Top scorer of the European season with 52 goals scored in all competitions (which allowed him to win the Gerd Müller Trophy tied with Harry Kane), Kylian Mbappé is only 9th in the ranking of The Best FIFA Player of the Year. ‘year. The captain of the French team finished 6th in the France Football Ballon d’Or and was once again dumped in the race for the FIFA Player of the Year title by Vinicius, Rodri and Jude Bellingham, with the Brazilian winger being this time crowned after the surprise coronation of the Spanish environment two months ago.
Mbappé has never experienced such a low ranking since entering the league of football stars. While Euro 2024 winners Dani Carvajal and Lamine Yamal complete the top 5, Kylian Mbappé is ahead of Lionel Messi, Toni Kroos and Erling Haaland. The Bondy prodigy remained on his best results at The Best, with a 3rd place in 2023 and a 2nd place in 2022 behind the 2022 world champion Lionel Messi. Before that, Mbappé finished 8th in 2021, 7th in 2020, 6th in 2019 and 4th in 2018.
Mbappé 2nd for Deschamps
As the details of the votes reveal, Mbappé was cited in first place by two teammates, Achraf Skriniar and Milan Skriniar, captains of Morocco and Slovakia respectively, as well as by Chancel Mbemba. Gianluigi Donnarumma put Mbappé in 2nd position behind… Messi! The eight-time Ballon d’Or also put Mbappé in 2. The coaches of Indonesia, Laos, Liechtenstein and Tanzania, as well as journalists from Bolivia and the United States Virgin Islands also voted for Mbappé …
Unlike some of his counterparts, the coach of the France team Didier Deschamps did not favor one of his players, but put Vinicius ahead of Kylian Mbappé (with Rodri in 3). Finally, the French media representative, Cyrille de La Morinerie (Europe 1), did not mention Mbappé, composing a Vini/Rodri/Bellingham podium.
