Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé is set to play his final game of 2025, and it is no ordinary match. Real Madrid will take on Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium amid a tense atmosphere, with manager Xabi Alonso facing growing external scrutiny.
For Mbappé, this game is not only about helping the team steady the ship and deliver a complete performance, granting the manager at least a moment of respite at the end of 2025; personally, it could also be a night etched into Real Madrid’s history—all depending on his goalscoring display.
Despite the looming record, Mbappé himself is not obsessed with personal statistics. He is well aware that the team is going through a difficult period towards the end of the season, and he would willingly trade these records for a trophy. To him, Alonso is also a special manager—under his guidance, Mbappé is producing the best goalscoring figures of his career.
Chasing Club History: 1 Goal to Equalize, 2 Goals to Top the Record
Currently, Mbappé has scored 58 goals in 58 appearances for Real Madrid in 2025. He needs just one more goal to equal Cristiano Ronaldo’s single-calendar-year goalscoring record for Real Madrid (59 goals), set in 2013. If he can score a brace in this match, he will surpass the record with 60 goals and become the club’s all-time top scorer in a single calendar year.
Notably, Mbappé has already surpassed Ronaldo’s single-year goal tallies for Real Madrid in multiple seasons, including 46 goals in 2010, 55 in 2011, 56 in 2014, 42 in 2016, 41 in 2017 and 44 in 2018. He has also matched Ronaldo’s 58-goal haul in 2012.
This achievement itself will not earn Mbappé any trophies, but it will be written into Real Madrid’s history books.
Season Data Overview: 28 Goals and 5 Assists in 23 Games
Looking at his current form this season, Mbappé is in peak condition. So far, he has made 23 appearances across all competitions, contributing 28 goals and 5 assists.
In the league, he leads the La Liga scoring charts with 17 goals. In the Champions League, he also tops the goalscoring rankings with 9 goals, including a four-goal haul against Olympiacos. Following him in the Champions League goalscoring list are Victor Osimhen with 6 goals and Erling Haaland, who also has 6 goals but has played one more game.
Mbappé is also in a favorable position to claim the next European Golden Shoe. Currently, Harry Kane leads the race with 18 goals, while Haaland and Mbappé are tied with 17 goals each.
Full-Year Performance: 65 Goals in 65 Games, a Career High
On a full-year basis, 2025 is undoubtedly Mbappé’s most prolific season in terms of goalscoring efficiency. Including national team matches, he has scored 65 goals in 65 appearances across all competitions this year, averaging nearly one goal per game—and he is even on track to exceed this rate.
His previous personal best for goals in a single year came in 2022, when he netted 56 goals in 56 games (44 for Paris Saint-Germain and 12 for the France national team). In comparison, his 2025 figures have comprehensively surpassed that mark.
It is worth mentioning that Mbappé has already turned in an impressive performance in his debut season at Real Madrid, scoring 44 goals in 59 games and breaking the 40-goal barrier.
Career Milestone: 400 Goals at 26 Years Old
Additionally, Mbappé reached the 400-goal milestone in his career last November. Since making his professional debut for Monaco a decade ago, his goals have been distributed as follows:
- Monaco: 27 goals in 60 appearances
- Paris Saint-Germain: 256 goals in 308 appearances
- Real Madrid: 62 goals when he reached the 400-goal mark, which has now risen to 72 goals
- France national team: 55 goals in 94 appearances
To date, Mbappé’s total career goals have reached 410. He hit the 400-goal milestone at the age of 26 years and 328 days, compared to Lionel Messi (27 years and 95 days) and Cristiano Ronaldo (28 years and 335 days). He also reached the milestone faster than Harry Kane, Karim Benzema and Thierry Henry.
On Cristiano Ronaldo: An Honor to Be Mentioned in the Same Breath
Mbappé has always publicly stated that Ronaldo is one of his most important role models, though he is not fixated on chasing these numbers. In fact, since Ronaldo left Real Madrid and Messi departed Barcelona, few players have been able to maintain a goalscoring rate close to or at one goal per game over the long term.
"Everyone knows that Ronaldo is the benchmark and the greatest of all time at Real Madrid. I have only been here for a year and a half, while he played for the club for nine years. I cannot compare myself to everything he has achieved; my path is different. I just want to focus on my own journey, help the team, and win all possible trophies. It is already a source of pride for me to even be mentioned in the same breath as him," Mbappé said in an exclusive interview with Camel Live when collecting his Golden Boot award at the Bernabéu.
