Erling Haaland is undoubtedly the superior goalscorer, but Mbappe seems a more complete player at the moment. Transfermarkt calculates the value of the Frenchman to be a colossal £158m, making him the most valuable player on the planet at the moment.
In the 2022-23 UEFA Champions League campaign, Mbappe proved himself to be faster than Haaland as he recorded a top speed of 35.6km/h to Haaland's 34.9km/h. Based on the data above, it is clear that Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe is faster than Manchester City's Erling Haaland.
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo are really the only two players that can stack up to Haaland's numbers, but even two of the best to ever lace up a pair of boots may struggle to see their records live on, as even their goalscoring tallies at age 22 were not this inconceivable.
In terms of age, Haaland is far ahead of the Argentinian and Portuguese when they were 23. For both club and country, at the senior level, Haaland has 201 goals in 244 games right now. Meanwhile, at a similar age, Messi had 140 goals in 262 games, while Ronaldo's stats stood at 102 goals in 303 appearances.
Mbappé also has the edge in the Champions League this season, reaching a top speed of 35.6km/h compared to Haaland's 34.9km/h.
early Hald is the best striker in the world right now despite being only 22 years old he's already broken a ton of Records in his short career like being the fastest player to score 15 probably goals being the fastest person to score four hat tricks in the Premier League breaking.
Haaland has 201 goals in 244 games while Messi had 140 goals in 262 games at 22 years old. However, Haaland is a designated striker so his and Messi's position at the time did differ and as Guardiola pointed out, Messi is the complete package - not just in scoring. “Almost every game, [Haaland] scores goals.
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Haaland is extremely well aware of his positioning, and in order to free up space for fellow players, he does backward runs and then switches gears to beat the defenders. This gives him valuable running momentum to beat his counterparts. All this is also a result of his physical strength.
Why the 'unstoppable' Kylian Mbappé now wears the crown as world's best player. Kylian Mbappé can fill the space left by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. At just 23, Kylian Mbappé has won more in his short career than most players are ever able to achieve.
PSG's Kylian Mbappe has been ranked as the fastest footballer in the world according to data from French newspaper Le Figaro. Clocking in at an impressive top speed of 36km/h, the French forward has come out ahead of well-known speedsters such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Leroy Sane.
Mbappe is the fastest player in Ligue 1, reaching a speed of 36.05 km/h earlier in the season, according to Sporting News but in Qatar he's been tied for sixth place alongside Buchanan and Radonjic. The Frenchman has scored five goals and assisted in two others in five appearances in the World Cup so far.
That player is Lionel Messi. Messi is not just talented but has converted his talent into greatness. Neymar is a good player but Messi is a great one. Neymar plays great football but Messi is a great footballer.
But in terms of pure leg-blurring pace, Mbappe is the speedier of the two. Though Mbappe would win that 100m race, if the track was littered with obstacles and they had to dribble their way to the finish line, I would back Messi.
Champions League Championship EFL WSL Revealed Sport Football Mbullet Kylian Mbappe runs at 44.7kmph to score for PSG… just slower than world's fastest man Usain Bolt when setting world 100m... Mbappe then comes through and finishes in (a still impressive) 10.9 seconds.
Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar, has identified teammate Lionel Messi as his Idol in football.
In 2000, Haaland left Leeds to join Manchester City for a fee of £2.5 million. In April 2001, during a match against Manchester United, Roy Keane tackled Haaland, kicking him high on his right knee, for which he was immediately sent off.
Messi has won more titles, majorly with Barcelona, than Ronaldo.
Ronaldo has scored 701 goals at all club competitions while Messi has 695 – making them the leading goal scorers at club level in football history. But the Portuguese has played 100 more games than Messi, giving the latter a better game per goal average.
Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are the Ballon d'Or 2023 favourites. Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland are the leading contenders for the 2022-23 season. While record-time winner Messi is still a contender, his long-time Ballon d'Or rival Cristiano Ronaldo is already out of the picture.
Manchester City striker, Erling Haaland has hailed Virgil van Dijk of Liverpool, saying the Dutchman is so good at what he does. Haaland revealed that the Netherlands international is the toughest defender he has faced so far in the Premier League.
1. Pele. Pele is the greatest striker to have walked the planet and played the beautiful game.
When it comes to physical attributes, Haaland is not short of them. He is blessed to have speed, athleticism, strength and height making him an absolute machine on the football pitch.