Wilfrid Mbappé
Born (1970-10-11) 11 October 1970 (age 55)
Douala, Cameroon
Occupation Consultant
Nationality Cameroonian (until 2005)
French (since 2005)
Spouse Fayza Lamari
Children Kylian Mbappé
Ethan Mbappé

Wilfrid Mbappé (born 11 October 1970) is a French consultant and former football coach.[1] He is the father of footballers Kylian Mbappé and Ethan Mbappé. Wilfrid is originally from Djébalè, an island in the Wouri estuary near Douala, Cameroon.[2]

Personal life

Wilfrid Mbappé's parents were accountants and executive assistants. They moved to France with Mbappé when he was one year old.[2] Mbappé lived with Fayza Lamari from 2016 to 2022, and the two were in a civil partnership.[3] Their two children, Kylian and Ethan, are professional footballers. Mbappé is the legal guardian of the former professional footballer Jirès Kembo Ekoko.[4]

Football

A former regional footballer,[5] Mbappé coached AS Bondy for over 20 years,[6] where he trained Steeven Joseph-Monrose, Fabrice Nsakala, Sébastien Corchia, Jonathan Ikoné, William Saliba and Ateef Konaté, his sons Kylian and Ethan, and his adopted son Jirès Kembo Ekoko.[7] Mbappé later devoted himself to his son Kylian's career, advising him on football matters. Kylian's mother, Fayza Lamari, managed Kylian's communications, image, and social projects with the help of lawyers.[8] During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Mbappé was a consultant for the Togolese television channel New World Sport, alongside Emmanuel Adebayor, Basile Boli and Bonaventure Kalou.[9][10]

In a 2022 interview with L'Équipe, Mbappé made a controversial statement about the role of money in professional football:[11]

The world of football today is more about money and business than about the love and excitement of the game. It is not natural for a ten-year-old to dream of getting into football just to make money, and one day a child told me that he wanted to earn income like Kylian Mbappé. When my generation started in football, love for the ball and the pitch took priority; social and financial success came second. But today things have changed; even parents enter the field with concepts such as contracts and their child's financial future in mind from the very beginning. This new perspective shows that football, once a symbol of passion, excitement and entertainment, is now more than ever involved in the temptations of money and fame.[12]

Impersonation

In February 2023, a 48-year-old man known as "Mohamed A." was tried by a Versailles court and found guilty of impersonating Wilfrid Mbappé between December 2021 and January 2023 in order to obtain a residence permit in France. The man was sentenced to 10 months in prison.[13][14]

References

  1. ^ Cerri, Alexandre (10 February 2019). "Décès d'Emiliano Sala : Kylian Mbappé signe encore un beau geste !". Public (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Wilfrid Mbappé : « Je me suis vite rendu compte qu'il avait quelque chose » (1/4)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  3. ^ Ramanase, Saraha (28 September 2023). "Biographie de Fayza Lamari : origines, carrière, photos - Legit.ng". Legit.ng (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  4. ^ "«Mes parents m'ont envoyé en France pour que j'ai une meilleure vie»". SOFOOT.com (in French). 22 March 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  5. ^ à 09h37, Par Frédéric GouaillardLe 23 mars 2017 (23 March 2017). "Les Mbappé : une vraie famille de sportifs". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Wilfrid Mbappé : « Un jour, Kylian m'a dit papa »". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  7. ^ à 21h23, Par Arnaud Detout Le 13 avril 2019; À 21h29, Modifié Le 13 Avril 2019 (13 April 2019). "Wilfrid Mbappé : «Kylian a réalisé tous mes rêves»". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Kylian Mbappé : qui sont ses parents, Wilfrid Mbappé et Fayza Lamari ? - Voici.fr". www.voici.fr (in French). 17 March 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  9. ^ Louët, Laurent (26 September 2022). "Wilfrid Mbappé, père de Kylian, sera consultant TV pendant la Coupe du monde au Qatar". TV Magazine (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  10. ^ "Le père de Kylian Mbappé va être consultant pendant la Coupe du monde de football". europe1.fr (in French). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  11. ^ "Wilfrid Mbappé trouve "pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans veuille gagner autant d'argent que Kylian"". RMC Sport (in French). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  12. ^ "«Ce n'est pas normal qu'un enfant de 10 ans me dise : "Je veux gagner autant d'argent que Kylian"» fustige Wilfrid Mbappé". Le Figaro (in French). 27 May 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  13. ^ "L'escroc se faisait passer pour Wilfrid Mbappé pour obtenir des titres de séjour". actu.fr (in French). 9 February 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
  14. ^ à 19h07, Par Julie Ménard Le 9 février 2023 (9 February 2023). "Il se faisait passer pour le père de Kylian Mbappé afin d'obtenir des titres de séjour pour un couple". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 19 September 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)