The phenomenon of Kylian Mbappé: how the amazing French striker put the lead in football with only 19 years old?

A lot of things happened in a very short time in Kylian Mbappé's life.

Sitting on the bench of AS Monaco, he became the greatest sensation of European football, winning the Ligue 1, convened with the absolute selection of France and secure his loan to Paris Saint-Germain loan, which should be final next year after paying about 220 million US dollars.

It was a dizzying hike for a player who two years ago was just celebrating his exams at school

Today is shining in Russia 2018 where he has confirmed his rise as the great sensation of football by becoming the figure of France's victory over Argentina, in a spectacular match of seven goals that eliminated the Albiceleste of the 2018 Russian World Cup.

But the certain thing is that behind the juvenile image of the footballer called to rule the world in a future there are years of hard work and dedication n since he's started to hit the ball at AS Bondy, a club in the northeastern suburbs of Paris

It is understandable that thanks to Mbappé the club is alive an increase of popularity and is flooded with new members who dream of following in the footsteps of their new idol.

A path difficult to imitate and to remember all those who directly influenced the formation of Mbappé in the omen that is today

"Kylian was born to the l '. football "

AS Bondy's adult team plays in the tenth category of French football, but it's their base football that monopolizes the praises in producing players like Mbappé or Sebastian Corchia player from Seville or elected from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Fabrice N Sakala.

Until three months ago, Mbappé's father, Wilfried, was one of the club's sports directors in charge of all age groups between 10 and 17 years, but had performed all kinds of duties for 25 years.

The popularity of AS Bondy has increased so much that they may soon be unable to accept more children for lack of resources.

Atmane Airouche, president of AS Bondy: "You can say that Kylian was born in this club.He arrived as a baby when his father played and was a trainer.He was still there , learning football, even when he was little. "

" When we played, just before the initial whistle, we saw a two-year-old boy walk with a ball and sit next to him. Team to hear what was going on, which we talked about I think it should be the player who holds the record to have heard the most before the games. "

Antonio Riccardi, 28, AS13 sub-team coach: "His father is like a second father, so I've known Kylian since he was a baby.The first time I got him trained was when he was 6 years old and a few months after he started playing in the beginners group of his age, we could I mean, it was different. "

Kylian could do a lot more than the others The negotiation was fantastic and she was much faster than the others. "

Airouche: " Born into football and sport, his father was a leader since childhood, working with children in the community. and then inside AS Bondy, he only left us three months but his influence will be here forever, he gave us 25 years of his life, Kylian's mother also had a great influence on her, she was a very good handball player "

" Ronaldo displays on the walls "

Mbappé was at the famous French football academy Clairefontaine between 12 and 15 years old, but at the beginning he continued to playing with AS Bondy [19659002] Riccardi: "Kylian always thought of football, he always talked about football, he was always watching football … and if he did not, he was playing the games of on the PlayStation. "

" To the point of turning his room into a football field. When I was young, I brought him home after training and I took care of him until his mother came home from work. "

" He always liked playing in the living room. The couch or table were the arches and he asked me not to tell my mother! Do not tell my father! They do not want me to play here. Then we played and kept the secret. Fortunately, he has never broken anything. "

Airouche: " He only thought about football and that was what differentiated him from others. "

" Other players think that once they have signed for a club or go to Clairefontaine they will have already realized something they have already arrived. But no, that's when hard work began and Kylian knew it. I played where I was. "

" If he comes now and wants to play, he will start doing it even now that he is professional. All that he thinks is about the game. "

Mbappé's father, Wilfried, worked at the club for 25 years and dissolved three times ago. months, although he stays in touch.

Riccardi: "He was still a big supporter of Cristiano Ronaldo, and there were posters of him on the wall of his room, but he also followed other great players. had no particular club, I was more fond of footballers.But Ronaldo was definitely his childhood hero. "

" The others were partying, he was going to bed "

Mbappé agreed to sign with Monaco when he was 14 years old after having, according to him, rejected the offers of the other clubs of Ligue 1, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Bayern Munich.

On December 2, 2015, entered the field towards the end of the second half and broke Thierry Henry's record as the youngest player in the club's history at 16 years and 347 days.

Antonio Riccardi, 28, was taking care of Kylian after training.

He was also one of the stars of the Under-19 European Championship in 2016, scoring five goals in tournament, including two in the semifinals.

The maximum score was Jean-Kevin Augustin, who left PSG this summer to join the Leipzig RB in Germany.

Riccardi: "Kylian has always been enthusiastic, you have to work hard when you have talent like he does because otherwise there will be others who will compensate for the lack of talent. at work and they will be able to reach you. "

" In Bondy there were never any hard times for him, better than the others, but I knew that in Monaco it was not enough. was not easy for his freshman year because he had a coach who did not like him very much.This coach is no longer in Monaco and Kylian at PSG and in the national team. Was the coach who was wrong. "

Why is an 18-year-old worth $ 220 million?

Airouche: "We went to see him in the final of the U19 that France won.We saw ourselves outside the stadium and we were surprised that he do not want to go out celebrating with his companions, he just went straight to the house. "

" For him, it was about achieving his goal of being a champion of the world. " Europe, but from that moment he was already thinking about his next goal: to return to Monaco, to join the team and to win more titles. "

It is clear that did not hide his happiness by scoring his first goal with Monaco on February 20th.

"I remember when Monaco came out, he was the only field player who did not have a mobile phone during the celebrations, everyone was celebrating and he was the only one to go out. It's what makes him great. "

" Other professionals should learn from Kylian.You never reach your goal.I work every day harder and harder. "

"He has the maturity of a 40 year old"

Mbappé frequently uses social networks to share messages with his family and is very close to his father Wilfried and his mother, Fayza

He pbaded his exams in management of technology and science, combining his studies with his football evolution.

Airouche: "He is a little Bondy kid who loves football and respects people.That's what we give to our children here." He loves his people, he loves his club, he still talks about it today.He still thinks of us and when he has the opportunity to see the little ones that he does.That's why a lot of people love, because it is so simple. "

" He is a young man with the maturity of a 40 years old when he speaks. "It is his personality., Generous, respectful and when he here comes, he's still a Bondy boy and a boy from ASB. "

Riccardi: " He's still the same as when he was here. " he was coming now he would say hello to all the players, he would give a hug to all the coaches, he would take the ball and he would play with the others. "

" We always call and send messages and are the same conv Relaxed ersations what we had when I took care of him. "

" He will never change because his education is very good. Behind him, there are his parents, who are fantastic people. He has a large family unit. He believes in the family and does not want to disappoint them. "

With France, he was already proclaimed champion of Europe U19 and should be part of the France team at the 2018 World Cup. [Airbus:" Kylian's personality, when we see him speak at 18 as someone of 30, speaking with phenomenal maturity, is because his parents gave it to him. These are people who always have their hands in their hearts, they help a lot. Not only with their children but also with the children of the club, for them it was the same. "

" Talent? Nobody approached him "

Riccardi: " A movement that he had a habit of doing as a child continues to do (the bicycle). It was his personal mark as a boy. I did it since I was 7 years old. "

" He was the best player I have seen in the 15 years that I have run here. Nobody approached him. In Paris, there are many talents, but nobody has the same talent as him. It was what we call, a crack (the best). "

Airouche: " When I was little I was always the lowest, but with the technique and the game vision that most children did not have . That's why when you see him now, you realize the wonderful meanings that he has. He has his eyes on the neck, he knows how to anticipate where the ball is going. "

" He never played here at his age, he always played with older children because there was no point in leaving him with his age. He was bored.

"Physically, it was difficult because it was small, but it was the talent that made the difference. It was a phenomenon and suddenly it grew. I remember not seeing him for a while and when we saw each other he was as tall as me. "

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