Ligue 1: Kylian Mbappe named best player for fourth consecutive time

Kylian Mbappe was voted Ligue 1 best player of the season for the fourth successive time on Sunday, May 28, after helping Paris Saint-Germain win a record 11th French title.

The French footballer scored 28 goals in the league this season and is on course to finish as the division’s top scorer for the fifth season running.

Mbappe is now the only player to have won the Best Ligue 1 Player award four times, beating the record he shared with Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Accepting the award, he said;

“I want to thank the players, the staff, all the people working in the shadows. It’s a pleasure, I always wanted to win, to write my name into the league’s history. But even with all the ambition I have, I didn’t expect to win so quickly.”

Franck Haise of Lens was named coach of the season after leading the club to second place and giving them a place in Champions League football for the first time in two decades.

Lens goalkeeper Brice Samba was given the best goalkeeper award, while Paris Saint-Germain left-back Nuno Mendes earned the best young player award.

Mendes was one of four PSG players in the team of the season alongside Mbappe, Lionel Messi, and Achraf Hakimi.

Lens also had four players in the team of the season; Brice Samba, defender Kevin Danso, midfielder Seko Fofana and striker Lois Openda.