Overview
- The ceremony took place on Friday at the Santiago Bernabéu with Florentino Pérez, coach Xabi Alonso, European Sports Media representative Juan Ignacio Gallardo, and the full first team in attendance.
- Mbappé’s 31 LaLiga goals secured the trophy ahead of Viktor Gyökeres and Mohamed Salah, with top‑league strikes weighted more heavily than goals in lower‑coefficient competitions.
- It is the Frenchman’s first Golden Shoe, making him the third player to win it while at Real Madrid after Hugo Sánchez and Cristiano Ronaldo, and the first French winner since Thierry Henry.
- Pérez praised Mbappé’s commitment to the club’s values, and Mbappé thanked his teammates and said he believes the squad can win many collective trophies this season.
- The forward finished last season with 44 goals across competitions while Madrid fell short in LaLiga, the Champions League and the Copa del Rey, and he has started this campaign with 16 goals in 13 matches.