The rivalry defining a generationKylian Mbappé vs Lamine YamalAll-time career stats compared — goals, goals per game, assists, trophies and awards. Updated 16 Sept 2026.
Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal represent two different eras of the same production line — PSG and Real Madrid’s most reliable finisher of the last decade against Barcelona’s teenage breakout. This page tracks their career totals side by side and keeps them updated as both careers continue.
Head to Head
Shape of Each Career
| Metric | Kylian Mbappé | Lamine Yamal |
|---|---|---|
| Goals | 441 | 0 |
| Assists | 177 | 0 |
| Games | 580 | 0 |
| Goals / Game | 0.76 | 0.00 |
| G+A / Game | 1.07 | 0.00 |
| Hat-Tricks | 23 | 0 |
441 goals in 580 games — full career breakdown
Yamal Stats0 goals in 0 games — full career breakdown
Goals Per Game0.76 vs 0 — who scores at the better rate
Career Assists177 vs 0 total assists compared
Champions LeagueUCL goals, assists and appearances head to head
Club CareerClub appearances, goals and assists for both players
InternationalFrance and Spain caps, goals & assists
Trophies10 vs 0 major honours
Individual Awards13 vs 0 personal accolades
Playing Style & Career Path
Penalty-box striker, still a carrier
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. 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 penalty-box positions — but the pace and 1v1 threat that made him a winger in the first place are still the foundation of his game.
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, 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.
Inverted winger, left foot leading
Lamine Yamal plays on the right wing but is left-footed, cutting inside onto that stronger foot in the classic inverted-winger pattern — close control at pace, comfortable holding the ball under pressure from defenders, and looking to shoot or thread a pass through the inside channel rather than get to the byline.
Career path
Came through Barcelona’s La Masia academy and broke into the first team as a teenager, quickly becoming one of the youngest players ever to represent the club at that level. He was part of the Spain squad that won UEFA Euro 2024, scoring during the tournament as a teenager and winning the Golden Boy award that year.
Honours Compared
- Ballon d'Or
00Kylian Mbappé 0, Lamine Yamal 0
World's best player - Champions League
00Kylian Mbappé 0, Lamine Yamal 0
European club title - League Titles
8▲0Kylian Mbappé 8, Lamine Yamal 0
Domestic championships - World Cup
1▲0Kylian Mbappé 1, Lamine Yamal 0
Senior international title - Golden Shoe
1▲0Kylian Mbappé 1, Lamine Yamal 0
Top scorer in Europe - Domestic Cups
00Kylian Mbappé 0, Lamine Yamal 0
National cup wins
Prestigious Awards
Face to Face
No recorded meetings between Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal yet. Club and international fixtures the two both played in will be listed here.
An Established Star Against a Teenage Phenomenon
This isn’t a rivalry between two players at the same point in their careers — it’s a comparison between an established superstar and a player still in his teens, which is exactly what makes it interesting. Kylian Mbappé has already won a World Cup and scored in two finals; Lamine Yamal is only beginning to build that kind of résumé.
The case for Kylian Mbappé rests on a decade of evidence at the very top: 441 career goals from 580 appearances, produced against the best defences in Europe and on the biggest international stages there are. The counter-argument is about what comes next — the move to Real Madrid is still a live test of whether that level of output survives a new league, a new system and, eventually, a decline every career eventually has.
The case for Lamine Yamal is almost entirely about trajectory. A teenager who is already a regular starter for Barcelona and a Euro-winner with Spain has produced more, sooner, than almost any player in the game’s recent history — and if that improvement curve holds, the numbers on this page could look very different within a few seasons. The counter-argument is the obvious one: very few teenage breakthroughs sustain a decade of relevance, and it is too early to know which kind of career this will become.
Neither case is complete, which is exactly why this comparison is worth tracking rather than settling now. The figures below are kept current as both careers continue.
Mbappé vs Yamal FAQ
Kylian Mbappé has 441 goals and 177 assists in 580 senior appearances. Lamine Yamal has 0 goals and 0 assists in 0 appearances. These totals combine club and senior international football and update when the site administrator saves new figures.
Kylian Mbappé has scored 441 career goals and Lamine Yamal has scored 0. Kylian Mbappé has more career goals, counting senior club and international games.
Kylian Mbappé averages 0.76 goals per game from 580 appearances, while Lamine Yamal averages 0 from 0. On goals per game, Kylian Mbappé leads.
Kylian Mbappé has 177 career assists and Lamine Yamal has 0. Counting goals and assists together, the goal involvements read 618 to 0.
Kylian Mbappé has 10 major team honours and Lamine Yamal has 0, covering league titles, domestic cups and continental competitions.
Lamine Yamal is younger — 19, to Kylian Mbappé's 27.
About this data: career, club, international and trophy figures come from a hand-maintained record, cross-checked against club and competition sources and updated as results happen. Last revised 16 Sept 2026.