Wilfrid Mbappé

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'''Wilfrid Mbappé''' (born 11 October 1970) is a French former [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|coach]] and [[consultant]].{{Cite web |last=Cerri |first=Alexandre |date=10 February 2019 |title=Décès d'Emiliano Sala : Kylian Mbappé signe encore un beau geste ! |url=https://www.public.fr/deces-d-emiliano-sala-kylian-mbappe-signe-encore-un-beau-geste |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=Public |language=fr}} He is the father of footballers [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé]].

'''Wilfrid Mbappé''' (born 11 October 1970) is a French former [[association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|coach]] and [[consultant]].{{Cite web |last=Cerri |first=Alexandre |date=10 February 2019 |title=Décès d'Emiliano Sala : Kylian Mbappé signe encore un beau geste ! |url=https://www.public.fr/deces-d-emiliano-sala-kylian-mbappe-signe-encore-un-beau-geste |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=Public |language=fr}} He is the father of footballers [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé]]. He is originally from [[Djébalè]], an island in the [[Wouri estuary]] near [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]. His parents, accountants and executive assistants, moved to France when Mbappé was one year old.{{Cite web |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : « Je me suis vite rendu compte qu'il avait quelque chose » (1/4) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/France-Football/Article/Des-peres-parlent-des-bleus-1-4-wilfrid-mbappe/1364493 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}

Wilfrid is originally from [[Djébalè]], an island in the [[Wouri estuary]] near [[Douala]], [[Cameroon]]. His parents, accountants and executive assistants, moved to France when he was just one year old.{{Cite web |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : « Je me suis vite rendu compte qu'il avait quelque chose » (1/4) |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/France-Football/Article/Des-peres-parlent-des-bleus-1-4-wilfrid-mbappe/1364493 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}}

== Personal life ==

== Personal life ==

He lived with [[Fayza Lamari]] from 2016 to 2022, and the two were in a civil relationship.{{Cite news |last=Ramanase |first=Saraha |date=28 September 2023 |title=Biographie de Fayza Lamari : origines, carrière, photos - Legit.ng |url=https://fr.legit.ng/celebrites/1555957-biographie-de-fayza-lamari-origines-carri-photos/ |access-date=19 September 2025 |newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=fr}} Their two children, [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé|Ethan]], are professional footballers. He is also [[Jirès Kembo Ekoko]]'s legal guardian. {{Cite web |date=22 March 2016 |title=«Mes parents m’ont envoyé en France pour que j’ai une meilleure vie» |url=https://www.sofoot.com/articles/mes-parents-mont-envoye-en-france-pour-que-jai-une-meilleure-vie-emirats-al-nasr-interview-jires-kembo-ekoko |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=SOFOOT.com |language=fr}}

Mbappé lived with [[Fayza Lamari]] from 2016 to 2022, and the two were in a civil relationship.{{Cite news |last=Ramanase |first=Saraha |date=28 September 2023 |title=Biographie de Fayza Lamari : origines, carrière, photos - Legit.ng |url=https://fr.legit.ng/celebrites/1555957-biographie-de-fayza-lamari-origines-carri-photos/ |access-date=19 September 2025 |newspaper=[[Legit.ng]]|language=fr}} Their two children, [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé|Ethan]], are professional footballers. Mbappé is also the legal guardian of [[Jirès Kembo Ekoko]].{{Cite web |date=22 March 2016 |title=«Mes parents m’ont envoyé en France pour que j’ai une meilleure vie» |url=https://www.sofoot.com/articles/mes-parents-mont-envoye-en-france-pour-que-jai-une-meilleure-vie-emirats-al-nasr-interview-jires-kembo-ekoko |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=SOFOOT.com |language=fr}}

== Football ==

== Football ==

A former regional footballer,{{Cite web |last=à 09h37 |first=Par Frédéric GouaillardLe 23 mars 2017 |date=23 March 2017 |title=Les Mbappé : une vraie famille de sportifs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/les-mbappe-une-vraie-famille-de-sportifs-23-03-2017-6787563.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}} he coached [[AS Bondy]] for over 20 years,{{Cite web |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : « Un jour, Kylian m'a dit papa » |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wilfrid-mbappe-un-jour-kylian-m-a-dit-papa/1009062 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} where he notably trained [[Steeven Joseph-Monrose]], [[Fabrice Nsakala]], [[Sébastien Corchia]], [[Jonathan Ikoné]], [[William Saliba]] and [[Ateef Konaté]], in addition to his sons [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé|Ethan]] and [[Jirès Kembo Ekoko]].{{Cite web |last=à 21h23 |first=Par Arnaud Detout Le 13 avril 2019 |last2=À 21h29 |first2=Modifié Le 13 Avril 2019 |date=13 April 2019 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : «Kylian a réalisé tous mes rêves» |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/wilfrid-mbappe-kylian-a-realise-tous-mes-reves-13-04-2019-8052645.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

A former regional footballer,{{Cite web |last=à 09h37 |first=Par Frédéric GouaillardLe 23 mars 2017 |date=23 March 2017 |title=Les Mbappé : une vraie famille de sportifs |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/les-mbappe-une-vraie-famille-de-sportifs-23-03-2017-6787563.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}} Mbappé coached [[AS Bondy]] for over 20 years,{{Cite web |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : « Un jour, Kylian m'a dit papa » |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Wilfrid-mbappe-un-jour-kylian-m-a-dit-papa/1009062 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=L'Équipe |language=fr}} where he trained [[Steeven Joseph-Monrose]], [[Fabrice Nsakala]], [[Sébastien Corchia]], [[Jonathan Ikoné]], [[William Saliba]] and [[Ateef Konaté]], in addition to his sons [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]] and [[Ethan Mbappé|Ethan]] and [[Jirès Kembo Ekoko]].{{Cite web |last=à 21h23 |first=Par Arnaud Detout Le 13 avril 2019 |last2=À 21h29 |first2=Modifié Le 13 Avril 2019 |date=13 April 2019 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé : «Kylian a réalisé tous mes rêves» |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/psg/wilfrid-mbappe-kylian-a-realise-tous-mes-reves-13-04-2019-8052645.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}} Mbappé later devoted himself to his son [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]]'s career, advising him on football matters. Kylian's mother, [[Fayza Lamari]], managed Kylian's communications, image and [[Social responsibility|social projects]] with the help of lawyers.{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Kylian Mbappé : qui sont ses parents, Wilfrid Mbappé et Fayza Lamari ? - Voici.fr |url=https://www.voici.fr/celebrites/kylian-mbappe-qui-sont-ses-parents-wilfrid-mbappe-et-fayza-lamari-741570 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=www.voici.fr |language=fr}} During the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], Mbappé was a consultant for the [[Togo|Togolese]] television channel [[New World TV|New World Sport]], alongside [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], [[Basile Boli]] and [[Bonaventure Kalou]].{{Cite web |last=Louët |first=Laurent |date=26 September 2022 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé, père de Kylian, sera consultant TV pendant la Coupe du monde au Qatar |url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/actu-tele/wilfrid-mbappe-pere-de-kylian-sera-consultant-tv-pendant-la-coupe-du-monde-au-qatar-20220926 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=TV Magazine |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=26 September 2022 |title=Le père de Kylian Mbappé va être consultant pendant la Coupe du monde de football |url=https://www.europe1.fr/medias-tele/le-pere-de-kylian-mbappe-va-etre-consultant-pendant-la-coupe-du-monde-de-football-4136749 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=europe1.fr |language=fr}}

He then devoted himself to his son [[Kylian Mbappé|Kylian]]'s career, advising him on football matters, while his mother, [[Fayza Lamari]], with the help of lawyers, took care of his communications, image and [[Social responsibility|social projects]].{{Cite web |date=17 March 2025 |title=Kylian Mbappé : qui sont ses parents, Wilfrid Mbappé et Fayza Lamari ? - Voici.fr |url=https://www.voici.fr/celebrites/kylian-mbappe-qui-sont-ses-parents-wilfrid-mbappe-et-fayza-lamari-741570 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=www.voici.fr |language=fr}}

During the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], Wilfrid was a consultant for the [[Togo|Togolese]] television channel [[New World TV|New World Sport]], alongside [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], [[Basile Boli]] and [[Bonaventure Kalou]].{{Cite web |last=Louët |first=Laurent |date=26 September 2022 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé, père de Kylian, sera consultant TV pendant la Coupe du monde au Qatar |url=https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/actu-tele/wilfrid-mbappe-pere-de-kylian-sera-consultant-tv-pendant-la-coupe-du-monde-au-qatar-20220926 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=TV Magazine |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=26 September 2022 |title=Le père de Kylian Mbappé va être consultant pendant la Coupe du monde de football |url=https://www.europe1.fr/medias-tele/le-pere-de-kylian-mbappe-va-etre-consultant-pendant-la-coupe-du-monde-de-football-4136749 |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=europe1.fr |language=fr}}

In a 2022 interview with [[L'Équipe]], Mbappé made a controversial statement about the role of money in professional football:{{Cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé trouve "pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans veuille gagner autant d'argent que Kylian" |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/wilfrid-mbappe-trouve-pas-normal-qu-un-enfant-de-10-ans-veuille-gagner-autant-d-argent-que-kylian_AV-202205270238.html |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}

== Statement ==

In an interview with [[L'Équipe]], Wilfrid made an important and controversial point that football has only gone towards the thrill of money.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2022 |title=Wilfrid Mbappé trouve "pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans veuille gagner autant d'argent que Kylian" |url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/football/ligue-1/wilfrid-mbappe-trouve-pas-normal-qu-un-enfant-de-10-ans-veuille-gagner-autant-d-argent-que-kylian_AV-202205270238.html |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=RMC Sport |language=fr}}

{{Quote|The world of football today is more about money and business than about the love and excitement of the game. It is not natural for a ten-year-old to dream of getting into football just to make money, and one day a child told me that he wanted to earn [[Income]] like [[Kylian Mbappé]]. When my generation started in football, love for the ball and the pitch took priority; social and financial success came second. But today things have changed; even parents enter the field with concepts such as contracts and their child's financial future in mind from the very beginning. This new perspective shows that football, once a symbol of passion, excitement and entertainment, is now more than ever involved in the temptations of money and fame.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=«Ce n'est pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans me dise : "Je veux gagner autant d'argent que Kylian"» fustige Wilfrid Mbappé |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ce-n-est-pas-normal-qu-un-enfant-de-10-ans-me-dise-je-veux-gagner-autant-d-argent-que-kylian-fustige-wilfrid-mbappe-20220527 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}} '''— Wilfrid Mbappé'''}}

{{Quote|The world of football today is more about money and business than about the love and excitement of the game. It is not natural for a ten-year-old to dream of getting into football just to make money, and one day a child told me that he wanted to earn income like [[Kylian Mbappé]]. When my generation started in football, love for the ball and the pitch took priority; social and financial success came second. But today things have changed; even parents enter the field with concepts such as contracts and their child's financial future in mind from the very beginning. This new perspective shows that football, once a symbol of passion, excitement and entertainment, is now more than ever involved in the temptations of money and fame.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-27 |title=«Ce n'est pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans me dise : "Je veux gagner autant d'argent que Kylian"» fustige Wilfrid Mbappé |url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/ce-n-est-pas-normal-qu-un-enfant-de-10-ans-me-dise-je-veux-gagner-autant-d-argent-que-kylian-fustige-wilfrid-mbappe-20220527 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=Le Figaro |language=fr}} '''}}

== Miscellaneous facts ==

== Miscellaneous facts ==

In February 2023, a 48-year-old man named Mohamed A. was tried in the Versailles court. The reason was that he had impersonated Wilfrid Mbappé between December 2021 and January 2023 in order to obtain a [[residence permit]] in France. This means that in fact, this incident has nothing to do with Wilfrid Mbappé, but with someone else abusing his name and identity and trying to obtain a residence permit. The man was tried in court and went to [[prison]] for 10 months with an [[Electronic tagging|electronic bracelet]].{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=L’escroc se faisait passer pour Wilfrid Mbappé pour obtenir des titres de séjour |url=https://actu.fr/faits-divers/l-escroc-se-faisait-passer-pour-wilfrid-mbappe-pour-obtenir-des-titres-de-sejour_57261452.html |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=à 19h07 |first=Par Julie Ménard Le 9 février 2023 |date=9 February 2023 |title=Il se faisait passer pour le père de Kylian Mbappé afin d’obtenir des titres de séjour pour un couple |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/il-se-faisait-passer-pour-le-pere-de-kylian-mbappe-afin-dobtenir-des-titres-de-sejour-pour-un-couple-09-02-2023-4TPBMX2IGJHR7ITR2VWGZDHCQQ.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

In February 2023, a 48-year-old man named Mohamed A. was tried in a Versailles court. The reason was that he had impersonated Wilfrid Mbappé between December 2021 and January 2023 in order to obtain a [[residence permit]] in France. This means that in fact, this incident has nothing to do with Wilfrid Mbappé, but with someone else abusing his name and identity and trying to obtain a residence permit. The man was tried in court and went to prison for 10 months with an [[Electronic tagging|electronic bracelet]].{{Cite web |date=9 February 2023 |title=L’escroc se faisait passer pour Wilfrid Mbappé pour obtenir des titres de séjour |url=https://actu.fr/faits-divers/l-escroc-se-faisait-passer-pour-wilfrid-mbappe-pour-obtenir-des-titres-de-sejour_57261452.html |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=à 19h07 |first=Par Julie Ménard Le 9 février 2023 |date=9 February 2023 |title=Il se faisait passer pour le père de Kylian Mbappé afin d’obtenir des titres de séjour pour un couple |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/yvelines-78/il-se-faisait-passer-pour-le-pere-de-kylian-mbappe-afin-dobtenir-des-titres-de-sejour-pour-un-couple-09-02-2023-4TPBMX2IGJHR7ITR2VWGZDHCQQ.php |access-date=19 September 2025 |website=leparisien.fr |language=fr-FR}}

== References ==

== References ==