Israeli Mentalist Lior Suchard Stuns Real Madrid Star Kylian Mbappe

When Israeli mentalist Lior Suchard meets one of the world's biggest football stars, unexpected moments are bound to happen. This time, the person left stunned by a mind-reading trick was Kylian Mbappe, the French star of Real Madrid. In a video shared by Suchard on his Instagram account, tagging the footballer, he successfully surprised Mbappe with a number selection—and then repeated the feat.

A Surprising Mentalism Act

Suchard, who has performed internationally for celebrities, leaders, and renowned athletes including Jay Leno, Kim Kardashian, and James Cordon, presented Mbappe with a brief mentalism routine. At the beginning of the video, the mentalist places an object in the footballer's hands, asking him to close them and think of a number.

"I think it's the number 5," Suchard declares, catching Mbappe completely off guard and eliciting a shocked reaction.

The Mystery of Number 5

Not stopping there, Suchard asks the footballer to repeat the process. "You chose five, now because you are skeptical, you're going to choose five again," he says. Mbappe looks on in amazement, opens his palm, and the number 5 is revealed once more.

Interestingly, the number 5 carries a specific football context: at Real Madrid, the number belongs to English midfielder Jude Bellingham. Whether this was a subtle nod or pure mentalism remains a mystery known perhaps only to Suchard.