2017 will be remembered for many things; Real Madrid dominating Europe again, PSG spending the debt of the third world on new players, Manchester City battering every team in sight, Italy missing out on their first World Cup in 60 years and, of course, the plethora of legends that have retired from the beautiful game, including Xabi Alonso, Francesco Totti, Philipp Lahm and Andrea Pirlo.
It was also the year that Kylian Mbappe arrived.
The PSG forward exploded onto the world stage by helping Monaco dislodge his current club as French champions in the first half of the year, before then swapping Monte Carlo for the French capital in a deal potentially worth £165 million.
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The teenage sensation hit 26 goals in 44 games in a prolific partnership with Radamel Falcao as Monaco lifted their first Ligue Un title since the turn of the century while also reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, before being seen off by Juventus.
What a year it's been for Kylian Mbappe. Images: PA
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Now set for another Ligue Un triumph, only this time alongside the likes of Neymar and Edinson Cavani at PSG, Mbappe is seemingly improving and evolving with every game.
In fact, one stat above all others proves just how far the 19-year-old has come in just a year.
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Shared by Opta's French account @OptaJean, the tweet reads, "7 - One year ago, Kylian Mbappe had scored just seven career goals in all competitions. This year, seven was his ranking at the Ballon d'Or. Ascent."
Mbappe's meteoric rise to superstardom could continue further over the next seven months, with PSG set for assaults on both domestic and continental fronts, while the teenager will also be vying for a starting berth in Didier Deschamps' France team for next summer's World Cup in Russia.
Imagine where Mbappe will be in another year's time and what accolades and winner's medals he will have to his name by then.
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