Ethan Mbappe, 16, makes his senior PSG debut alongside brother Kylian as the France superstar shines with incredible long-range goal.
There was a heart-warming moment in Paris Saint-Germain‘s 3-1 win over Metz on Wednesday evening as 16-year-old Ethan Mbappe made his first-team debut alongside older brother, Kylian.
The Mbappe duo have long been waiting for the moment and were finally reunited on the pitch when Ethan came off the bench as a substitute.
PSG manager Luis Enrique decided to give the teenager his senior debut in the closing moments of stoppage time when the French giants were firmly in control of the result.
The younger Mbappe bears striking resemblance to his older sibling and both were seen smiling when he stepped onto the pitch in the Ligue 1 clash.
The Parc des Princes applauded him on and further celebrations took place at full time between the two brothers who were in celebration mode after PSG’s 12th-league win of the season.
Developing as a defensive-minded midfielder in his youth career, the French teen has already played for Les Blues at youth level but is yet to be included in Dider Deschamps’ senior squad.
25-year-old Mbappe showed his younger sibling how to find the back of the net with two goals against Metz, with the first being an incredible long-range effort.
The World Cup winner was celebrating his birthday and gave himself the best present of all with a sensational goal that doubled PSG’s lead.
His sensational shot sailed over the head of opposition goalkeeper Alexandre Oukidja who was left stranded between the sticks.
Victory over Metz gave PSG a five-point lead at the top of the Ligue 1 table, with Nice in second-place and Monaco trailing in third.
Mbappe’s goal was his 19th of the season in all competitions, but the forward is still expected to leave the club in the summer.
The superstar striker is out of contract in Paris next summer and would be able to move for free.
But his wage packet currently is a jaw-dropping £63million per year at PSG and any suitor would have to match or exceed that.
The Frenchman has long been linked with a move away from Ligue 1, with Real Madrid top of the list of potential destinations.
‘It’s something I don’t want to talk about, especially since I already did it in June and it took up a big part of the time with the national team,’ Mbappe said last month after scoring a hat-trick in France’s historic 14-0 thrashing of Gibraltar.