Kylian Mbappe has been impressive at his age. He has helped his France team advance into the finals of the Russia world cup. He helped his team by scoring two goals. So far he is the second player at his age after Pele, to score two goals in the World Cup history. However, at his age, there are players who were better than him. Here are four players who were better than Mbappe at 19 years:
Eden HazardThe Belgium international is among the top players at the Russia World Cup. He is also among the Ballon D’or contestants. However, Hazard made his senior international debut in 2008 at 17 years, while Mbappe made his senior international debut at 18 years.
NeymarThe Brazil star caught the media’s eye at a very young age. He made his international debut at 18 years. He scored just after 28 minutes during his first match.
Lionel MessiThe Argentina star moved to Barcelona at the age of 13 years. At the age of 18 years, Messi was already playing for Barcelona alongside the likes of Ronaldinho.
PeleThe Brazil international is one of the world’s greatest players of his time. He joined the Brazil national team at the age of 16 years old. He became the first young player, at age of 16 to score in an international football. He scored 6 goals in the 1958 world cup.
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