The debate of who is currently the best soccer player has largely divided opinions. But according to a recent stat, the odds could be in favor of PSG and France star Kylian Mbappe. The France forward scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final but saw his team lose against Leo Messi‘s Argentina on penalties. However, in the debate between Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Mbappe, and other names such as Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, Harry Kane, and Mo Salah, the Frenchman ranks the highest as per a pivotal statistic.

Mbappe was touted for a move to Real Madrid all summer but stayed with PSG despite all the rumors doing the rounds. This was despite Real having sufficient funds to sign Mbappe and another player as per comments by La Liga chief Javier Tebas, after the release of the spending caps for Spanish clubs. Nevertheless, Mbappe has been the most prolific player in the world as per stats for goals and assists over the past five years.

Kylian Mbappe leads stats for the past five years eclipsing Ronaldo, Messi, Haaland and others

According to a recent tweet on X, the stats reveal that Kylian Mbappe leads the charts for goals and assists over the past five years, beating the likes of soccer’s biggest names.

As the chart reveals, Mbappe has 319 goals + assists scoring 231 goals and assisting 88 in 274 games. Mbappe is followed by Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski in 2nd who has a close 317 goals + assists scoring 258 and assisting 59 in 283 games. Meanwhile, Inter Miami’s Leo Messi is 3rd and has 295 goals & assists with a tally of 191 goals and 104 assists in 264 games. Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo, on the other hand, only ranks 8th with 195 goals and assists scoring 166 and assisting only 29 in 235 matches, which is far behind the likes of the top 3, especially for assists.

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Other players in the top 10 are Manchester City’s Erling Haaland in 7th with 204 goals & assists scoring 171 and assisting 33 in 180 matches. While Harry Kane is 4th, Mo Salah is 5th and Karim Benzema is 6th. Belgian ace Kevin De Bruyne is 9th and in a surprise inclusion, maligned striker Romelu Lukaku is 10th.

For Mbappe, however, it has been a tough start to the 2023/24 season. The PSG forward hit out at the media for dubbing him ‘arrogant’ in a recent interview before the Parisian club’s game against Rennes in Ligue 1.

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Mbappe hits out at French press for calling him arrogant after Newcastle loss

As reported earlier, Mbappe spoke his mind about being called ‘arrogant’ by the French media after PSG’s humbling 4-1 loss to Newcastle United in the UEFA Champions League.

In his pre-match comments before PSG’s game against Rennes in Ligue 1, the French star said, “I don’t understand it but I accept it, because it’s the life of a high-level player who’s highly publicized….a striker who scores goals, as long as he’s scoring it’s okay and when one day he doesn’t score, he’s arrogant?”

PSG did win 3-1 against Rennes with Achraf Hakimi pulling the strings. However, Mbappe fired another blank in the game as PSG moved into 3rd in the Ligue 1 standings on 15 points from 8 games as their bid to defend their league title continues.

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