Kylian Mbappe has just posted a video on his personal page, announcing that he will leave Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at the end of this season. This decision also ends the 25-year-old player’s 7-year journey at the French team.

Join Industry and Trade Newspaper to review Kylian Mbappe’s journey during his time playing at PSG.

Officially signed a contract with PSG

After an impressive playing time at AS Monaco, on August 31, 2017, Kylian Mbappe officially joined PSG. This player’s contract with a total value of up to 180 million euros also made Mbappe the most valuable teenage player at that time. He was given the number 29 shirt when he arrived at the French capital team.

At that time, Mbappe shared:

“I am very happy to join one of the strongest clubs in the world, where there are many top stars. I used to think I would be loyal to Monaco but some events here have changed my mind.

I think the most important thing is not to leave France, my homeland. Paris is also where I was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 and raised. That’s why I decided to join PSG.”

Kylian Mbappe at his debut with PSG in August 2017

Impressive first season

Even in the 2017-2018 season, the first season of launching his new team, Kylian Mbappe had an impressive football season.

Mbappe’s first goal for PSG was made in his debut on September 8, 2017 in a 5-1 victory over Metz in Ligue 1 (French National Championship).

Mbappe’s first European goal for PSG was against Les Parisiens in the UEFA Champions League group stage match with a score of 5-0.

Also in C1 that year, on December 6, 2017, Mbappe scored his 10th goal in the Champions League in a 3-1 loss to Bayern Munich and became the youngest player to achieve that mark at just 18 years and 11 months old. . At the same time, he won the Golden Boy title (title for the best player under 21 years old of the year).

On May 8, 2018, Mbappe and his teammates excellently won the French National Cup championship. This is also the first title of this player with the capital Paris team. In addition, this season, Mbappe also won the Ligue 1 championship with PSG.

At the end of his first season at PSG, Kylian Mbappe had 21 goals after 44 matches and 2 titles with this team.

Mbappe’s first title with PSG was the French National Cup championship on May 8, 2018.

2018–2019: Ligue 1 Player of the Year

Entering the 2018-2019 season, after the departure of Lucas Moura, the number 7 shirt at PSG was given to Mbappe and has accompanied him here until now. Sharing his feelings when given this shirt number, Mbappe declared:

“I keep trying to improve on the field and I think that, for me, it’s the right time to change the number. It’s a definite thing. The number 7 shirt is a legend. one and many players Great players have worn it. I hope that I will be able to do justice to this shirt number on the field.”

After wearing a new shirt number, Kylian Mbappe continued to maintain his scoring form. Notable among them are 4 goals in just 13 minutes in a 5-0 home victory over Lyon on October 8, 2018. Thereby, becoming the youngest player (19 years and 9 months) to score four goals in a Ligue 1 match.

With Mbappe’s impressive form, PSG ended the 2018-2019 season as Ligue 1 champions. This player himself won the Player of the Year award, and also ended the season as Ligue 1 champion. is the top scorer with 33 goals.

However, this season also had a black mark when for the first time in his career, this player received a direct red card in the match against Nimes on September 1, 2018.

The first red card in Mbappe’s career was in the Nimes match on September 1, 2018.

2019–20: Missed the UEFA Champions League cup for the first time

In the 2019-2020 season, due to the impact of COVID-19, Ligue 1 had to end early but Mbappe still scored 18 goals, equal to Monaco’s Wissam Ben Yedder. However, Mbappe was awarded the top scorer title thanks to his superior goals/match ratio.

Also this season, Mbappe reached the UEFA Champions League final for the first time with PSG. Unfortunately, the home team of Parc des Princes lost in the final with a score of 0-1 to Bayern Munich.

Mbappe was very close to winning the C1 Cup but could not win against Neuer and Bayern Munich players in the final.

2020–2021: Ligue 1 top scorer for the third time

Even though he had to miss many matches this season due to injuries, this still did not reduce Mbappe’s performance. In a Ligue 1 match against Montpellier on 5 December, Mbappé scored his 100th goal for PSG and became one of only five players from the club to achieve this feat.

In the European arena, 4 goals against Barcelona after two matches in the round of 16 helped Mbappe reach 25 goals in this arena. He surpassed Lionel Messi to become the youngest player to achieve this milestone at the age of 22 years and 80 days.

Mbappe also rose to become the third highest goalscorer of all time for PSG – behind only Zlatan Ibrahimović and Edinson Cavani.

At the end of that season, Kylian Mbappe achieved the Ligue 1 top scorer position for the third time, as well as received the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award and was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season. first.

However, this was also the season in which his team PSG could not win the domestic championship.

2021–2022: Rumors of a move to Real Madrid begin to arise

At the beginning of the 2021-2022 season, rumors about Mbappe wanting to move to Real Madrid began to erupt. Even though the boos began to appear in the stands, the player 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 in 1998 still persistently contributed to PSG.

On December 12, 2021, Mbappe scored twice against his former team AS Monaco in Ligue 1 to achieve the century scoring record for PSG. At the age of 22 years and 357 days, he became the youngest player to score 100 goals for a team in the French top flight since Opta began collecting data in the 1950–51 season.

After speculation about his future, on May 21, 2022, Mbappe officially signed a contract extension with PSG until 2024 with an option to extend for 1 year.

Mbappe with Mr. Nasser Al-Khelaifi (left), President of PSG Club at the contract extension announcement ceremony

At the end of the 2021-2022 season, Mbappe with 28 goals became Ligue 1 top scorer for the fourth consecutive time. He is the third player to become Ligue 1’s top scorer in four consecutive seasons. Mbappe also had 17 assists that season, becoming the first player to top both the goals and assists categories in the competition’s history.

2022–2023: PSG’s greatest striker of all time

It continues to be a brilliant tournament for this French striker and records are constantly being broken.

The goal in the 1-1 Champions League draw at home against Benfica helped Mbappe become PSG’s top scorer in European competitions with 31 goals.

On April 4, 2023, with a goal in the match against Nantes in Ligue 1, Kylian Mbappe officially reached the milestone of 201 goals for PSG. This milestone also made him the club’s all-time top scorer, surpassing previous leader Edinson Cavani.

Mbappe also became Ligue 1 top scorer for the fifth consecutive season and PSG won the Ligue 1 championship for a record 11th time. The striker also ended the season by receiving the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award for the fourth consecutive season and was included in the Ligue 1 Team of the Season.

Kylian Mbappe has surpassed many legends to become the greatest striker in PSG history

2023-2024: Unfinished ending

On 13 June 2023, through an official statement released through Agence France-Presse, Mbappé announced his decision not to renew his contract with PSG. This player will leave when his contract expires in June 2024.

In the collective title collection with PSG, the Champions League cup is Mbappe’s missing title.

Even though he tried very hard and scored 8 goals in C1 this season, the French superstar still could not carry his team until the final match. PSG stopped against Dortmund in the semi-finals in a match where they were unlucky as they repeatedly hit the wooden frame with the ball.

After that difficult defeat, on May 10, Mbappe announced on social networks that he would leave PSG at the end of the season.

This French superstar’s journey with the Parisian football team will end this season.

Mbappe in the video announcing his farewell to PSG posted on this player’s personal page

With 234 goals after 283 matches, winning 6 Ligue 1, 3 French National Cups, 2 French League Cups, 3 French Super Cups and the title of greatest striker in club history, it can be said that Mbappe is almost is the king of Paris football.

However, during his 7 years at PSG, Kylian has yet to win any Champions League title or Golden Ball.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why Kylian Mbappe decided to leave. With the possibility of signing a contract with Real Madrid , the team that owns 14 C1 championships in history, we hope that in the near future, Mbappe’s dream of winning the European championship will come true. Along with that, is the hope of this French player’s first Golden Ball.