It was only a matter of time, it's done.
Scorer this Saturday against Nantes (4-2), Kylian Mbappé definitely doubles Edinson Cavani and becomes the top scorer in the history of Paris Saint-Germain.
All at just 24 years old and in his sixth season, after 247 matches to be precise.
A sacred accomplishment for the crack of Bondy, a man of history and statistics, a player sensitive to the idea of marking the history of sport and his club.
To discover
Calendar and results Ligue 1
League 1 standings
From the first goal in the history of the club, the work of Bernard Guignedoux, one evening in August 1970 in Poitiers (1-1), a certain number of players have succeeded one another at the top of the ranking of the top scorers in Paris.
Obviously, the first seasons of Paris Saint-Germain's existence were rich in this area.
Bernard Béreau, Jean Djorkaeff, Jean-Claude Bras and Michel Prost held the crown for a time during the 1970-71 season, but it was Jacques Rémond who finished this first season in the lead with 11 goals.
Bras and Rémond again took control during the 1971-72 season, but it was Michel Prost who finished ahead with 22 goals.
Read alsoPSG: Just Fontaine, the man who brought Paris into the elite
After the split with Paris FC, PSG returned to D3 for the 1972-73 campaign.
The opportunity for Christian André to panic the counters and score his 23rd Parisian goal on April 8, 1973 against Red Star B. He finished with a total of 42 goals when he left in 1977, after five years of good and loyal service.
Two years later, he was dislodged by François M'Pelé, who arrived during the first season of PSG version Hechter, in 1973-74, in D2 under the orders of the late Just Fontaine.
The interested party scored his 43rd Parisian goal on April 30, 1975, in a draw against the Greens (2-2).
Still a member of the Top 10 today, he was overtaken eight years later by Mustapha Dahleb, the latter bringing the record to 96 goals.
Rocheteau, first to pass the hundred wall
We are then in the 80s, those of the first trophies, the Coupe de France in 1982 and 1983, then the French championship, in 1986. All that was with Dominique Rocheteau.
A cador, the Green Angel as he was nicknamed for his prowess in the jersey of ASSE.
Rocheteau erased M'Pelé from the shelves on December 17, 1986 against… Saint-Etienne (3-0), it can't be invented.
He left Paris after scoring his 100th goal for Paris, a first in club history.
They are now six in this case.
Still, the reign of Dominique Rocheteau is the longest in the history of Paris Saint-Germain.
20 years at the top of the hierarchy, almost 21 in fact.
It was not until December 15, 2007 that Pedro Miguel Pauleta knocked him off his pedestal.
The Aigle des Azores left the club a few months later, at the end of the 2007-08 season, after taking their total to 109 goals.
Three years later, PSG went under the Qatari flag.
New era.
Not skimping on resources, the new owners notably splurged in the attacking sector, quickly grabbing Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
At a rate of 0.87 goals per match, barely less than Carlos Bianchi (71 goals in 80 matches, 0.89 per match), the Swedish giant, recruited in 2012, took only three years to reach and exceed the Pauleta brand.
It was October 4, 2015 against OM (2-1), just under nine years after the Portuguese record.
Arrived at PSG a year after "Ibra", Edinson Cavani exceeded his total of 156 achievements on January 27, 2018 against Montpellier (4-0).
He had the good fortune to bring his record to 200 goals… just before the end of the 2019-20 season due to Covid and his departure.
200 goals was the score to beat for Kylian Mbappé.
Which Mbappé is not about to stop, he who runs at 0.81 goals per game with PSG.
And again, he did not show this kind of average during his first seasons on the banks of the Seine… It remains to be seen whether he will decide to stay at the end of the season, he who only has one year left. of contract, with an option for 2024-25.
A big if?
Note that in the meantime, Neymar Jr has moved up to fourth place among PSG's top scorers (118 goals).
He is the only other player currently in Paris who is part of the Top 20. And if it was him, the successor of "KM" at the top of the ranking of top scorers?
Chronology of PSG's top scorers
:
Bernard Guignedoux: author of the very first goal in the history of Paris Saint-Germain, in August 1970
Jacques Rémond: 11 goals after the first season in the history of the club
Michel Prost: 22 goals after the second season
Christian André: 42 goals
François M'Pelé: 95 goals
Mustapha Dahleb: 98 goals
Dominique Rocheteau: 100 goals
Pedro Miguel Pauleta: 109 goals
Zlatan Ibrahimovic: 156 goals
Edinson Cavani: 200 goals
Kylian Mbappé: 201 goals
Mbappé and the Top 10 PSG top scorers in pictures
Go to slideshow (11)
