20year Old Mbappe Sets New Record in French Ligue 1

Kylian Mbappe reached a new mile stone in his career as he brought Yannick Stropya’s 37-year old record to become the youngest player to score 50 Ligue 1 goals.

Mbappe, 20 years scored in Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 win over Nimes. Stropya, at 21 years scored his 50th goal while at Shochaux in 1982.

Christopher Nkunku opened the scoring for the runaway league leaders in the 40th minute before Mbappe grabbed his brace in the 69th and 89th minutes.

The World Cup winner is the French top flight’s top scorer with 22 goals in 20 games, and he has scored 27 in 31 matches in all competitions.

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