Ousmane Dembélé Named Player of the Year in France for Second Straight Year
The PSG forward became only the fifth player to win the award in back-to-back seasons after scoring 10 goals and adding six assists.
- On Monday, Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele was named Ligue player of the year for the second consecutive season at the 34th awards ceremony in Paris.
- Despite an injury-plagued season limiting him to nine starts and 960 minutes of gametime, Dembele retained the honor by scoring 10 goals, marking the 10th straight year a PSG player claimed the trophy.
- PSG holds a six-point lead over Lens and moves toward a 14th French title, needing only a draw against second-placed Lens on Wednesday to clinch the championship.
- Teammate Desire Doue earned best young player honors, while Dembele stated, "It's an individual trophy but all the individual trophies I've won are thanks to this team."
- Preparing for the Champions League final against Arsenal later this month, PSG builds on their 6-5 aggregate semi-final victory over Bayern Munich.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
Independent EspañolPARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé won the Ligue 1 player of the season award for the second year in a row, despite injuries limiting him to just nine starts.
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé voted Ligue 1's best player despite limited playing time
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has won Ligue 1’s player of the season award for the second straight season despite injuries limiting him to nine league starts. Dembélé won the award late Monday night as a PSG player claimed it…
The Toronto Star
The Hamilton SpectatorParis Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé voted Ligue 1’s best player for a 2nd straight season
PARIS (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé has won Ligue 1's player of the season award for the second straight year.
The attacker of the Paris Saint-Germain team, Ousmane Dembélé, was appointed, for the second consecutive year, the best player of the season of Ligue 1, Monday evening, in Paris.
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