March 31, 2023 6:57 PM
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A breakdown of Kylian Mbappe's club goals in the 2022/23 season

2018 FIFA World Cup winner Kylian Mbappe has lit up the city of Paris with his goals since joining PSG from AS Monaco back in 2017. Earlier this year, Mbappe became PSG's all-time record goalscorer, surpassing fellow striker Edinson Cavani after having scored 201 goals in 247 games in all competitions. Whether it be in domestic or European football, the Parisians know that they can rely on Mbappe for goals against any team in any competition.

The 24-year-old forward has ended the 2022-23 season having surpassed the 40-goal mark for PSG in all competitions for the second time in his career and in this article, we analyse every club goal scored by Mbappe for the French champions this campaign. Beginning with his first Ligue 1 goal of the 2022-23 campaign against Montpellier, we break down all the key details behind Mbappe's 41 goals over the course of this season.

Last updated on 13/05/2023

BY COMPETITION

  • The majority of Kylian Mbappe's goals scored during the 2022-23 season have come in Ligue 1, the France international captain scoring 29 goals (70.7%) in the top flight of French football.
  • All five of Mbappe's goals scored in the Coupe de France came in one fixture, that being against sixth-tier side US Pays de Cassel in the round of 32.

BY PITCH AREA

  • Over 75% of Mbappe's goals have come from within the penalty area, although it should be noted that this does not include goals scored from inside the 6 yard box, which account for an additional five of the Frenchman's goals.
  • Just four of his goals this season have come from outside the penalty area.

BY METHOD

  • Of Mbappe's 41 goals scored in all competitions, 32 (78%) came via his right foot.
  • Mbappe has scored just one headed goal for PSG as it stands this season, with his other eight strikes coming from his left foot.

BY GOAL TYPE

  • Only four of Mbappe's 41 goals scored in 2022/23 have come via the penalty spot.
  • A massive 90.2% of goals scored by Mbappe this season have been through open play, 37 in total.

BY HALF

  • The PSG forward has accumulated more goals in the first half of games compared to the second half, scoring 22 goals across during the first period, compared to 19 in the second.
  • PSG have not contested a match all campaign that required extra-time to decide the outcome.

BY MINUTE

  • The highest percentage of Mbappe's goals (21.95%) this campaign have been scored equally between minutes 76 to 90 (including injury time) and minutes 1 to 15.

TEAMS SCORED AGAINST

  • French sixth tier side US Pays de Cassel has conceded the joint most number of goals to Mbappe this season, despite playing against him just once after PSG drew the semi-professional club in the Coupe de France, Mbappe scoring five times in a 0-7 victory.
  • LOSC Lille have also shipped five Mbappe goals, all of which came in Ligue 1 as the striker netted a hat-trick in Lille last August, before scoring twice against the same opponents at the Parc des Princes this past February.

TOP ASSISTERS

  • Whilst Argentine superstar Lionel Messi commands plenty of attention for his own goalscoring exploits (click here for our breakdown of his 102 international goals scored for Argentina), the 35-year-old is also responsible for assisting 31.7% of Mbappe's club goals so this season.
  • Messi is also the only PSG player to have assisted Mbappe a double-figure number of times in 2022-23, having done so 13 times.

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