Seasons won (more goals)
3Haaland
6Mbappé
0 shared, 9 overlapping seasons
Haaland vs Mbappé season by season
Every club season since Mbappé's debut in 2015-16, lined up so you can see who scored more in each campaign, how their careers overlap, and, because Haaland is 1.6 years younger, how they compare at the same age.
Best season (goals)
52Haaland
44Mbappé
2022/23 vs 2023/24
Seasons with 20+ goals
7Haaland
10Mbappé
Club goals through age-25 season
297Haaland
283Mbappé
Haaland to 2025/26, Mbappé to 2023/24
Senior seasons
12Haaland
12Mbappé
Average goals per season
25.6Haaland
31.5Mbappé
Season-by-season table
| Season | Haaland club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Mbappé club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | – | – | – | – | Monaco | 14 | 1 | 2 | – |
| 2016 | Bryne | 16 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016-17 | – | – | – | – | Monaco | 44 | 26 | 8 | – |
| 2017 | Molde | 20 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017-18 | – | – | – | – | Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain | 46 | 21 | 15 | – |
| 2018 | Molde | 30 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018-19 | Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | 1 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 43 | 39 | 15 | Mbappé |
| 2019-20 | Red Bull Salzburg / Borussia Dortmund | 40 | 44 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | 30 | 14 | Haaland |
| 2020-21 | Borussia Dortmund | 41 | 41 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 47 | 42 | 10 | Mbappé |
| 2021-22 | Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 29 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 46 | 39 | 21 | Mbappé |
| 2022-23 | Manchester City | 53 | 52 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 43 | 41 | 10 | Haaland |
| 2023-24 | Manchester City | 45 | 38 | – | Paris Saint-Germain | 48 | 44 | 10 | Mbappé |
| 2024-25 | Manchester City | 48 | 34 | – | Real Madrid | 59 | 44 | 5 | Mbappé |
| 2025-26 | Manchester City | 52 | 38 | 9 | Real Madrid | 44 | 42 | 6 | Mbappé |
| 2026-27 | Manchester City | 9 | 10 | 1 | Real Madrid | 10 | 9 | 2 | Haaland |
Norwegian seasons run February to November and are labelled by calendar year (Haaland 2015–2018). Assists shown as – where no verifiable per-season source exists. The current season updates after every matchday.
Aligned by age: who was better at the same age?
| Age | Haaland season | Apps | Goals | Mbappé season | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16–17 | 2016 · Bryne | 16 | 0 | – | – | – |
| 17–18 | 2017 · Molde | 20 | 4 | 2015-16 · Monaco | 14 | 1 |
| 18–19 | 2018-19 · Red Bull Salzburg | 5 | 1 | 2016-17 · Monaco | 44 | 26 |
| 19–20 | 2019-20 · Red Bull Salzburg / Borussia Dortmund | 40 | 44 | 2017-18 · Monaco / Paris Saint-Germain | 46 | 21 |
| 20–21 | 2020-21 · Borussia Dortmund | 41 | 41 | 2018-19 · Paris Saint-Germain | 43 | 39 |
| 21–22 | 2021-22 · Borussia Dortmund | 30 | 29 | 2019-20 · Paris Saint-Germain | 37 | 30 |
| 22–23 | 2022-23 · Manchester City | 53 | 52 | 2020-21 · Paris Saint-Germain | 47 | 42 |
| 23–24 | 2023-24 · Manchester City | 45 | 38 | 2021-22 · Paris Saint-Germain | 46 | 39 |
| 24–25 | 2024-25 · Manchester City | 48 | 34 | 2022-23 · Paris Saint-Germain | 43 | 41 |
| 25–26 | 2025-26 · Manchester City | 52 | 38 | 2023-24 · Paris Saint-Germain | 48 | 44 |
| 26–27 | 2026-27 · Manchester City | 9 | 10 | 2024-25 · Real Madrid | 59 | 44 |
| 27–28 | – | – | – | 2025-26 · Real Madrid | 44 | 42 |
| 28–29 | – | – | – | 2026-27 · Real Madrid | 10 | 9 |
Age = season start year minus birth year (Haaland born 2000-07-21, Mbappé 1998-12-20). Cumulative club goals through the season each began aged 25 (Haaland 2025/26, Mbappé 2023/24): Haaland 297, Mbappé 283.
Reading the seasons
Head-to-head by season
In the 9 seasons in which both were playing senior club football, Haaland out-scored Mbappé 3 times, Mbappé out-scored Haaland 6 times. The early seasons flatter Mbappé, naturally: while he was scoring for Monaco and PSG in 2016-17 and 2017-18, Haaland was a teenager in Norway's second and top tiers. From 2019-20, when Haaland arrived in Salzburg and then Dortmund, the picture changes.
Mbappé leadsSeasons with more goals: Haaland 3, Mbappé 6.
The peaks
Haaland's 2022/23 is the outlier of the modern era: 52 goals in 53 games for Manchester City, including a record 36 in the Premier League, in a season that ended with the treble. Mbappé's best is 2023/24, 44 goals in 48 for Paris Saint-Germain. What stands out about Mbappé is the floor rather than the ceiling: he has scored 10 seasons of 20 or more goals, and has not dipped below that mark since he was 18. Haaland has 7 such seasons from a shorter career.
Same age, different numbers
Because Mbappé was born in 1998 and Haaland in 2000, the fairest comparison lines their seasons up by age. Through the last completed season each began aged 25 (Haaland's 2025/26, Mbappé's 2023/24), Haaland had 297 club goals to Mbappé's 283: Haaland was ahead at the same point in life. Mbappé's advantage at 17 and 18 (he was already a Ligue 1 champion and a €180m player) is real, but Haaland's numbers from 19 onwards climb faster than almost anyone's in history.
Haaland leadsCumulative club goals through the age-25 season: Haaland 297 vs Mbappé 283.
The most recent full season
In 2025/26, Haaland scored 38 in 52 games for Manchester City and Mbappé 42 in 44 for Real Madrid. Mbappé won the season on goals by 4. See the club stats page for how each season split across league, cup and Europe, and the trophies page for what each campaign yielded.