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Mbappe named Ligue 1 Player of the Year as PSG, Lille dominate awards

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Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe is the Ligue 1 Player of the Year.

The 20-year-old World Cup winner beat out a pair of high-profile teammates as France's National Union of Professional Footballers (UNFP) announced the winners of its annual awards during Sunday's gala in Paris.

Mbappe registered a league-best 32 goals in his second season in the French capital to lead PSG to their sixth title in seven years. The Bondy-born star's total trailed only that of Lionel Messi among the top five European leagues and led France's top flight by 10 ahead of Lille's Nicolas Pepe. Mbappe also won Young Player of the Year for a third season on the spin,

Fellow nominees Angel Di Maria, Neymar, and Pepe joined Mbappe in being named to the Team of the Year, with bizarre shortlist inclusion Hatem Ben Arfa missing out on the Best XI.

Lille were rewarded for a stellar campaign as manager Christophe Galtier and 'keeper Mike Maignan won their respective categories. Veteran Les Dogues striker Loic Remy also received Ligue 1's Goal of the Year distinction for a peach of a volley versus Bordeaux.

Listed below are the primary awards from Sunday's gala (winners in bold):

Team of the Year

GK: Mike Maignan (Lille); DF: Kenny Lala (Strasbourg), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG), Ferland Mendy (Lyon); MF: Angel Di Maria (PSG), Tanguy Ndombele (Lyon), Marco Verratti (PSG); FW: Nicolas Pepe (Lille), Kylian Mbappe (PSG), Neymar (PSG)

Player of the Season

  • Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Neymar Jr. (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Nicolas Pepe (Lille)
  • Hatem Ben Arfa (Rennes)

Young Player of the Season

  • Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Houssem Aouar (Lyon)
  • Jonathan Ikone (Lille)
  • Boubacar Kamara (Marseille)
  • Ismaila Sarr (Rennes)

Manager of the Year

  • Christophe Galtier (Lille)
  • Thomas Tuchel (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Bruno Genesio (Lyon)
  • Thierry Laurey (Strasbourg)
  • David Guion (Stade de Reims)

Goalkeeper of the Year

  • Mike Maignan (Lille)
  • Alphonse Areola (Paris Saint-Germain)
  • Benjamin Lecompte (Montpellier)
  • Anthony Lopes (Lyon)
  • Edouard Mendy (Reims)

Best French Player Abroad

  • Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
  • Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
  • Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
  • Paul Pogba (Manchester United)
  • N'Golo Kante (Chelsea)

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