Mbappe's Explosive Goal Streak Puts Him on Track to Match Cristiano Ronaldo's Legendary Pace

Since joining Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in 2024, Kylian Mbappé has consistently drawn parallels to the club's legendary figures from previous eras.

The French forward's outstanding inaugural campaign with Los Blancos served as a beacon of hope during an otherwise challenging season, and Mbappé has maintained his exceptional scoring form in the early stages of this current campaign.

The 26-year-old has delivered crucial goals at the start of the Xabi Alonso tenure, helping his new manager achieve a successful beginning in his coaching role.

Mbappé's performances continue to invite comparisons with Madrid legends, particularly five-time Ballon d'Or recipient Cristiano Ronaldo. But how does his current early season performance stack up against the Portuguese superstar?

Comparing Kylian Mbappé's Early Season Performance to Cristiano Ronaldo

Mbappé has embarked on a remarkable individual campaign in the early stages of the 2025–26 season. He has netted an impressive nine goals across his initial seven appearances for Madrid, excluding the two goals he scored for France during September's international fixtures.

Mbappé, who found the net 44 times last season including FIFA Club World Cup matches, delivered his third Madrid double on Tuesday night in the away fixture against Levante, with Mallorca remaining the sole team to prevent him from scoring thus far.

The forward's nine-goal haul after seven games represents a notable enhancement from his five-goal tally following the same number of matches in the previous season, and equals Ronaldo's finest early season achievement.

Ronaldo never exceeded Mbappé's current total during his opening seven games of any Madrid season, though he also reached nine goals in seven matches on two different occasions. He came close to double figures in his inaugural campaign with Los Blancos in 2009–10 and again several years later in 2013–14.

Ronaldo also managed eight goals in his first seven Madrid appearances twice, accomplishing this in 2014–15 and 2015–16, while he only once scored fewer than four goals in this timeframe during his Madrid career—managing just one goal in the opening seven games of the 2010–11 season.

Mbappé still has considerable ground to cover to match Ronaldo's most prolific goalscoring campaign with Los Blancos, which occurred in 2014–15 when he delivered a remarkable 61 goals and 21 assists across just 54 matches in all competitions.

The initial indicators are encouraging for Mbappé, though, as he aims to break additional records with Madrid this season and secure his maiden trophy for Los Blancos.