Kylian Mbappé Surpasses Real Madrid Icon on All-Time Career Goals List
- Kylian Mbappé scored twice in Real Madrid’s 2–0 win over Villarreal, sending Los Blancos to the top of La Liga and moving two points clear of Barcelona
- The French star took his league tally to 21 goals this season, strengthening his lead in the La Liga scoring charts
- Mbappé surpassed Ronaldo Nazário’s career goal total, reaching 415 professional goals - one more than the Brazilian legend’s 414
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Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has moved past Ronaldo Nazário on the all-time career goals list after his brace against Villarreal on Saturday evening.
Mbappé scored twice in Madrid’s 2–0 victory away at Villarreal, a result that sent his side to the top of the La Liga table.
Álvaro Arbeloa’s team now sit two points clear of rivals Barcelona, who host Real Oviedo on Sunday.
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La Liga’s leading scorer took his league tally to 21 goals for the season, helping Madrid overcome a determined Villarreal side that currently occupies fourth place.
The Frenchman broke the deadlock just two minutes into the second half, Al Jazeera reported.
Vinícius Jr drove into the box from the left and saw his low cross blocked, but the French forward reacted quickest to bundle home from close range for his 20th league goal of the campaign.
Deep into stoppage time, Mbappé was clumsily brought down in the area by Alfonso Pedraza. The forward then coolly dinked the resulting penalty to wrap up the win.
Mbappe surpasses Ronaldo Nazário’s goal record
Mbappé’s opener in the match saw him overtake Ronaldo Nazário in total career goals. The Frenchman now has an extraordinary 415 goals across his professional career.
That puts him one goal ahead of former Real Madrid striker and Brazil legend Ronaldo Nazário, who finished with 414 goals in an illustrious career spanning 616 matches.
The legendary Brazil striker represented several elite European clubs, including PSV, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
According to statistics expert MisterChip via Bolavip, Mbappé has become only the sixth player in La Liga history to score 20 or more goals within the first 21 matchdays of a season.
The French forward, who equalled Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League feat, has joined an elite group featuring Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Hans Krankl, Baltazar, Hugo Sánchez and Salva Ballesta.
While all are notable names, Messi and Ronaldo are the only players to have reached the milestone multiple times, each doing so on five occasions during their spells with Barcelona and Real Madrid, another marker of their extraordinary dominance.
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Beyond his goal tally, Mbappé also entered the Real Madrid record books with his second-half penalty.
His Panenka-style conversion made him the first Madrid player to score two such penalties in a single La Liga season since Sergio Ramos, who famously managed three in the 2018–19 campaign.
Mbappe aims to break Ronaldo's record
Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that Mbappe was on the verge of breaking one of Ronaldo’s most iconic Real Madrid records, with just two games left before the year ends.
Mbappe continues to set the pace at Real Madrid in the 2025/26 season, showcasing his lethal finishing and creative influence on the pitch.
Source: YEN.com.gh
