At 27, Kylian Mbappé is one of the most adored football players in the world. And one of the richest too! Fortunately, he doesn’t have any sea urchins in his pockets. The proof.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, between the United States, Mexico and Canada. For his last selection at the head of the French team, Didier Deschamps obviously selected Kylian Mbappé, made captain. The opportunity to evoke the generosity of the player.
Kylian Mbappé and his fortune: a very big donation after a tragedy
The Real Madrid striker – who receives a gross monthly salary of 2,670,000 euros from his Spanish club according to The Team – has accumulated a good fortune since the start of his career. As recounted ForbesKylian Mbappé would currently have a fortune estimated at 95 million dollars or around 81 million euros. Fortune from which he never hesitates to benefit his family and good causes. Kylian Mbappé thus financially participated in the search for the plane of Emiliano Sala – found at the bottom of the English Channel -, the Argentine player who died in a crash in 2019.
“When the plane of Nantes attacker Emiliano Sala tragically disappeared at sea in January 2019, a collection was organized to facilitate the search abandoned after three days by the Guernsey police. PSeveral footballers made a donation but Kylian Mbappé was the most generous of all by slipping more than 30,800 euros into the kitty. 320,000 euros were raised in total and the plane was able to be located”relates Le Figaro.
Kylian Mbappé also gave 27,000 euros under a pseudonym: “For more discretion”
Moreover, the generosity of the 27-year-old striker did not stop there since he also contributed the sum of 27,000 euros to the kitty for the pilot of the plane, raising his donations to a total of 57,800 euros. “A second pot was launched to try to find the body of the pilot (that of Emiliano Sala was discovered, editor’s note) once the wreck was located but for greater discretion, Mbappé paid 27,000 euros under the name of Elie Lottin”adds the daily.
Despite the involvement of the authorities and certain players like Kylian Mbappé, the body of David Ibbotson, the pilot of the plane, was unfortunately never found.
