For the fourth time in his career – after 2018, 2019 and 2023 – Kylian Mbappé was crowned France Football’s best French player of the year 2024, with 56 points collected. The captain of the Blues was ahead of Arsenal defender William Saliba by five small units (51). AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan completed the podium (24th).
Winner of the trophy in 2009, Yoann Gourcuff was invited to vote, like all the previous winners. And the ex-Bordelais made an astonishing choice… He is the only one to have placed Antoine Griezmann at the top of his ranking, ahead of Mike Maignan and Warren Zaire-Emery. No trace of Kylian Mbappé therefore in the Breton vote.
Gourcuff, the only one to have placed Griezmann in the lead
Antoine Griezmann, who had a great 2023-2024 season with Atlético Madrid (24 goals and 8 assists in 48 matches) but without winning any trophies, finished 6e place with 15 points. Or as much as Brestois Pierre Lees-Melou. “Grizou” was even beaten by Eduardo Camavinga (17 points) and Aurélien Tchouaméni (16).
In addition to Yoan Gourcuff, Vincent Guérin, David Ginola, Jean-François Larios, Jean Tigana, Hervé Revelli and Khennane Mahi put Antoine Griezmann on their respective podiums. But none of them placed him on the top step.
