Kylian Mbappe was crowned France’s player of the year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Paris, marking the end of his seven-season stint at Paris Saint-Germain.
Mbappe, 25, won the Ligue 1 best player award at the UNFP (French Players’ Union) Trophies gala for the fifth time in a row after scoring 44 goals in all competitions for PSG this season.
The France captain said last week that he will quit PSG at the end of the season when his contract expires, with Real Madrid anticipated to be his next destination.
Mbappe scored in his final home game for PSG on Sunday, as the champions lost 3-1 to Toulouse.
That goal took him to 27 for the season in Ligue 1, eight goals more than the next best marksman, Lille’s Canadian striker Jonathan David.
The season is not finished yet, with Mbappe’s PSG having two more Ligue 1 games to play this week 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.
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 named coach of the year after leading the modest Brittany club to European qualification for the first time in their history — with one game left they are guaranteed to finish at least fifth, meaning a Europa League place at worst.