{"id":10443,"date":"2026-02-07T11:40:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:40:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/?p=10443"},"modified":"2026-02-07T11:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T08:40:46","slug":"kylian-mbappe-closing-in-on-penalty-goal-record-in-2025-26-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/kylian-mbappe-closing-in-on-penalty-goal-record-in-2025-26-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 Closing in on Penalty Goal Record in 2025\/26 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p> Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is chasing the record for most penalty goals in a single season across Europe\u2019s top five leagues. With 12 penalties already and half the season left, can he surpass Immobile\u2019s 15-goal mark?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udcca Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s Penalty Goal Surge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 2025\/26 season, <strong>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/strong> has already scored <strong>12 penalty goals in just 30 matches<\/strong>, putting him firmly in contention to break the record for most penalties scored in a single season in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What makes his achievement even more remarkable is that <strong>Mbapp\u00e9 has personally won five of those penalties himself<\/strong>\u2014the highest number by any player in Europe\u2019s top five leagues this season. This highlights not only his finishing ability but also his direct impact in creating scoring opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc6 Current Record Holders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to historical data, here are the top penalty scorers in a single season across Europe\u2019s elite leagues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Rank<\/th><th>Player<\/th><th>Penalty Goals<\/th><th>Matches<\/th><th>Season<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Ciro Immobile<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>2019\/20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>2012\/13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Mountinhos<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>2019\/20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>46<\/td><td>2019\/20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Lionel Messi<\/td><td>14<\/td><td>60<\/td><td>2011\/12<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Cristiano Ronaldo<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>48<\/td><td>2015\/16<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>30<\/td><td>2025\/26*<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>*As of February 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0d Why Mbapp\u00e9 Could Break the Record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consistency:<\/strong> He has converted penalties at a high success rate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Influence:<\/strong> Winning five penalties himself shows his attacking dominance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team Dynamics:<\/strong> Real Madrid\u2019s attacking style ensures he gets regular chances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Remaining Matches:<\/strong> With nearly half the season left, he has ample opportunities to add to his tally.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udfc1 Final Verdict<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With <strong>12 penalties already scored<\/strong> and <strong>25 matches still to play<\/strong>, Mbapp\u00e9 is on track to challenge <strong>Ciro Immobile\u2019s record of 15 penalty goals in 2019\/20<\/strong>. If his current form continues, the French superstar could set a new benchmark for penalty goals in the 21st century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mbapp\u00e9 isn\u2019t just scoring\u2014he\u2019s rewriting history.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 is chasing the record for most penalty goals in a single season across Europe\u2019s top five leagues. With 12 penalties already and half the season left, can he surpass Immobile\u2019s 15-goal mark? \ud83d\udcca Mbapp\u00e9\u2019s Penalty Goal Surge In the 2025\/26 season, Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 has already scored 12 penalty goals in just 30 matches, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":10445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[474,179,2174,2173,2159],"class_list":{"0":"post-10443","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football-news","8":"tag-kylian-mbappe","9":"tag-mbappe","10":"tag-most-penalty-goals","11":"tag-penalty-goals","12":"tag-ronaldo"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10444,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10443\/revisions\/10444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bangbet.com\/ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}