19-year-old Kylian Mbappe is Time magazine's 'Future of Soccer'

French footballer Kylian Mbappe's rapid rise to global fame and in his football game has earned the 19-year-old World Cup winner an appearance on the cover of Time magazine's international edition, scheduled to appear on Friday.

Time said Mbappe was a global superstar who "is the future of soccer."

"Mbappe sits high above a stadium, trying to find the words to describe how drastic a turn his life has taken this past year. His breathtaking soccer skills have propelled him to global fame in a matter of months. He earns more money than he could ever have imagined," the magazine said in its article.

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The teenage football icon made headlines in September 2017 when he moved from Ligue 1 side Monaco to Paris Saint-Germain for a staggering 180 million euros ($207 million).

However, his stocks skyrocketed during this year's World Cup, where a series of phenomenal displays drew compliments from Brazil legend Pele on his way to helping France end their 20-year wait to win another World Cup trophy.

He also became the youngest French goalscorer in World Cup history when he struck in a 1-0 win over Peru in the group stages.

Born in Paris, Mbappe, who began his career at AS Bondy then tore apart Argentina, scoring twice and earning a penalty as Les Blues eliminated the highly-fancied South Americans 4-3 in the last 16 knockout round.

In doing so, Mbappe became only the second teenager, after Pele in 1958, to score two goals in a World Cup match.

He also scored with a five-yard strike in the final, a 4-2 win over Croatia, to become only the second teenager to do so, after Pele, in 1958.

With a total of four goals in the tournament, Mbappe received FIFA’s award for Best Young Player of the World Cup.