Could Kylian Mbappe Break Cristiano Ronaldo’s Real Madrid Goalscoring Record?

The Frenchman needs to find the back of the net two more times to score 60 goals for Real Madrid in 2025.

Kylian Mbappé has now scored 58 goals in 2025 for Real Madrid. | Diego Souto/Getty Images

Kylian Mbappé is chasing another Real Madrid goalscoring record set by Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Frenchman only has one more game to etch his name above the legend in the club’s history books.

When it came time for Ronaldo to bid farewell to the Bernabéu, the Portuguese phenom did so as the owner of nearly every Real Madrid goalscoring record. In his nine years at the biggest club in the world, the five-time Ballon d’Or winner scored 451 goals, the most by any player in club history.

Fifty-nine of those came in 2013, when Ronaldo amassed the greatest calendar year by a goalscorer to ever don the white shirt. No other player, before or after the all-time great, ever came close to the landmark year ... until Mbappé.

The 26-year-old, who has led Los Blancos’ attack ever since he made the move to the Spanish capital ahead of the 2024–25 season, has his sights set on equaling and potentially surpassing the feat. But with the 2025 calendar swiftly winding down, is it even possible?

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Most Goals by a Real Madrid Player in a Calendar Year

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a record-setting 59 goals for Real Madrid in 2013. | Angel Martinez/Real Madrid/Getty Images

Player	Year	Goals
Cristiano Ronaldo	2013	59
Cristiano Ronaldo	2012	58
Kylian Mbappé	2025	58
Cristiano Ronaldo	2014	56
Cristiano Ronaldo	2015	54
Cristiano Ronaldo	2011	53

Before Mbappé came along, Ronaldo was all alone on the club’s goalscoring charts. The ex-Manchester United star put together all five of Real Madrid’s top campaigns in a calendar year.

Mbappé, though, currently sits level with Ronaldo’s second-best production over the course of 12 months from his time with the Spanish giants. The France international has scored 58 goals in 2025, 28 of which have come this season under Xabi Alonso.

When added to the 30 he scored in the second half of his record-breaking debut season, Mbappé is well within striking distance of Ronaldo’s 59 goals from 2013. Yet he does not have many opportunities left to hit the milestone.

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Real Madrid’s Remaining Games in December

Kylian Mbappé (left) has scored 26 goals for Real Madrid this season. | Cesar Ortiz Gonzalez/Soccrates/Getty Images

Game	Date	Competition
Sevilla (H)	Dec. 20	La Liga

Real Madrid only have one game left before they close out December. The team’s final match of the year comes against Sevilla at the Bernabéu.

The hosts are on a 13-game unbeaten run against Matías Almeyda’s men, and will be the favorites to take all three points from the La Liga bout before the calendar flips to 2026. As long as he remains fit, Mbappé will lead the line for Los Blancos.

The 26-year-old scored in each of Real Madrid’s two battles with Sevilla last season, picking up an assist as well. With Ronaldo’s record on the line, Mbappé will hope to translate his previous success into Saturday’s match.

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Could Mbappe Break Ronaldo’s Real Madrid Goalscoring Record?

Kylian Mbappé leads Real Madrid in goalscoring. | Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto/Getty Images

At the beginning of the week, Mbappé still needed four goals to make Real Madrid history, and many assumed he would have to snag all four against Sevilla; after all, the Frenchman was not thought to be playing against Talavera in the Copa del Rey round of 32.

Yet Alonso gave his leading goalscorer the nod on Wednesday evening, and Mbappé bagged a brace. Suddenly, the forward only needs one goal to tie Ronaldo’s record and two to surpass it.

Given the new circumstances, it feels more improbable that Mbappé won’t at least get to 59 goals in 2025. The France captain has scored in 13 of Real Madrid’s 17 La Liga fixtures this season.

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Claiming a second at the Bernabéu is a bit more difficult than it might seem, though, given how static and unimaginative Los Blancos have been in the final third under Alonso. The Spanish giants have struggled to break down low blocks all season long and will find a similar challenge on Saturday evening.

Mbappé will need to be at his best to get on the scoresheet twice, something he has only done four times this season in La Liga. Still, with how his 2025 panned out, betting against the ex-Paris Saint-Germain star is foolish, especially when club history is on the line.

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