Kylian Mbappe has reached another milestone in his already record-filled career, surpassing Edinson Cavani as Paris Saint-Germain’s all-time top scorer with his 201st goal against Nantes in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Gave.
France forward scored PSG’s fourth goal in stoppage time to seal a 4–2 win and a record.
The club held a small ceremony after the final whistle, with a large portrait of Mbappé displayed at the Parc des Princes.
“It’s very special to be here. It’s an honor to be here as the club’s top scorer since the last time I came here to announce that I was staying [to extend my contract],” Mbappe said. Is.”
“It is a privilege for me to be a PSG player, to play in this historic shirt, for the biggest club in France.”
The 24-year-old Embappé has reached and surpassed Cavani’s mark in very few games. While the Uruguayan took 301 games to complete his 200 goals, Mbappe needed just 247.
A native of Paris, Mbappe joined PSG from Monaco in 2017 for a world-record transfer fee for a teenager of €180 million.
His time at the Parc des Princes was not without controversy. A prolonged transfer saga involving Real Madrid strained relations with fans before he signed a three-year contract extension last May.
Mbappe took home the World Cup Golden Boot in December after finishing as top scorer in Qatar with eight goals, including becoming only the second person in history to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final.
While France lost that final to Argentina in a penalty shootout, Mbappe already has a total of 12 World Cup goals, just four behind record holder Miroslav Klose of Germany, who led Les Bleus to the trophy in 2018.