The rivalry defining a generationErling Haaland vs Kylian MbappéAll-time career stats compared — goals, goals per game, assists, trophies and awards. Updated 16 Sept 2026.
Erling Haaland
Manchester City- Norway
- Striker
- No. 9
- 26 yrs
Most sites comparing Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé stop at two side-by-side stat sheets. This page goes a step further: alongside career, club, international and Champions League totals, it tracks every recorded fixture the two have actually played in against each other — not just how each has performed separately, but what happened the times they’ve shared a pitch. Every figure below is maintained by hand and updated as results come in.
Head to Head
Shape of Each Career
| Metric | Erling Haaland | Kylian Mbappé |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 361 | 441 |
| Assists | 75 | 177 |
| Games | 442 | 580 |
| Goals / Game | 0.82 | 0.76 |
| G+A / Game | 0.99 | 1.07 |
| Hat-Tricks | 28 | 23 |
361 goals in 442 games — full career breakdown
Mbappé Stats441 goals in 580 games — full career breakdown
Goals Per Game0.82 vs 0.76 — who scores at the better rate
Career Assists75 vs 177 total assists compared
Champions LeagueUCL goals, assists and appearances head to head
Hat-TricksWho has more career hat-tricks
Club CareerClub appearances, goals and assists for both players
InternationalNorway and France caps, goals & assists
Trophies7 vs 10 major honours
Individual Awards8 vs 13 personal accolades
Playing Style & Career Path
Penalty-box striker
At 1.94m, Erling Haaland is built for a narrow, ruthless job: attacking the last line and finishing in one or two touches. He rarely drops deep to link play, instead timing off-the-shoulder runs in behind and winning the ball in the air or on the ground inside the box. It is a low-touch, high-conversion profile — closer to a classic target man in positioning, but with the acceleration to beat a defender to a through-ball rather than hold the ball up and wait.
Career path
Broke through at Molde under Ole Gunnar Solskjær before a 2019 move to RB Salzburg, where he scored a hat-trick on his Champions League debut against Genk. A January 2020 transfer to Borussia Dortmund kept the scoring rate climbing, and a 2022 move to Manchester City produced an immediate Premier League single-season goals record (36) in 2022–23, the season City won the treble.
Wide runner turned No. 9
Kylian Mbappé built his early career on the left flank, cutting inside onto his stronger right foot to carry the ball at defenders at high speed — more involved in creating and carrying than Erling Haaland, and more reliant on 1v1 dribbling than aerial threat. Since moving to Real Madrid he has played more often through the middle as an out-and-out striker, trading some of that wide carrying for the penalty-box positions Erling Haaland has always occupied.
Career path
Broke through at Monaco, winning Ligue 1 as a teenager, before joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 and becoming the club’s all-time top scorer. At the 2018 World Cup he scored in the final aged 19 — only the second teenager after Pelé to do so — and at the 2022 World Cup he scored a hat-trick in the final against Argentina to win the Golden Boot. He joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2024.
Honours Compared
- Ballon d'Or
00Erling Haaland 0, Kylian Mbappé 0
World's best player - Champions League
1▲0Erling Haaland 1, Kylian Mbappé 0
European club title - League Titles
2▲8Erling Haaland 2, Kylian Mbappé 8
Domestic championships - World Cup
0▲1Erling Haaland 0, Kylian Mbappé 1
Senior international title - Golden Shoe
11Erling Haaland 1, Kylian Mbappé 1
Top scorer in Europe - Domestic Cups
2▲0Erling Haaland 2, Kylian Mbappé 0
National cup wins
Prestigious Awards
Face to Face
Club Meetings
4 matchesInternational Meetings
0 matchesEvery recorded fixture Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé have both played in, newest first.
- Champions league
Manchester City v Real Madrid
Erling Haaland 2 goals 1 assistKylian Mbappé 1 goal - Champions league
Real Madrid v Manchester City
Erling Haaland 1 goalKylian MbappéNo goal involvement - Champions league
BVB v PSG
Erling Haaland 2 goalsKylian Mbappé 1 assist - Champions league
PSG v BVB
Erling HaalandNo goal involvementKylian MbappéNo goal involvement
Why This Rivalry Won’t Settle
There is no derby to decide this one. Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé have barely shared a pitch — the Face to Face record above is thin by design, not by omission — so the debate over who is the better forward of their generation is fought almost entirely on paper, in the gap between what each has produced and how each produced it.
The case for Erling Haaland is a case for ruthlessness. No forward of his size moves that quickly into space, and none converts as cheaply: 361 career goals from 442 appearances, built almost entirely on one or two touches inside the box. The counter-argument writes itself, too — he has scored the bulk of that record inside a Manchester City system engineered by Pep Guardiola to manufacture exactly the chances he finishes, which makes it fair to ask how much of the rate is the player and how much is the supply line.
The case for Kylian Mbappé is a case for the stage. Two World Cup finals, goals in both, a hat-trick against Argentina in 2022 that should have won the tournament outright — no forward of his era has produced more under that particular pressure, and his game carries more of the creative burden than Erling Haaland’s does, with 177 career assists to show for it. The counter-argument is symmetrical: a large share of his early numbers came in a Ligue 1 that PSG dominated by financial force, and the true test of his Real Madrid move is whether the same output survives against Europe’s best defences on a weekly basis rather than a handful of nights a year.
Neither case is complete, which is precisely why the argument keeps going. What this page can settle is the part that’s countable — goals, assists, trophies, awards, and now a real playing-style breakdown of how differently they arrive at similar numbers. The eye test is yours to run; the figures below are kept current so it’s at least an informed one.
Haaland vs Mbappé FAQ
Erling Haaland has 361 goals and 75 assists in 442 senior appearances. Kylian Mbappé has 441 goals and 177 assists in 580 appearances. These totals combine club and senior international football and update when the site administrator saves new figures.
Erling Haaland has scored 361 career goals and Kylian Mbappé has scored 441. Kylian Mbappé has more career goals, counting senior club and international games.
Erling Haaland averages 0.82 goals per game from 442 appearances, while Kylian Mbappé averages 0.76 from 580. On goals per game, Erling Haaland leads.
Kylian Mbappé has 177 career assists and Erling Haaland has 75. Counting goals and assists together, the goal involvements read 436 to 618.
Erling Haaland has won 0 Ballon d'Or and Kylian Mbappé has won 0, so the head-to-head on football's biggest individual prize reads 0 – 0. This counts wins, not nominations or final ranking positions. Across all major individual honours the count is 6 to 12.
Erling Haaland has 7 major team honours and Kylian Mbappé has 10, covering league titles, domestic cups and continental competitions. On international silverware it is 0 to 2.
World Cup appearances, goals and assists have not been entered yet. Add a FIFA World Cup row for each player in the admin Competition Stats editor to publish this comparison automatically.
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé have met 4 times in recorded fixtures. The Face to Face section lists every meeting with the goals and assists each player contributed in it. Those are reported on their own and are already part of each player's career totals, not added on top of them.
Erling Haaland is younger — 26, to Kylian Mbappé's 27.
Erling Haaland plays almost exclusively as a penalty-box striker, timing runs in behind the last line and finishing in one or two touches rather than dropping deep to build play. Kylian Mbappé built his game on the left flank, cutting inside at pace to carry the ball at defenders and create chances, though he has played more often through the middle as an out-and-out striker since joining Real Madrid.
Erling Haaland has 62 goals in 57 senior Norway appearances. Kylian Mbappé has 66 in 106 senior France appearances. Kylian Mbappé leads on international goals.
Erling Haaland has scored 57 career penalties and Kylian Mbappé has scored 65. Kylian Mbappé leads by 8 penalty goals as of August 22, 2026.
Kylian Mbappé has the higher recorded peak speed in this comparison at 37.6 km/h, versus 36.9 km/h for Erling Haaland. Recorded top speeds can vary by match and tracking provider; figures last reviewed August 22, 2026.
Kylian Mbappé’s listed Real Madrid salary is €31.25M base (~$34M USD before off-pitch earnings). Erling Haaland’s listed Manchester City salary is $27.3M base ($38M+ total with bonuses). Figures were last reviewed August 22, 2026; salary estimates can differ depending on bonuses, tax treatment and image rights.
Kylian Mbappé’s estimated net worth is $250M, compared with $100M for Erling Haaland, as of August 22, 2026. Net-worth figures are estimates rather than audited financial statements.
Erling Haaland’s listed market value is €220M, compared with €200M for Kylian Mbappé, as of August 22, 2026. Market value is an estimate and not an actual transfer fee.
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are both rated 91 overall in the supplied FC 27 comparison, so they are level on current rating. On potential, Kylian Mbappé is listed at 94 versus 93 for Erling Haaland. FC ratings can change with game updates; figures last reviewed August 22, 2026.
Erling Haaland: Striker (ST) — PlayStyle+: Power Shot. Kylian Mbappé: Striker (ST) / Left Winger (LW) — PlayStyle+: Quick Step. Both supplied base ratings are 91; an exact FC 27 Pace attribute wasn't supplied, so the overall rating alone can't determine who's faster in-game. Promotional cards may carry different positions, ratings and PlayStyles from the base version listed here.
Erling Haaland has scored 28 career hat-tricks and Kylian Mbappé has scored 23. Erling Haaland leads by 5.
Erling Haaland has 59 Champions League goals in 59 appearances and Kylian Mbappé has 71 in 99. Kylian Mbappé leads by 12.
Comparing Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé
Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappé are the two forwards most often compared in modern football, and whether you search for Haaland vs Mbappé or Mbappé vs Haaland the question is the same one: who has actually produced more. This page tracks their head-to-head record across every metric that matters — total career goals, assists, appearances and the goals-per-game ratio that shows how efficiently each striker scores.
Mbappé broke through first, winning the World Cup with France in 2018 and the World Cup Golden Boot in 2022, before moving from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid. Haaland’s scoring rate at Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City produced a record-breaking Premier League season and the European Golden Shoe. Their trophy cabinets are shaped differently: Mbappé has the international silverware, Haaland the Champions League.
Beyond the numbers, the two also play a different game entirely — see the playing style and career path breakdown above for how a penalty-box striker and a wide, ball-carrying forward end up with such similar goal counts by such different routes.
Every figure here is maintained by hand and updated as results come in — the page was last revised on 16 Sept 2026. For the full breakdown see each player’s own page, Erling Haaland’s stats and Kylian Mbappé’s stats, or compare them by club career, international career, trophies and individual awards.
About this data: career, club, international, Champions League and trophy figures come from a hand-maintained record, cross-checked against club and competition sources and updated as results happen. A small set of figures that can’t be derived from match results — market value, salary, net worth and FC 27 ratings — are estimates from third-party sources rather than verified statistics, and are reviewed periodically rather than live; they were last checked on August 22, 2026.