Kylian Mbappe Receives Golden Honor, Makes Real Madrid Pledge

Kylian Mbappé says he hopes to triumph nan European Golden Boot arsenic a Real Madrid subordinate “many times” aft being presented pinch his 2024–25 award.

The 26-year-old's first play astatine nan Santiago Bernabéu ended without a trophy arsenic Barcelona romped to a home treble nether Hansi Flick. The Champions League, meanwhile, headed to Mbappe’s erstwhile employers, Paris Saint-Germain, for nan first time, leaving nan Frenchman quiet handed aft his move to nan Spanish superior connected a free transfer.

It wasn’t each punishment and gloom for Mbappé, however. He scored 31 La Liga goals past play to cement his estimation arsenic 1 of nan best strikers successful nan world, picking up much points than immoderate different subordinate successful nan title to beryllium crowned European football’s astir prolific marksman.

A points system, designed to recognise nan spot of a peculiar league, meant Mbappé’s goals earned him 62 points—3.5 much than what Viktor Gyökeres, now of Arsenal, was awarded for scoring 39 goals for Sporting CP successful Portugal’s apical flight. Mohamed Salah came 3rd connected 58 points aft scoring 29 Premier League goals for Liverpool.

Kylian Mbappé (middle) is nan figurehead of a squad afloat of stars. / Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images

“It's a pleasance for maine to triumph nan Golden Boot,” Mbappé said. “It's an important infinitesimal for me, nan first clip I triumph this prize. It intends a batch to maine arsenic a forward.”

“We person an unthinkable group,” Mbappé continued. “I dream we're going to triumph important prizes this year. That's nan astir important thing, winning corporate prizes. I dream to beryllium present for galore years and triumph this benignant of point galore times.”

Mbappé’s made an electrifying commencement to 2025-26 play too, this clip nether nan guidance of Xabi Alonso alternatively than Carlo Ancelotti. He has 16 goals to his sanction crossed each competitions from conscionable 13 appearances, including 11 strikes successful La Liga.

His astir caller extremity came against fierce rivals Barcelona successful Madrid’s 2–1 triumph successful El Clásico—and Mbappé is hoping his side, who are 5 points clear astatine nan apical of nan standings, tin support up their momentum arsenic he’s each excessively alert that individual prizes usually spell manus successful manus pinch occurrence connected nan pitch.

“I dream we'll support going arsenic a team, arsenic I opportunity nan squad is nan astir important thing,” Mbappé remarked. “Without these players it's intolerable to triumph these prizes. I cognize that. I want to convey nan club, nan doctors, nan staff, who thief maine connected and disconnected nan pitch. I dream I'll triumph it again, adjacent year, I've started well!”

Mbappé is nan 4th Real Madrid subordinate to triumph nan European Golden Boot, pursuing successful nan footsteps of Hugo Sánchez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Ronaldo Nazario.

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