In September 2015, Jordy Delem, then a young midfielder for French club AC Arles-Avignon, remembers being amazed by a 16-year-old forward from Monaco’s B squad. The kid put up four of the club’s five goals – leaving Delem and his teammates speechless.
“When I saw him, I was like, ‘We have to remember this guy,” Delem says with a smile.
Three years later, the whole world is watching him. Kylian Mbappé, still just 19 years old, has been one of the shining stars of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Now with PSG in his hometown of Paris, Mbappé and the French national team are set play in the World Cup final on Sunday against Croatia.