Today’s social media-dominated world runs with sarcastic and funny memes. Social media users turn trending topics into memes. Soccer is one of the most popular sports in the world and fans follow the same trends here as well. Kylian Mbappe is one of the most well-known young players and he has triggered quite a few meme trends.
Mbappe has been hitting the headlines on and off the pitch for quite a while now. His obvious talent on the pitch with and without the ball at his feet is impeccable. His dazzling speed and eagle’s eye finishing ability make him one of the most feared players to face. Off the field, he had been in the headlines for his rumored dating life and partner. After Ines Rau, the Frenchman was linked to Rose Bertram. However, officially, he is not involved with either.
When it comes to taking over social media through memes, Mbappe has done that a few times. Mostly, unintentionally. The story for one of his biggest meme trends goes back to 2020.
Mbappe moved to PSG from Monaco for a mammoth $194 million deal in 2018, after a one-year loan. He settled in exceptionally well in the PSG team and started firing on all cylinders. However, it was common knowledge that Kylian is a Real Madrid fan and he wanted to follow in his idol Cristiano Ronaldo’s footsteps.
Mbappe’s contract was going to expire in the 2021-22 season and Real Madrid was giving enough signals that the young Frenchman is their long-term replacement target for Cristiano Ronaldo. In 2020 he finally answered his transfer speculations in an interview with beIN Sports.
Kylian Mbappe isn’t going anywhere this summer 👀 pic.twitter.com/lqYOqdae87
— B/R Football (@brfootball) July 22, 2020
Mbappe said, “I’m here. I am in the project for a fourth year, the 50th year of the club is an important year for the club, the supporters, everyone, so I will be there no matter what,” to the PSG fans talking about his future. The fans made a meme out of that, which went viral afterward.
Other Kylian Mbappe memes that have taken the internet by storm
In the latest edition of the World Cup, he became a part of a viral meme after the final. He had a fantastic World Cup and so did his former PSG teammate and Argentine captain Lionel Messi. The point of the meme was there will be uncomfortable moments between Messi and Mbappe when they return to PSG after the World Cup.
Kylian Mbappe seeing Lionel Messi in PSG training next week pic.twitter.com/ykC8L3qQBj
— Red ❤️🔥 (@RedLightning420) December 18, 2022
Another meme was made about how Mbappe would be disappointed with his teammate’s lethargic performance. He scored a hat-trick in the final and also converted his penalty in the shootout but still ended up on the losing side in the final.
The Frenchman is compared to the Ninja Turtles character and even has a nickname of a character, Donatello. Patrice Evra started a meme trend around this when he posted a picture of Mbappe’s reference to Ninja Turtles.