During his first season at Real Madrid last year, Kylian Mbappé saw his former club win the Champions League, without him, but he can boast of having finished top European scorer ahead of other big names in the game and therefore winning the Golden Boot for the first time in his career.
Five months later, the merengue number 10 was honored this Friday noon in the honorary box of the Santiago-Bernabeu to celebrate this individual award acquired thanks to his 31 goals with the White House in 2024-2025 and received by a Madrilenian for the first time since Cristiano Ronaldo in 2015.
An act of communication for some, a tribute to the most important player in the current squad for others, there was a crowd this Friday in the lounge of honor at the Santiago-Bernabéu. Under the eyes of his teammates, the Frenchman welcomed this title with “great honor”: the first of his career, the third for the club with fifteen Champions Leagues.
“The best version of Kylian”
Thus, the Bondynois succeeds Hugo Sánchez, Ronaldo Nazário and Cristiano Ronaldo. Some evil tongues may still think that this ceremony replaced the Ballon d’Or lost by Vinicius in 2024, a sort of snub to the French trophy, while Real Madrid did not win any title in 2025.
“It’s an important moment for me, it’s the first time I’ve won this prize. As a striker it means a lot to me, but first I have to thank all my teammates who came today. Thanks to them, I can be the best version of Kylian and help the team win what we can win,” Mbappé said in Spanish after watching a long video of his goals.
“It’s an immense pleasure to play for Real Madrid. It was my dream. Without teammates, you can’t win this type of prize. I hope to win it again next year,” he added. The Bondynois also published a post on X to celebrate this trophy: “It is an honor to win this first title and to be recognized as the best scorer in Europe. »
My first Golden Boot.
An honor to win this first and be recognized as the top scorer in Europe.
Thank you very much to all my colleagues and all the people of the @realmadrid to help me every day to be my best version. Nothing would be possible without you by my side.
And finally… pic.twitter.com/6hnwZuSr3P— Kylian Mbappé (@KMbappe) October 31, 2025
The former PSG star finished the season with eight goals less than current Arsenal striker Victor Gyökeres and his 39 goals with Sporting, but benefited from the higher coefficient granted to the top five championships in the FIFA rankings (France, Germany, Italy, Spain, England).
Since the start of the current season, the captain of the France team has got off to a very good start with a view to a possible second Golden Shoe since he already has eleven goals in ten championship matches. Real Madrid planned to officially present this golden shoe this Saturday, before the meeting between Real and Valencia CF, counting for the 11th day of the championship.
