Dream - Ballon d'Or 2023 Ceremony, held on Monday night, October 30, 2023, at the Châtelet Theater, Paris, France, was the first event attended by Kylian Mbappé. As a result, he finished third among the world's top players. However, the French striker appeared uncomfortable throughout the event. Several times, he gave signals and maintained a serious face when photographed, perhaps indicating that he hoped to be at the top of the list.

At the age of 24, Kylian Mbappé still doesn't know what it feels like to receive the prestigious award given by France Football magazine regularly since 1956. Meanwhile, at the same age, Messi has already won four Ballon d'Ors. The captain of the French team was the last person to step onto the red carpet placed outside the Châtelet Theater. He was also the first person to leave that red carpet. In fact, his presence at the gala was not confirmed until the last minutes, and until a few hours before, there was no guarantee that he would actually be present.

Finally, with a serious face, he appeared and witnessed Messi receiving his eighth Ballon d'Or award from the front row of the guest invitees. Kylian Mbappé will be Messi's successor at the next Ballon d'Or ceremony. To do this, he must win in Ligue 1 and perform well in the Champions League, a competition he has never reached the final since becoming a professional player. Before that, in May 2024, his future will become clearer. Mbappé will finish his contract with Paris Saint Germany or PSG in June 2024, and the extension of his contract is still a mystery until now.

The silence in Paris is deafening to the ears of the player, who has been silent since June and has not given any clue about his future. Currently, his other big desire, the Ballon d'Or, seems unlikely to happen. And the proof of this is his gloomy attitude that he showed, at least in front of the public, throughout the recent event. ***Kylian Mbappe's gloomy attitude at the 2023 Ballon d'Or award reminds of his gloomy appearance when he posed with the Golden Boot award after France lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout in the final of the World Cup, Sunday, December 18, 2022.

Kylian Mbappe from France indeed finished as the winner of the Golden Boot in the Qatar 2022 World Cup with eight goals. However, he did not have a perfect ending when Argentina defeated France 4-2 in a penalty shootout in the final match at Lusail Stadium. That defeat prevented the player, who was still 23 years old at the time, from winning consecutive World Cups, after he lifted it for the first time in the 2018 edition in Russia.

Mbappe scored his first goal in the World Cup in France's first group stage match against Australia. In the 68th minute, Ousmane Dembele delivered a beautiful cross from the right, and Mbappe headed the ball into the goal to give France a 3-1 lead. Mbappe saved his best performance for the final against Argentina, where he scored a hat-trick. The goals were scored in the 80th, 81st, and 118th minutes. The first and third goals were penalty kicks, while the second goal, which equalized the score for France, was a beautiful volley from outside the penalty box.

Bintang Paris Saint-Germain also became the fifth player to score three goals in the World Cup final, along with Vava, Geoff Hurst, Pele, and Zinedine Zidane. Kylian Mbappe himself believes he has done enough to win the Ballon d'Or in 2023, and it is not difficult to build a case for him to do so. He scored 55 goals and provided 14 assists for his club and country, winning another French league title, and winning the Golden Boot in the World Cup after scoring a hat-trick in the final.

However, his failure in Qatar and not securing a ticket to the Champions League final cost him his first Ballon d'Or, and he had to settle for third place. According to information from SportBible, a selected panel of football journalists from around the world chose Messi over Haaland by a large margin, with Kylian Mbappe ranking third on the list. Journalists from over 180 countries were asked to vote from a selected 30 individuals, with the first-place receiving six points, the second-place receiving four points, the third-place receiving three points, the fourth-place receiving two points, and the fifth-place receiving one point.

Messi secured the Ballon d'Or with 462 points, leading by 105 points from second-placed Haaland. Meanwhile, Mbappe only managed to secure third position with 270 points. ***Kylian Mbappé Lottin was born on December 20, 1998, in Paris, France. He is currently 24 years old. He was raised in Bondy, Seine-Saint-Denis, a commune located 10.9 km from the city center of Paris. His father, Wilfried Mbappé, is from Cameroon and is a football coach. His mother, Fayza Lamari, is a white woman of Kabyle Algerian origin and a former handball player.

Mbappé has a younger brother, Ethan, who played for the U-12 Paris Saint-Germain squad in 2018. Mbappé's foster brother, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, is also a professional football player. Kylian's youth was not very enjoyable. He was raised in the outskirts of Paris (Bondy), a city that has experienced violence and riots. The 2005 riots were one of the worst in the commune, as many cars and public buildings were set on fire there. All of this happened around the area where Mbappé's parents lived. Simply put, Bondy is a city synonymous with riots and social conflicts.

People consider the suburbs, located just 10 km from Paris, as a breeding ground for crime and terrorism. This was revealed in The New York Times article about Kylian Mbappé and the Boys From the Banlieues. Despite experiencing riots in his childhood, Mbappé's fate is assured. This is because his father, Wilfried Mbappé, a football coach, vowed to secure his son's future despite the unrest. Growing up in the Bondy neighborhood, young Kylian will never let go of football.

The translation of the given 'Bahasa' text to 'English' while preserving any html tags is as follows: Obsession with Mbappe is to the point where it makes him bring the ball to his bed and use it as a pillow to help him sleep. In an interview, his father, Wilfried, once said about his son's obsession with soccer, "Kylian is more than passionate about soccer. I think he's crazy. His love for the game exceeds my love as a soccer coach... Kylian watches every match. He can watch four or five matches at once," said Wilfred.

Mbappe comes from a middle-class athlete household. Both of his parents focus their lifestyle on sports. From the beginning, Kylian Mbappe's parents ensured that every member of their family made sports their only job. Mbappe has a diverse heritage. He has lineage from two African countries, Nigeria and Cameroon (through his father), and Algeria (through his mother). Young Kylian said "no" to unimportant things like going to school full-time. His father, Wilfried, held several private study sessions with Kylian. In short, this is how Kylian homeschooled himself.

Kylian, a little boy, said "no" to unimportant things like going to school full-time. Wilfried, his father, held several private learning sessions with Kylian. In short, this is how Kylian homeschooled himself. When he was six years old, in 2004, Wilfried enrolled little Kylian in the AS Bondy football club under his coaching. With his father's help, young Kylian quickly absorbed finishing moves, speed, and dribbling skills. In fact, one of his youth coaches at AS Bondy, Antonio Riccardi, once told a story about him.

"\u201dThe first time I trained Kylian, he was already different. He could do more than other kids in AS Bondy. Kylian's dribbling was fantastic. And he was faster than the others. He remains the best player I have ever seen in 15 years of coaching kids,\u201d said Antonio.During non-football hours, there were no hanging out with friends or attending any events for the kids. Kylian never had a normal life like most children.Instead of attending birthday parties or children's parties, his parents took a different approach to raising their son."

They got the idea to invite Kylian to meet with football heroes. The first target for Fayza and Wilfried is the French icon – Thierry Henry. Considered as an unforgettable moment, meeting with the Arsenal legend is an extraordinary experience for Mbappe. At that time, Thierry Henry was unaware that he was with a 5-year-old child who would break his two national records. The next meeting for the adventurous child is planned to meet a man who comes from a family similar to his mother – Fayza Lamari.

"When he met Zinedine Zidane, the legend of Real Madrid, he didn't know that an ordinary boy would break his Champions League record. For Wilfried, there was no need to wait for his son to become a human before equipping him with the realities of life. The wise father religiously built a bond of love with his Kylian - telling him everything about life at an early age. At that time, when they went out, it was always about discussing football. It was a trace of true father-son friendship that cannot be replaced by anyone."

In the moment Mbappe approached his teenage years, Wilfried felt it was time for his child to leave his old place (AS Bondy) and move on to a bigger academy. Clairefontaine is the national football center of France. They specialize in training the best young talents from all over the country. Only promising football prospects are allowed to play for Clairefontaine. Kylian Mbappe is one of them. By studying football there, Kylian became a Hall of Fame. He joined famous graduates like Thierry Henry, Nicolas Anelka, Blaise Matuidi, Hatem Ben Arfa, and William Gallas.

Displaying a number of impressive performances, major European clubs, namely; Chelsea, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, and Bayern Munich, among others, invited Mbappe for a trial. At the age of 12, Kylian began his journey meeting with European teams who wanted to test his abilities. After failed negotiations between European clubs and his parents, the young boy finally settled in Monaco. With AS Monaco club, Kylian Mbappe grew stronger, an achievement that quickly promoted him from their academy to the senior football team.

Mbappe signed his first professional contract on March 6, 2016. Unfortunately, with limited playing time, the young striker started to become frustrated. This frustration subsided when his father made a threat. Wilfried issued a strong warning that his son would seek a transfer in the January window if the situation did not change. Right after that, Monaco manager Leonardo Jardim decided to field Kylian against Montpellier. The match became a breakthrough for Mbappe as he was heavily involved in the demolition of Montpellier with a 6-2 victory.

Since that day, the rising star always played in the main team of AS Monaco. With his 26 goals in the 2016-17 season, Kylian helped AS Monaco win the Ligue 1 title. On August 31, 2017, Paris Saint-Germain or PSG announced the signing of Mbappé from Monaco on loan. Mbappé wanted to find a prestigious club where he could secure a starting position, with the World Cup just one year away.

The cost required for the next full transfer to make Mbappe a permanent PSG player is set at €145 million or IDR 2.4 trillion, plus an additional €35 million or IDR 580 billion, making him the most expensive teenager ever. He was given the number 29 jersey upon arriving in the capital city of France. Despite being only 19 years old, in July 2018, Mbappé was given the number 7 jersey for the upcoming season with PSG, replacing the vacant number worn by Lucas Moura.

Carrying the hashtag #K7LIAN, Mbappé stated, "I continue to strive to progress on the field and in my opinion, for me, this is the right time to change numbers. It is a statement. The No. 7 jersey is a legendary one and many great people have worn it. I hope I can do something with this number on the field." On October 8th, Mbappé scored four goals in just 13 minutes in a 5-0 home victory against Lyon, becoming the youngest player (19 years and 9 months) to score four goals in a single Ligue 1 match in the last 45 seasons. On December 3rd, Mbappé became the inaugural winner of the Trofi Kopa, awarded by France Football to the best player in the world under the age of 21.

On April 21, 2019, he scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 victory against AS Monaco, marking his first goal against his former club. PSG finished the season as the Ligue 1 champions, with Mbappé winning the Player of the Year award and finishing as the top scorer with 33 goals. In the 2019-20 season, Mbappé once again became the league's top scorer for two consecutive times. On May 1, 2020, PSG was crowned as the Ligue 1 champions after the season was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mbappé finished the 2019-20 season as the top scorer in Ligue 1 with 18 goals.

In the 2020-21 season, Mbappe once again became the top scorer in Ligue 1 for the third time. He finished Ligue 1 with 27 goals, becoming the top scorer for the third consecutive season but PSG lost the league title. This is the first time in Mbappe's career that he did not win Ligue 1 after four consecutive successes.

Perhaps Messi is right. Mbappe will win the Ballon d'Or award for the coming years. His outstanding performance in the 2022 World Cup still lingers in the memory of many people. Therefore, who knows if Mbappe will follow in Messi's footsteps: winning multiple Ballon d'Or awards! (eha)Source: AS, Ligue 1, SportBible, New York Times, Life Booger, GQ Magazine, Mirror, CNN, Sky Sports