Has Mbappé Added Collective Value to Real Madrid? The Numbers Raise Questions
Kylian Mbappé scored 42 goals in each of his first two seasons with Real Madrid, but comparing the team’s figures before and after his arrival raises questions about his collective impact. The analysis indicates that the team scored more goals overall in Mbappé’s seasons, but at a lower rate per match.
In the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 seasons, Real Madrid scored 256 goals in 116 matches in all competitions. In the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 seasons, they scored 267 goals in 124 matches: an increase of 11 goals despite playing eight additional matches, with the rate falling from around 2.21 to 2.15 goals per match.
In La Liga, Real Madrid scored 162 goals in total in the two seasons before Mbappé’s arrival, compared with 155 in his first and second seasons. The source states that the team scored 75 goals in the 2022-2023 season.
These figures do not prove that Mbappé alone caused the decline in attacking output. However, the analysis notes that Vinícius’s league goals fell from 15 to 11 between the 2023-2024 season and the following season, while Bellingham’s total dropped from 19 to 9. It also cites injuries, the departure of some players and changes in roles, as well as overlapping space between Mbappé and Vinícius and reduced attacking freedom for Bellingham, as challenges the team faced after the French player’s arrival.