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    "asOf": "2026-10-15",
    "primarySources": [
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9",
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_international_goals_scored_by_Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9",
      "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9",
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025%E2%80%9326_Real_Madrid_CF_season",
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026%E2%80%9327_Real_Madrid_CF_season",
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Real_Madrid_CF_season",
      "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup",
      "https://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/sports/soccer/leagues/{league}/seasons/{year}/types/{type}/athletes/231388/statistics",
      "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/026d-13576e235a82-2cfb6b06ef27-1000--kylian-mbappe-goals-records-stats-and-claims-to-fame-how/",
      "https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/029d-1ec1670159ea-2d1882e6a430-1000--champions-league-top-scorer-kylian-mbappe/",
      "https://www.dailyfutbol.com/kylian-mbappe-hat-tricks-list/",
      "https://www.statmuse.com/fc/ask/mbappe-career-penalties",
      "https://mbappelive.com/en/mbappe-market-value-stats-transfermarkt-history/",
      "https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/players/kylian-mbappe",
      "https://www.bleap.finance/en-us/blog/mbappe-salary"
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    "notes": "Appearances/goals per season and competition follow the English Wikipedia career-statistics table (club table as of 15 Sep 2026; national team as of 18 Jul 2026). Assists per competition come from ESPN's stats API (goalAssists); five cup seasons are not covered there and FBref/Transfermarkt/Sofascore/FotMob were blocked, so those components (plus Monaco's single 2017-18 league app) are best-available estimates from footballtransfers.com and match reports, flagged as unverified; all assist totals are numeric sums with the estimated share stated. International assists (38) from French Wikipedia's statistics table. Assist counts differ slightly between data providers. Market value and salary are secondary-source figures (Transfermarkt/Capology direct pages blocked) and are flagged as unverified. The 2026 Ballon d'Or had not been awarded as of 2026-09-17.",
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    "id": "mbappe",
    "name": "Kylian Mbappé",
    "fullName": "Kylian Mbappé Lottin",
    "birthDate": "1998-12-20",
    "age": 27,
    "birthPlace": "Paris (19th arrondissement), France; raised in Bondy",
    "nationality": "France",
    "heightCm": 178,
    "preferredFoot": "Right (two-footed)",
    "position": "Forward (left winger / centre-forward)",
    "currentClub": "Real Madrid",
    "shirtNumber": 10,
    "marketValueEur": 200000000,
    "marketValueAsOf": "2026-06",
    "marketValueNote": "Transfermarkt valuation as relayed by mbappelive.com (Transfermarkt itself blocked). footballtransfers.com ETV: €120.7m (1 Sep 2026). unverified.",
    "marketValueVerified": false,
    "contractUntil": "2029",
    "salaryEurPerYearEstimate": 31250000,
    "salarySource": "https://www.bleap.finance/en-us/blog/mbappe-salary",
    "salaryNote": "Gross fixed salary estimate (~€600,962/week) excluding bonuses and a reported €100-150m signing bonus amortised over the contract; Real Madrid do not disclose contracts. unverified.",
    "salaryVerified": false,
    "transferFeesEur": [
      {
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        "to": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "year": 2017,
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        "note": "Season-long loan with obligation to buy"
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        "from": "Monaco",
        "to": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "year": 2018,
        "feeEur": 180000000,
        "note": "€145m fixed + up to €35m variables (Wikipedia: 'eventual permanent transfer worth €180 million', second-most expensive ever)"
      },
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        "from": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "to": "Real Madrid",
        "year": 2024,
        "feeEur": 0,
        "note": "Free transfer on contract expiry; five-year contract announced 3 Jun 2024"
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      "goals": 378,
      "assists": 118,
      "assistsVerified": false,
      "assistsKnownPartial": 110,
      "assistsEstimatedComponents": 8,
      "assistsNote": "Assists = sum of per-competition figures: 110 ESPN-verified + 8 estimated (Coupe de France 2016-17: 0, 2017-18: 2, 2021-22: 0, 2023-24: 3; Coupe de la Ligue 2019-20: 3; Monaco league 2017-18: 0). Cross-check: Transfermarkt-style published totals are higher - Monaco 14 / PSG 111 (sportsfrontline.com, Jun 2026) and football365 (11 Sep 2026) gives 177 career assists club+country, i.e. about 139 club assists. The ~20-assist gap reflects provider methodology (Transfermarkt credits assists more liberally than ESPN/Opta), concentrated in 2016-17 (8 v 14), 2019-20 (14 v 20), 2021-22 (21 v 26).",
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        "source": "sportsfrontline.com (Monaco 14, PSG 111) + our Real Madrid 13; football365.com career 177 incl. 38 for France"
      },
      "scope": "Senior first-team club football only (Monaco 60/27, PSG 308/256, Real Madrid 110/94). Wikipedia's table 'career total' of 490 apps / 381 goals additionally counts 12 apps / 4 goals for Monaco II in the CFA (2015-17).",
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        "apps": 490,
        "goals": 381
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      "apps": 107,
      "goals": 67,
      "assists": 38
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      "goals": 445,
      "assists": 156,
      "assistsVerified": false,
      "assistsKnownPartial": 148,
      "assistsNote": "Club assists include 8 estimated (see careerTotals.club). International assists 38 per French Wikipedia."
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    "minutesPlayedCombinedApprox": null,
    "minutesNote": "Not compiled: ESPN minutes exist only for covered competitions; FBref blocked."
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      "country": "France",
      "from": "2015",
      "to": "2018",
      "totals": {
        "apps": 60,
        "goals": 27,
        "assists": 10,
        "assistsVerified": false,
        "assistsNote": "Assist total includes estimated cup components in seasons: 2016-17, 2017-18."
      },
      "seasons": [
        {
          "season": "2015-16",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 11,
              "goals": 1,
              "assists": 1
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 2,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Coupe de France 1 app / Coupe de la Ligue 1 app"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "UEFA Europa League (Monaco were in the UEL group stage; 1 sub appearance, 34 min)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 14,
            "goals": 1,
            "assists": 2
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        },
        {
          "season": "2016-17",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 29,
              "goals": 15,
              "assists": 8
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 6,
              "goals": 5,
              "assists": 0,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "Assists ESTIMATED: competition/season not covered by ESPN stats API; figure taken from footballtransfers.com per-competition table (and match-report cross-checks where noted). unverified. footballtransfers lists Coupe de France 2016-17 as 1 app/2 goals/0 assists (Wikipedia: 3 apps/2 goals); Coupe de la Ligue 3/3/0 is ESPN-verified.",
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                {
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                  "apps": 3,
                  "goals": 2,
                  "assists": 0,
                  "verified": false
                },
                {
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                  "apps": 3,
                  "goals": 3,
                  "assists": 0,
                  "verified": true
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              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 9,
              "goals": 6,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, semi-finals"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 44,
            "goals": 26,
            "assists": 8,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: Domestic Cup (see component notes)."
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2017-18",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
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              "name": "League",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "ESTIMATED 0: single league app (4 Aug 2017, Monaco 3-2 Toulouse; scorers Falcao 2, Glik) with no assist credited in match reports. ESPN merges 2017-18 Ligue 1 (28 apps, 8 assists) across Monaco+PSG; all 8 are attributed to PSG."
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Trophée des Champions 2017 (lost 1-2 to PSG)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 2,
            "goals": 0,
            "assists": 0,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: League (see component notes)."
          },
          "note": "Joined PSG on loan 31 Aug 2017 (made permanent 1 Jul 2018)."
        }
      ],
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        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2016-17"
        }
      ],
      "note": "Excludes 12 apps / 4 goals for Monaco II (CFA reserve side, 2015-17)."
    },
    {
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
      "country": "France",
      "from": "2017",
      "to": "2024",
      "totals": {
        "apps": 308,
        "goals": 256,
        "assists": 95,
        "assistsVerified": false,
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      },
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              "name": "League",
              "apps": 27,
              "goals": 13,
              "assists": 8,
              "note": "ESPN 2017-18 Ligue 1 total (28 apps, 8 assists) includes 1 Monaco app; all 8 assists attributed here."
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 9,
              "goals": 4,
              "assists": 4,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "Assists ESTIMATED: competition/season not covered by ESPN stats API; figure taken from footballtransfers.com per-competition table (and match-report cross-checks where noted). unverified. Coupe de France 2017-18: Sportskeeda season review states '4 goals and 2 assists' (footballtransfers shows 4 apps/2 goals/1 assist, evidently missing a match); 2 used. Coupe de la Ligue 4/0/2 is ESPN-verified.",
              "breakdown": [
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de France",
                  "apps": 5,
                  "goals": 4,
                  "assists": 2,
                  "verified": false
                },
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de la Ligue",
                  "apps": 4,
                  "goals": 0,
                  "assists": 2,
                  "verified": true
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 8,
              "goals": 4,
              "assists": 3,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, round of 16"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Did not feature in Trophée des Champions 2017 (still at Monaco)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 44,
            "goals": 21,
            "assists": 15,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: Domestic Cup (see component notes)."
          },
          "loan": true
        },
        {
          "season": "2018-19",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 29,
              "goals": 33,
              "assists": 7
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 6,
              "goals": 2,
              "assists": 3,
              "detail": "Coupe de France 4/2/3 + Coupe de la Ligue 2/0/0"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 8,
              "goals": 4,
              "assists": 5,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, round of 16"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Did not play Trophée des Champions 2018"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 43,
            "goals": 39,
            "assists": 15
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2019-20",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 20,
              "goals": 18,
              "assists": 5
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 6,
              "goals": 6,
              "assists": 4,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "Assists ESTIMATED: competition/season not covered by ESPN stats API; figure taken from footballtransfers.com per-competition table (and match-report cross-checks where noted). unverified. Coupe de France 3/4/1 is ESPN-verified (footballtransfers agrees); Coupe de la Ligue 3/2/3 from footballtransfers (apps/goals match Wikipedia).",
              "breakdown": [
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de France",
                  "apps": 3,
                  "goals": 4,
                  "assists": 1,
                  "verified": true
                },
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de la Ligue",
                  "apps": 3,
                  "goals": 2,
                  "assists": 3,
                  "verified": false
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 10,
              "goals": 5,
              "assists": 5,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, final (runner-up)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 1,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Trophée des Champions 2019 (scored in 2-1 win v Rennes)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 37,
            "goals": 30,
            "assists": 14,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: Domestic Cup (see component notes)."
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2020-21",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 31,
              "goals": 27,
              "assists": 7
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 5,
              "goals": 7,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "Coupe de France (Coupe de la Ligue abolished)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 10,
              "goals": 8,
              "assists": 2,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, semi-finals"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Trophée des Champions 2020 (played Jan 2021)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 47,
            "goals": 42,
            "assists": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2021-22",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 35,
              "goals": 28,
              "assists": 17,
              "note": "Ligue 1 top scorer and top assist provider"
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 3,
              "goals": 5,
              "assists": 0,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "Assists ESTIMATED: competition/season not covered by ESPN stats API; figure taken from footballtransfers.com per-competition table (and match-report cross-checks where noted). unverified. Coupe de France 2021-22: footballtransfers 3/5/0; match reports agree - Feignies 0-3 (Mbappé 2, Icardi pen) and Vannes 0-4 (Kimpembe header; Mbappé hat-trick assisted by Kimpembe, Simons, Ebimbe) credit him no assists; Nice 0-0 (lost on pens).",
              "breakdown": [
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de France",
                  "apps": 3,
                  "goals": 5,
                  "assists": 0,
                  "verified": false
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 8,
              "goals": 6,
              "assists": 4,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, round of 16"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 46,
            "goals": 39,
            "assists": 21,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: Domestic Cup (see component notes)."
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2022-23",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 34,
              "goals": 29,
              "assists": 6
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 5,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "Coupe de France (5 goals v Pays de Cassel)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 8,
              "goals": 7,
              "assists": 3,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, round of 16"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Did not play Trophée des Champions 2022"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 43,
            "goals": 41,
            "assists": 10
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2023-24",
          "league": "Ligue 1",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 29,
              "goals": 27,
              "assists": 7
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 6,
              "goals": 8,
              "assists": 3,
              "verified": false,
              "note": "Assists ESTIMATED: competition/season not covered by ESPN stats API; figure taken from footballtransfers.com per-competition table (and match-report cross-checks where noted). unverified. Coupe de France 2023-24: footballtransfers 6/8/3 (apps/goals match Wikipedia); Goal.com report of the Orléans tie credits a brace and two assists, consistent with >=2. Winners.",
              "breakdown": [
                {
                  "competition": "Coupe de France",
                  "apps": 6,
                  "goals": 8,
                  "assists": 3,
                  "verified": false
                }
              ]
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 12,
              "goals": 8,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, semi-finals; competition top scorer"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 1,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Trophée des Champions 2023 (played Jan 2024, scored)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 48,
            "goals": 44,
            "assists": 10,
            "assistsVerified": false,
            "assistsNote": "Includes estimated assists in: Domestic Cup (see component notes)."
          }
        }
      ],
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        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2017-18"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2018-19"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2019-20"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2021-22"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2022-23"
        },
        {
          "name": "Ligue 1",
          "season": "2023-24"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de France",
          "season": "2017-18"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de France",
          "season": "2019-20"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de France",
          "season": "2020-21"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de France",
          "season": "2023-24"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de la Ligue",
          "season": "2017-18"
        },
        {
          "name": "Coupe de la Ligue",
          "season": "2019-20"
        },
        {
          "name": "Trophée des Champions",
          "season": "2019"
        },
        {
          "name": "Trophée des Champions",
          "season": "2020"
        },
        {
          "name": "Trophée des Champions",
          "season": "2023"
        }
      ],
      "note": "2017-18 was a season-long loan from Monaco; permanent transfer 1 July 2018 (€145m + up to €35m variables). Club record 256 goals in 308 apps."
    },
    {
      "club": "Real Madrid",
      "country": "Spain",
      "from": "2024",
      "to": "present",
      "totals": {
        "apps": 113,
        "goals": 95,
        "assists": 13
      },
      "seasons": [
        {
          "season": "2024-25",
          "league": "La Liga",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 34,
              "goals": 31,
              "assists": 3,
              "note": "Pichichi + European Golden Shoe"
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 4,
              "goals": 2,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Copa del Rey (runners-up)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 14,
              "goals": 7,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 7,
              "goals": 4,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "UEFA Super Cup 1/1/0 + FIFA Intercontinental Cup 1/1/1 + Supercopa de España 2/1/0 + FIFA Club World Cup 2025 3/1/0 (Wikipedia files the June-July 2025 Club World Cup under 2024-25)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 59,
            "goals": 44,
            "assists": 5
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2025-26",
          "league": "La Liga",
          "competitions": [
            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 31,
              "goals": 25,
              "assists": 5,
              "note": "Pichichi"
            },
            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 2,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Copa del Rey (round of 16 exit v Albacete)"
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 11,
              "goals": 15,
              "assists": 1,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League, quarter-finals; competition top scorer"
            },
            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 1,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "Supercopa de España 2026 final (sub, lost 2-3 to Barcelona)"
            }
          ],
          "totals": {
            "apps": 44,
            "goals": 42,
            "assists": 6
          }
        },
        {
          "season": "2026-27",
          "league": "La Liga",
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            {
              "name": "League",
              "apps": 8,
              "goals": 7,
              "assists": 2,
              "note": "as of 15 Sep 2026 (6 matchdays)"
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            {
              "name": "Domestic Cup",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
            },
            {
              "name": "Continental",
              "apps": 2,
              "goals": 2,
              "assists": 0,
              "detail": "UEFA Champions League league phase MD1 v Inter (8 Sep 2026)"
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            {
              "name": "Other",
              "apps": 0,
              "goals": 0,
              "assists": 0
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            "apps": 10,
            "goals": 9,
            "assists": 2
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        {
          "name": "UEFA Super Cup",
          "season": "2024"
        },
        {
          "name": "FIFA Intercontinental Cup",
          "season": "2024"
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      ],
      "note": "Runner-up: Copa del Rey 2024-25, Supercopa de España 2025 and 2026; La Liga 2nd 2024-25 and 2025-26; Club World Cup 2025 semi-finalist."
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  ],
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    "team": "France",
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    "debutOpponent": "Luxembourg",
    "debutNote": "2018 World Cup qualifier, Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg 1-3 France; substitute for Dimitri Payet (78'). At 18y 89d the youngest France player since Maryan Wisniewski (1955). First goal 31 Aug 2017 v Netherlands.",
    "caps": 107,
    "goals": 67,
    "assists": 38,
    "asOf": "2026-07-18",
    "asOfNote": "Last cap: World Cup third-place match v England, 18 Jul 2026 (cap 106). France have not played since: the first post-World Cup international window (2026-27 Nations League) opens later in September 2026.",
    "captainSince": "2023-03",
    "headCoach": "Zinedine Zidane (succeeded Didier Deschamps, whose contract ended after the 2026 World Cup)",
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      {
        "year": 2017,
        "caps": 10,
        "goals": 1
      },
      {
        "year": 2018,
        "caps": 18,
        "goals": 9
      },
      {
        "year": 2019,
        "caps": 6,
        "goals": 3
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      {
        "year": 2020,
        "caps": 5,
        "goals": 3
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      {
        "year": 2021,
        "caps": 14,
        "goals": 8
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      {
        "year": 2022,
        "caps": 13,
        "goals": 12
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      {
        "year": 2023,
        "caps": 9,
        "goals": 10
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      {
        "year": 2024,
        "caps": 11,
        "goals": 2
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      {
        "year": 2025,
        "caps": 8,
        "goals": 7
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      {
        "year": 2026,
        "caps": 13,
        "goals": 12
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        "name": "FIFA World Cup qualification",
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        "name": "UEFA European Championship",
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        "goals": 1
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        "name": "UEFA European Championship qualifying",
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        "goals": 12
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        "name": "UEFA Nations League",
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        "goals": 9
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        "name": "Friendlies",
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        "goals": 11
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        "name": "2018 FIFA World Cup",
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        "name": "UEFA Euro 2020",
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        "assists": 1,
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        "name": "2021 UEFA Nations League Finals",
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        "assists": 2,
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      {
        "name": "2022 FIFA World Cup",
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        "assists": 2,
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        "name": "UEFA Euro 2024",
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        "goals": 1,
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        "name": "2025 UEFA Nations League Finals",
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        "name": "2026 FIFA World Cup",
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          "Golden Boot",
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          "FIFA Dream Team"
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      "First player with 100+ goal involvements for France (66 goals + 38 assists)",
      "All-time FIFA World Cup top scorer (22 goals), passing Lionel Messi on 18 Jul 2026",
      "Only player to win two World Cup Golden Boots (2022, 2026)",
      "First player to score 10+ goals at a single World Cup since Gerd Müller (1970); 14 goal contributions in 2026 the most in one edition in 60 years",
      "First hat-trick in a World Cup final since Geoff Hurst 1966 (2022); first teenager to score in a World Cup final since Pelé 1958 (2018)",
      "Scored in two consecutive World Cup finals (2018, 2022), second player ever after Vavá",
      "Youngest France player since 1955 on debut (18y 89d); 100th cap on 22 Jun 2026 v Iraq"
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    "goals": 71,
    "assists": 24,
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        "club": "Monaco",
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        "goals": 6,
        "assists": 0,
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      {
        "season": "2017-18",
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        "goals": 4,
        "assists": 3,
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        "season": "2018-19",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 8,
        "goals": 4,
        "assists": 5,
        "stageReached": "Round of 16"
      },
      {
        "season": "2019-20",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 10,
        "goals": 5,
        "assists": 5,
        "stageReached": "Final (runner-up)"
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      {
        "season": "2020-21",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 10,
        "goals": 8,
        "assists": 2,
        "stageReached": "Semi-finals"
      },
      {
        "season": "2021-22",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 8,
        "goals": 6,
        "assists": 4,
        "stageReached": "Round of 16"
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      {
        "season": "2022-23",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 8,
        "goals": 7,
        "assists": 3,
        "stageReached": "Round of 16"
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      {
        "season": "2023-24",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "apps": 12,
        "goals": 8,
        "assists": 0,
        "stageReached": "Semi-finals",
        "note": "Competition top scorer"
      },
      {
        "season": "2024-25",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
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        "goals": 7,
        "assists": 1,
        "stageReached": "Quarter-finals"
      },
      {
        "season": "2025-26",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "apps": 11,
        "goals": 15,
        "assists": 1,
        "stageReached": "Quarter-finals",
        "note": "Competition top scorer (Kane 14 second); 13 goals in the league phase, a record"
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      {
        "season": "2026-27",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "apps": 1,
        "goals": 1,
        "assists": 0,
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      "Reached 50 Champions League goals on 10 Dec 2024 v Atalanta",
      "71 goals: joint-5th all-time with Raúl (8 Sep 2026 v Inter)",
      "15 goals in 2025-26, second-highest single-season tally after Cristiano Ronaldo's 17 (2013-14); 13 in the league phase alone (record)",
      "Second-fastest hat-trick in competition history: 6 min 42 s v Olympiacos, 26 Nov 2025 (4 goals in the match)",
      "Champions League top scorer 2023-24 and 2025-26",
      "PSG's all-time top scorer in European competition (passed Cavani, Oct 2022)",
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        "club": "Monaco",
        "opponent": "Rennes",
        "competition": "Coupe de la Ligue",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2017-02-11",
        "club": "Monaco",
        "opponent": "Metz",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2018-10-07",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Lyon",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 4
      },
      {
        "date": "2019-01-19",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Guingamp",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2019-04-21",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Monaco",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2019-10-22",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Club Brugge",
        "competition": "UEFA Champions League",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2020-03-04",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Lyon",
        "competition": "Coupe de France",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2021-02-16",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Barcelona",
        "competition": "UEFA Champions League",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2021-11-13",
        "club": "France",
        "opponent": "Kazakhstan",
        "competition": "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification",
        "goals": 4
      },
      {
        "date": "2022-01-03",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Vannes",
        "competition": "Coupe de France",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2022-04-09",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Clermont",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2022-05-21",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Metz",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2022-08-21",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Lille",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2022-12-18",
        "club": "France",
        "opponent": "Argentina",
        "competition": "2022 FIFA World Cup final",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2023-01-23",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Pays de Cassel",
        "competition": "Coupe de France",
        "goals": 5
      },
      {
        "date": "2023-11-11",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Reims",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2023-11-18",
        "club": "France",
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        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2024-01-07",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Revel",
        "competition": "Coupe de France",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2024-03-17",
        "club": "Paris Saint-Germain",
        "opponent": "Montpellier",
        "competition": "Ligue 1",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-01-25",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Real Valladolid",
        "competition": "La Liga",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-02-19",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Manchester City",
        "competition": "UEFA Champions League",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-05-11",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Barcelona",
        "competition": "La Liga",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-09-30",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Kairat Almaty",
        "competition": "UEFA Champions League",
        "goals": 3
      },
      {
        "date": "2025-11-26",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Olympiacos",
        "competition": "UEFA Champions League",
        "goals": 4
      },
      {
        "date": "2026-08-26",
        "club": "Real Madrid",
        "opponent": "Real Sociedad",
        "competition": "La Liga",
        "goals": 3,
        "note": "Sixth Real Madrid hat-trick (Wikipedia dates it 27 Aug; Real Madrid CF and Al Jazeera match reports are dated 26 Aug)"
      }
    ],
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Golden Boot",
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      "details": "10 goals, all-time World Cup top scorer (22)"
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Bronze Ball",
      "season": "2026",
      "details": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Dream Team",
      "season": "2026",
      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Golden Boot",
      "season": "2022",
      "details": "8 goals"
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Silver Ball",
      "season": "2022",
      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Best Young Player",
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      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "FIFA World Cup Dream Team",
      "season": "2018",
      "details": ""
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      "name": "European Golden Shoe",
      "season": "2024-25",
      "details": "31 La Liga goals"
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    {
      "name": "Pichichi Trophy",
      "season": "2024-25",
      "details": "31 goals"
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    {
      "name": "Pichichi Trophy",
      "season": "2025-26",
      "details": "25 goals"
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    {
      "name": "UEFA Champions League top scorer",
      "season": "2023-24",
      "details": "8 goals"
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    {
      "name": "UEFA Champions League top scorer",
      "season": "2025-26",
      "details": "15 goals"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Player of the Year",
      "season": "2018-19",
      "details": "Record five wins overall"
    },
    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Player of the Year",
      "season": "2020-21",
      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Player of the Year",
      "season": "2021-22",
      "details": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Player of the Year",
      "season": "2022-23",
      "details": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Player of the Year",
      "season": "2023-24",
      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "33 goals; record six titles in total (2018-19 to 2023-24)"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "18"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "27"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "28"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "29"
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 top goalscorer",
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      "details": "27"
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      "name": "Ligue 1 top assist provider",
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year",
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      "details": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year",
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      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "Ligue 1 Young Player of the Year",
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      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "Kopa Trophy",
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    {
      "name": "Golden Boy",
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      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "Gerd Müller Trophy",
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      "details": "Shared with Harry Kane"
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    {
      "name": "French Player of the Year",
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      "details": "Also 2019, 2022-23, 2023-24"
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      "name": "FIFPRO World 11",
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    {
      "name": "IFFHS Men's World Team",
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      "details": "Also 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025"
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      "name": "IFFHS World's Best Top Goal Scorer",
      "season": "2022",
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    {
      "name": "IFFHS World's Best Top Division Goal Scorer",
      "season": "2025",
      "details": ""
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      "name": "UEFA Nations League Finals top scorer",
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      "name": "UEFA Team of the Year",
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      "details": ""
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      "name": "Globe Soccer Best Player of the Year",
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    {
      "name": "WhoScored European Player of the Season",
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      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "The Athletic Ligue 1 Player of the Season",
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      "details": ""
    },
    {
      "name": "UNFP Best French Player Playing Abroad",
      "season": "2024-25",
      "details": ""
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    {
      "name": "La Liga Team of the Season",
      "season": "2024-25",
      "details": ""
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      "name": "Real Madrid Player of the Season",
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      "name": "UNFP Ligue 1 Player of the Month",
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      "name": "UEFA European Under-19 Championship Team of the Tournament",
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      "details": ""
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      "club": "France"
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      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de France",
      "season": "2017-18",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de France",
      "season": "2019-20",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de France",
      "season": "2020-21",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de France",
      "season": "2023-24",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de la Ligue",
      "season": "2017-18",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Coupe de la Ligue",
      "season": "2019-20",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Trophée des Champions",
      "season": "2019",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Trophée des Champions",
      "season": "2020",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "Trophée des Champions",
      "season": "2023",
      "club": "Paris Saint-Germain"
    },
    {
      "name": "UEFA Super Cup",
      "season": "2024",
      "club": "Real Madrid"
    },
    {
      "name": "FIFA Intercontinental Cup",
      "season": "2024",
      "club": "Real Madrid"
    }
  ],
  "ballonDor": [
    {
      "year": 2017,
      "rank": 7
    },
    {
      "year": 2018,
      "rank": 4
    },
    {
      "year": 2019,
      "rank": 6
    },
    {
      "year": 2021,
      "rank": 9
    },
    {
      "year": 2022,
      "rank": 6
    },
    {
      "year": 2023,
      "rank": 3
    },
    {
      "year": 2024,
      "rank": 6
    },
    {
      "year": 2025,
      "rank": 7
    },
    {
      "year": 2026,
      "rank": null,
      "note": "Shortlisted (30-man list announced Sep 2026); ceremony not yet held as of 2026-09-17"
    }
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "title": "All-time FIFA World Cup top scorer",
      "details": "22 goals in 22 matches across 2018, 2022, 2026; passed Messi (21) on 18 Jul 2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "Only two-time World Cup Golden Boot winner",
      "details": "2022 (8) and 2026 (10)"
    },
    {
      "title": "France all-time top scorer",
      "details": "66 goals in 106 caps; also first with 100+ goal involvements (66 G, 38 A)"
    },
    {
      "title": "Paris Saint-Germain all-time top scorer",
      "details": "256 goals in 308 apps (2017-24)"
    },
    {
      "title": "Ligue 1 records",
      "details": "Record six Golden Boots (all consecutive, 2018-19 to 2023-24) and record five Player of the Year awards; only player to finish top scorer and top assister in the same season (2021-22)"
    },
    {
      "title": "Real Madrid debut-season records",
      "details": "44 goals in 2024-25 (39th broke Iván Zamorano's record) and 31 La Liga goals (most by a Madrid player in a debut La Liga season); 59 goals in calendar 2025 equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's club record"
    },
    {
      "title": "Champions League",
      "details": "15 goals in 2025-26 (2nd most in a season after Ronaldo's 17); record 13 in league phase; second-fastest hat-trick (6:42); youngest to 10 goals; 71 goals joint-5th all-time"
    },
    {
      "title": "Most expensive teenager / second-most expensive player ever",
      "details": "€180m Monaco to PSG package (2017-18)"
    },
    {
      "title": "World Cup final scorer records",
      "details": "Hat-trick in 2022 final (first since Hurst 1966); scored in consecutive finals (2018, 2022)"
    }
  ],
  "milestones": [
    {
      "date": "2015-12-02",
      "event": "Ligue 1 debut for Monaco v Caen aged 16y 347d, breaking Thierry Henry's club record"
    },
    {
      "date": "2016-02-20",
      "event": "First Ligue 1 goal v Troyes aged 17y 62d, youngest Monaco scorer"
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-03-25",
      "event": "France debut v Luxembourg (18y 89d)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-05-17",
      "event": "Won Ligue 1 with Monaco (club's first title in 17 years); 26 goals in all competitions in 2016-17"
    },
    {
      "date": "2017-08-31",
      "event": "Joined PSG on loan with €180m obligation; scored first France goal same day v Netherlands"
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-07-15",
      "event": "Scored in World Cup final v Croatia; France champions; Best Young Player award"
    },
    {
      "date": "2018-10-07",
      "event": "Four goals in 13 minutes v Lyon, youngest to score four in a Ligue 1 game since 1973"
    },
    {
      "date": "2020-08-23",
      "event": "Champions League final v Bayern (lost 0-1)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2021-10-10",
      "event": "Won UEFA Nations League, scoring winner v Spain"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-05-21",
      "event": "Signed new PSG contract to 2025 turning down Real Madrid"
    },
    {
      "date": "2022-12-18",
      "event": "Hat-trick in World Cup final v Argentina; Golden Boot with 8 goals"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-03-04",
      "event": "Became PSG's all-time top scorer (201st goal) v Nantes"
    },
    {
      "date": "2023-03-21",
      "event": "Named France captain"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-06-03",
      "event": "Real Madrid announce signing on a free transfer (five-year contract); unveiled 16 Jul before 80,000"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-08-14",
      "event": "Real Madrid debut and goal in UEFA Super Cup v Atalanta"
    },
    {
      "date": "2024-12-10",
      "event": "50th Champions League goal v Atalanta"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-05-11",
      "event": "Hat-trick v Barcelona; 39th goal broke Zamorano's Madrid debut-season record; finished 2024-25 with 44 goals, Pichichi and European Golden Shoe"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-06-08",
      "event": "50th France goal v Germany (Nations League third-place match)"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-11-26",
      "event": "Four goals incl. 6:42 hat-trick v Olympiacos in Champions League"
    },
    {
      "date": "2025-12-20",
      "event": "Equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's Real Madrid record of 59 goals in a calendar year"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-16",
      "event": "Brace v Senegal made him France's all-time top scorer (58), passing Giroud"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-06-22",
      "event": "100th cap v Iraq"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-07-18",
      "event": "Brace v England in third-place match: 22 World Cup goals, all-time record; second Golden Boot"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-08-26",
      "event": "Hat-trick v Real Sociedad in José Mourinho's first home match as Madrid coach"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-09-08",
      "event": "71st Champions League goal v Inter, level with Raúl as 5th all-time"
    }
  ],
  "playingStyle": {
    "summary": "An explosive, two-footed forward who plays off the left or through the middle, Mbappé combines elite acceleration and close control at speed with clinical, composed finishing, making him most dangerous attacking space behind a defensive line or on the counter. His timing of runs and elaborate feints let him beat defenders one-on-one, and he also creates for team-mates with his vision, though his output is defined above all by goals.",
    "strengths": [
      "Pace and acceleration",
      "Dribbling and close control at speed",
      "Clinical, composed finishing with either foot",
      "Movement and timing of runs in behind",
      "Creativity and link-up play; strong assist numbers (e.g. 17 Ligue 1 assists in 2021-22)",
      "Big-game scoring record (World Cup finals, Champions League knockouts)",
      "Penalty taker (about 80% career conversion)"
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
      "Limited aerial threat for a No. 9 (few headed goals)",
      "Modest defensive contribution and pressing intensity",
      "Occasional penalty misses in high-profile matches (Euro 2020 shoot-out, 2026 World Cup QF)",
      "Periods of friction/pressure over influence at club and national team level"
    ]
  },
  "biography": {
    "early": "Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on 20 December 1998 in Paris and raised in Bondy, a north-eastern suburb. His father Wilfrid, from Cameroon, coached at AS Bondy, where Kylian began playing in 2004; his mother Fayza Lamari, of Algerian Kabyle origin, is a former handball player and now acts as his agent. He spent time at the INF Clairefontaine academy before joining Monaco's academy in 2013, and as a boy idolised Cristiano Ronaldo and Zinedine Zidane and supported Real Madrid.",
    "career": "Mbappé made his Monaco debut in December 2015 at 16, breaking Thierry Henry's club record, and exploded in 2016-17 with 26 goals as Monaco won Ligue 1 and reached the Champions League semi-finals. PSG signed him in August 2017 on a loan that became a €180m permanent deal; in seven seasons he scored a club-record 256 goals in 308 games, won six league titles, four Coupes de France and reached the 2020 Champions League final, taking six straight Ligue 1 Golden Boots. He joined Real Madrid on a free transfer in 2024, scoring 44 goals in his debut season (Pichichi, European Golden Shoe, UEFA Super Cup and Intercontinental Cup) and 42 in 2025-26 as La Liga and Champions League top scorer. For France he won the 2018 World Cup as a teenager, scored a hat-trick in the 2022 final, won the 2021 Nations League, and at the 2026 World Cup scored 10 goals to become the tournament's all-time top scorer (22) and France's record scorer, though Les Bleus finished fourth.",
    "personal": "Mbappé is a practising Christian and speaks French, English and Spanish. He has a younger brother, Ethan, a professional footballer, and an adopted older brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko. Off the pitch he has long-term deals with Nike, Hublot, Dior and Oakley, founded the production company Zebra Valley, holds stakes in companies including Sorare and Loewe, and in 2024 became majority owner of Ligue 2 club SM Caen. He donated his 2018 World Cup earnings to charity, has funded searches after the Emiliano Sala tragedy, and has been ranked among the world's highest-paid athletes by Forbes. He is in a relationship with Spanish actress Ester Expósito."
  },
  "youthTrophies": [
    {
      "name": "UEFA European Under-19 Championship",
      "season": "2016",
      "club": "France U19"
    }
  ]
}