the strict teaching of his parents, Kylian has become a symbol of French football,” Mr. Atmane Airouche shared. That is a very reliable comment because he is the president of AS Bondy, the first club that Mbappe played for.
Kylian Mbappe was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 into a sports family! His father is Mr. Wilfrid, former coach of AS Bondy, a small team in the northeastern suburbs of Paris. His mother is Mrs. Fayza Lamari, a former professional handball player. When he was still in his crib, little Kylian was taken to the club by his father because his mother was busy with work. When his father taught tactics and instructed the young players at AS Bondy, football gradually seeped into the boy’s blood. When he was a toddler, Kylian’s first friend was… the ball. From the house window to AS Bondy’s training ground, just a garden away, he put up a chair to watch his father coach. At the age of 4, Kylian became a familiar “little guest” of AS Bondy.
“When he was about 3-4 years old, Kylian came here more often. The boy is like a little mascot of the club. Even though she’s small, she carries her own bag, confidently goes into the locker room, holds a ball, then sits in the corner, silently, to listen to the coach talk to the players before the match. I don’t think any other 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 in the world has listened to so many conversations. Kylian is an avid learner and absorbs things very quickly. From a young age, the amount of football knowledge he had was equal to what other people heard and understood many years later,” Mr. Airouche added.
Because he loves football, when he went to study culture at school, little Kylian deliberately caused trouble. He refused to study so much that he was the only one in the whole school who had to have his own record book. There is an anecdote that, during cultural subjects, Kylian often looked out the window, watched physical education classes, and even raised his hands above his head without lowering them. When the teacher asked, the boy replied: “I’m just practicing lifting the championship trophy”! Kylian’s parents let their 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 express his football talent but are also always interested in all aspects of human education. “Kylian’s mother taught her 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥ren to always be open to those around them and to be humble. Therefore, Kylian has an extremely solid and healthy foundation,” said Ms. Sylvine Thomassin – former mayor of Bondy.
Outside of school and when AS Bondy practices soccer, Kylian likes to kick soccer around traffic lights in the neighborhood near his home. Farther away, the boy and his friends gathered on a nearby lawn with a mural with the slogan: “Faster, higher, stronger.” According to Antonio Riccardo (director of AS Bondy) – who trained Kylian for 3 years, this slogan seems to be reserved for this “prodigy boy”.
The naughty and talented boy of the small club AS Bondy (main photo) has now become the number 1 star of the French national team.
“From a very young age, Kylian was at a very different level than his peers, both in thinking and technique. He is very fast, very flexible right in the first steps. Kylian’s technique and tactical vision are superior to the rest. At only 8 or 9 years old, Kylian can already do extraordinary things on the field. Kylian can hold the ball, take out 3 or 4 players a few years older than him and score. However, we did not dare to believe that he would go this far,” Riccardo emphasized.
Meanwhile, the thing about Kylian that most impresses Dey Mampuya, assistant coach AS Bondy, is his speed. He compared Kylian to a big cat that from head to waist is no different from a leopard. But not only that, Kylian also dribbles s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁fully, runs and shoots with both feet. When I was young, in addition to idolizing Cristiano Ronaldo, I also greatly admired Zinedine Zidane. “Kylian loved Zizou so much that he shaved his head to look like his idol. When you admire someone, you want to do everything like them. At that time, Kylian did not know that Zizou’s hair was like that due to… baldness,” Mampuya added.
At AS Bondy, Mbappe always plays above his level. That is, the boy often competes with players several years older than him but still wins. At the age of 12, Mbappe was recruited to Clairefontaine Academy before joining Monaco 2 years later (rejecting both Chelsea and Real to come to Monaco). Growing up quickly at the Principality team, Mbappe was brought to Parc des Princes by PSG at the age of 18 on loan and bought permanently for 180 million euros in the summer of 2018. For the first time in world football history, a player Teen players have such huge prices.
But if it’s expensive, cut it into pieces. Mbappe became the leader of PSG’s attack not only in Ligue 1 but also in the Champions League. Just like when wearing the French national team shirt, Kyky always shines and always scores goals in important matches for the home team. Opposite the small Leo Lagrange stadium near Mbappe’s old home at AS Bondy, old woman Brigitte Legrand (65 years old) proudly stands in front of a large sign with the words: “(19) 98 was a great year for football.” France. Kylian was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.” That was also the year that Les Bleus was crowned champion for the first time. More than 5 months after that historic Gold Cup, a football icon was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧.
“Life here is still hard. But he is the symbol of Bondy, bringing the most positive things to this small town of more than 50,000 people. Kylian never forgot his roots. He always knows where he comes from. To strive continuously and succeed,” Ms. Legrand added.
Mbappe stands strong thanks to his family.The more he is criticized and the more he is pushed down, the more Mbappe shines on the field. That’s how the French super striker responded to the media. “When it comes to bravery and tenacity, Kylian is number 2 and no one dares to accept number 1. He surprised us. Thanks to his family’s comprehensive education, Kylian is always strong. At the age of 19, with France World Championship. At the age of 23, he continues to be the number 1 hope of French football. It can only be Kylian,” Nicole Lefebvre, Mbappe’s French teacher, emphasized.
