At 23 and 21 respectively, Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland are already hovering above European football. UEFA.com compare the impressive stats of the two stars who dream of leading their club to a maiden UEFA Champions League triumph.
They are young, they score a lot, they have stunning athletic and technical qualities and an appetite for victories and trophies to match. What in the numbers separates the two golden boys of European football? Here is the answer.
Who are Mbappe and Haaland?
Date of Birth
Mbappe: December 20, 1998 | Haaland: July 21, 2000
Place of birth
Mbappe: Paris | Haaland: Leeds (England)
Nationality
Mbappe: française | Haaland: norwegian
Cut
Mbappe: 1,78m | Haaland: 1,95m
Later
Mbappe: attacker | Haaland: center forward
best foot
Mbappe: right | Haaland: gauche
Club
Mbappe: Paris | Haaland: Manchester City
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Awards
Collective
Mbappe : World Cup, Nations League, Ligue 1 (x5), Coupe de France (x3), Coupe de la Ligue (x2), EURO U19
Haaland : German League, German Cup, Austrian Cup
Individual
Mbappe: Top scorer in Ligue 1 (x4), player of the year in France
Haaland: Top scorer in the Champions League (2020/21), top scorer in the Nations League (2021), Player of the Year in Germany, Austria and Norway.
Club goals and assists
Buts/matches
Mbappe: 213/291 | Haaland: 149/193
One goal every…
Mbappé: 102 minutes | Haaland: 86 minutes
Assists
Mbappe: 106/291 | Haaland: 37/193
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In selection
Matches
Mbappe: 57 | Haaland: 21
Buts
Mbappe: 27 | Haaland: 20
In the Champions League
Buts/Matches
Mbappe: 36/55 | Haaland: 26/21
Premier but
Mbappe : 21/02/17. Manchester City 5-3 Monaco (79e minute, eighths to go). Fourth game.
Haaland : 17/09/19. Salzburg 6-2 Genk (2e minutes, groups). First game.
Dubbed
Mbappe: 4 | Haaland: 6
Triplets
Mbappe: 3 | Haaland: 1
Quadruplets
Mbappe: 0 | Haaland: 0
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Two matches once morest each other
Mbappé and Haaland have faced each other twice in the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League Round of 16. Paris qualified for the quarter-finals and would go on to reach the final in Lisbon, but Haaland scored two goals in the first leg for Borussia Dortmund.