Why is Mbappé's nickname Donatello?
Kylian Mbappé's curious nickname dates back to when he first joined PSG on loan from Monaco in 2017. It was quickly adopted by his team mates.
Most football players have gained nicknames - term of endearments, monikers that describe qualities, traits, physical features or likenesses.... Some players have had their nicknames since childhood - perhaps from playing football with their mates in the park or in school. And sometimes nicknames come later in a player’s life, they might be given by a team mate or by a journalist in a newspaper article. For one reason or another they tend to stick.
Footballers’ nicknames have always been popular in South America - especially Mexico and Argentina. Who can forget Cristian Rodríguez: El Cebolla (The Onion), Javier Mascherano: El Jefecito (Little Boss), Ángel Di María: El Fideo (The Noodle), Claudio López: Piojo (Head Louse) Ivan de la Peña: El Pequeño Buda (Little Buddah)
There have been some notable ones over the years -O Rei (Pelé), Saint Iker, The Blond Arrow (Di Stéfano),Bam Bam (Iván Zamorano), El Niño(Torres), Carles Puyol (Tarzan)... Ole Gunner Solskjaer, the hero of United’s 1999 Champions League triumph over Bayern was referred to as The Baby-faced Assassin, Atleti boss Diego Simeone is El Cholo. And purely for ease, César Azpilicueta was simply referred to as Dave during his time at Chelsea, while Louis van Gaal absent-mindedly called Chris Smalling Mike... which stuck.
Sergio Agüero’s is Kun - a Japanese honorific. During his time at Manchester City, he explained in an interview with the BBC that his grandparents dubbed him Kum-Kum due to his apparent likeness to the central character in 1970s Japanese animated TV series Wanpaku Omukashi Kumu Kumu.
Kylian Mbappé only gained
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