Compare Mbappe and Haaland in 2023

Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland are undoubtedly two of the best players in the world right now, so how have they performed in 2023?

It goes without saying that both players are in prolific form for both club and country, having scored a total of 102 goals this year. Regarding the ability to win silverware, Haaland has an advantage over Mbappe in 2023. The Norwegian machine helped Manchester City win a historic treble when they had the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup in hand.

Haaland said after winning the UEFA Player of the Year award for the 2022/2023 season: “I feel good. I won the treble at the age of 22. I am living the dream; this is my dream when I was young. Being able to do this with my teammates is something special. It gives me a lot of motivation to keep working and achieve more trophies. This season requires me to keep my mind clear. Many more eyes will be on me and my team after winning the Champions League. I’m ready to try, ready to give my all to have another season Great prize, too.”

Haaland also came close to winning the Golden Ball despite being far behind Mbappe’s former teammate, Lionel Messi, in the voting. Mbappe himself also has a number of titles this year when winning Ligue 1, but Haaland is clearly more successful in this regard.

However when it comes to goals, there isn’t much difference between them this year. Mbappe has scored a total of 52 goals, two more than Haaland in 2023. The PSG striker averages a goal every 84.8 minutes for club and country while Haaland scores every 87 minutes.

However, while most people consider Kylian to be the more creative player, the Norwegian star also does a great job when it comes to providing assists. The Man City striker has assisted his club teammates 12 times this year while Mbappe only had 8 assists.

Regardless of which player you prefer, there’s no doubt they’ve had a prolific 2023. Here are some stats to compare their performances in 2023.

Kylian Mbappe

PSG

Number of matches: 44

Goals: 42

Construction: 8

Contribution to goals: 50

Minutes per goal: 87.3

Minutes contributed per goal: 73.3

France

Number of matches: 9

Goals: 10

Construction: 7

Goal contribution: 17

Minutes per goal: 74.3

Minutes contributed per goal: 43.7

overall

Number of matches: 53

Goals: 52

Construction: 15

Goal contribution: 67

Minutes per goal: 84.8

Minutes contributed per goal: 65.8

Erling Haaland

Manchester City

Number of matches: 54

Goals: 44

Construction: 12

Goal contribution: 56

Minutes per goal: 98.9

Minutes contributed per goal: 77.7

Norway

Number of matches: 6

Goals: 6

Assists: 0

Goal contribution: 6

Minutes per goal: 79

Minutes contributed per goal: 79

overall

Number of matches: 60

Goals: 50

Construction: 12

Goal contribution: 62

Minutes per goal: 87

Minutes contributed per goal: 70.2.