Kylian Mbappé has been crowned Ligue 1 player of the year for a record fifth consecutive time.
I thank all the people of the club, and the president. I will miss it. I’m leaving with my head held high.
Kylian Mbappé was named Ligue 1 player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, as he comes to the end of his seven-season stay with Paris Saint-Germain.
The 25-year-old PSG forward received the UNFP Trophies award, voted for by his peers, after a phenomenal season that has seen him score an impressive 44 goals across all competitions.
The France captain last week confirmed he will leave PSG at the end of the season when his contract expires, with Real Madrid expected to be his next destination.
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Mbappé played his final home game for PSG on Sunday and scored as the champions suffered a shock 3-1 defeat against Toulouse. That goal took him to 27 for the season in Ligue 1, eight more than the next best striker, Jonathan David of Lille.
The season is not finished yet, with the champions set to play two more Ligue 1 games before the French Cup final against Lyon on May 25.
Mbappe saw off the other nominees for an award voted for by his fellow players and handed over by Marie-Jose Perec, the French former 200m and 400m Olympic champion.
His PSG teammate Ousmane Dembele had also been in contention along with Pierre Lees-Melou of Brest, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang of Marseille and Edon Zhegrova of Lille.
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PSG’s domestic dominance was reflected in the other awards, with teenage midfielder Warren Zaire-Emery named young player of the season and Gianluigi Donnarumma the best goalkeeper.
Eric Roy of Brest was honored as coach of the year, following his remarkable achievement in leading the modest club to European qualification for the first time in their history.
