French footballer Kylian Mbappe pulled a crowd of over 80,000 people when he stepped into the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on July 16th as a Real Madrid player. The French forward signed a five-year deal with Real Madrid and will be seen playing for the club in the upcoming years.
More than 80,000 people were present at the Santiago Stadium when Real Madrid announced Mbappe as their new signing. With this , the French footballer also equaled record of Cristiano Ronaldo to have the biggest crowd gathering during a player presentation. In the following listicle, we will have a look at the 10 biggest crowd gatherings in a player presentation in football.
Most attended player presentations
10. Fernando Torres – 45,000
Around 45,000 people were present at the Vicente Calderon Stadium to see Fernando Torres in the Atletico Madrid kit for one more time in 2015. It was almost double of the crowd that came to see Torres when he stepped into the field for Atletico Madrid for the first time in 1995, where 25,000 people were present.
9. Eden Hazard – 50,000
Eden Hazard was acknowledged by the crowd of 50,000 when he stepped as Real Madrid player at the Santiago Bernabeu in 2019. He was transferred from Chelsea to Real Madrid.
8. Kaka – 55,000
Real Madrid signed Kaka in 2009 for £56m, which made 55,000 to come at the Santiago Bernabeu to see him in the Real Madrid kit during a player presentation.
7. Neymar – 56,500
Neymar was traded to Barcelona in 2013 and attracted a huge crowd when he stepped into the field as a Barcelona player. Around 56,500 people were there at Camp Nou Stadium to see Neymar in the Barcelona kit for the first time.
6. Robert Lewandowski – 59,026
Robert Lewandowski was welcomed by a huge crowd at the packed Camp Nou Stadium when he stepped into the field donning the Barcelona kit in 2022. A total 59,026 people were present at the stadium.
5. Karim Benzema – 60,000
The King Abdullah Sports City Stadium was packed when Karim Benzema was transferred to Al Ittihad from Real Madrid. Benzema was welcomed by 60,000 people when he first stepped into the field wearing the Al Ittihad kit.
4. Zlatan Ibrahimovic – 60,000
Zlatan Ibrahimovic pulled a crowd of 60,000 at Camp Nou Stadium when stepped into the field wearing the Barcelona kit for the first time in 2009.
3. Diego Maradona – 70,000
Argentina legend Diego Maradona was acknowledged by a crowd of 70,000 in the year 1984. Departing from Barcelona, Maradona joined Napoli and 70,000 fans were present at the Stadio San Paolo.
2. Kylian Mbappe – 80,000
French footballer Kylian Mbappe was transferred from Paris Saint-Germain to Real Madrid in 2024. Over 80,000 people were present at the Santiago Bernabeu to watch Mbappe donning the Real Madrid kit.
1. Cristiano Ronaldo – 80,000
Portuguese star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was transferred from Manchester United to Real Madrid in a £80m deal in 2009. When Ronaldo stepped into the field in Real Madrid kit for the first time at Santiago Bernabeu, around 80,000 people were present at the stadium.