Mbappe passes Benzema, reaches new milestone with brace against Netherlands

France’s captain Kylian Mbappe began his reign as leader of the national team with a brilliant brace in the 4-0 win over the Netherlands in the UEFA European Championship qualifier, and in the process reached a new career milestone. 

Mbappe scored France’s third and fourth goals against the Netherlands in a record-breaking win and also set a new record with the national team in the process. 

Mbappe’s brace saw him score the 37th and 38th goals of his international career, which took him past former teammate Karim Benzema to become France’s fifth-highest goal scorer of all time. 

At only 24 years old and with 66 appearances under his belt, Mbappe is setting himself up to become one of the greatest players in Les Bleus’ history, with only four players in the country’s history currently outscoring him. 

Mbappe is only three goals away from France legend Michel Platini in fourth place on the top scorers' list and only five goals away from Antoine Griezmann in third. 

Olivier Giroud is currently France’s top scorer with 53 goals, and it seems like a matter of time before Mbappe catches up to him, with only 15 goals separating the two World Cup winners and the 36-year-old Giroud close to international retirement.