On 12 February 2019, Kimpembe scored his first goal for PSG against
Manchester United in an away match at
Old Trafford, turning home at the far-post from an
Ángel Di María corner in the 53rd minute.[9] However, in the return leg at
Parc des Princes in Paris, he jumped to block a shot from
Diogo Dalot in injury time that was given as a penalty for
handball after the referee consulted
VAR. PSG went on to lose the match 3–1, and were subsequently knocked out due to the
away goals rule.[10]
On 11 July 2020, Kimpembe signed a contract extension with PSG, a deal lasting until 2024.[11] In the
2019–20 UEFA Champions League, PSG went on to reach the final of the competition, losing 1–0 to
Bayern Munich. Kimpembe participated in the match.[12] On 3 January 2022, he scored his second goal for the club in a 4–0
Coupe de France win over
Vannes.[13] He also contributed an assist for a
Kylian Mbappé goal.[14] Kimpembe scored his first
Ligue 1 goal in a 5–1 win away to
Lille on 6 February 2022.[15]
During the 2021–22 season, Kimpembe had a 95.5% pass success rate, more than any other player across the
top five leagues.[16]
On 26 February 2023, Kimpembe was stretchered off the field after rupturing his achilles tendon in a 3–0 win over
Le Classique rivals
Marseille.[17] The injury would require surgery, and came just two weeks after his return from a hamstring injury that had sidelined him for three months.[17] On 20 December 2023, Kimpembe renewed his contract with PSG to 2026.[18] In January 2024, he underwent an achilles tendon surgery,[19] which kept him off the field for the whole 2023–24 season.[20]
International career
Kimpembe got his first call up to the senior
France side after
Eliaquim Mangala withdrew through injury for
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against
Bulgaria and
Netherlands in October 2016.[21] In January 2018,
William Gallas, former
Arsenal and
Chelsea player said that Kimpembe is the future of the French team.[22] Kimpembe finally made his first team debut on 27 March 2018, a year and a half after his first call-up, in a friendly against
Russia.[4] He came on for
Ousmane Dembélé in the 72nd minute of a 3–1 away victory.
On 18 May 2021, he was called up to the 26-man French squad for the
2020 European Championships.[25] He started in all four matches for France, playing in every minute of the tournament until their eventual defeat to
Switzerland in the round of 16.[26]
On 9 November 2022, he was named in the French squad for the
2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[27] On 14 November, he withdrew from the tournament with an injury and was replaced by
Axel Disasi.[28]
Personal life
In July 2018, Kimpembe's name featured in the hit
Vegedream single
Ramenez la coupe à la maison. The line featuring his name, ‘Maestro Kimpembe (x7)', earned him the nickname 'Maestro'.[29]
In June 2020, Kimpembe began his own
streetwear collection called PK3 Paris.[31] On 1 November 2021, he launched an auction for objects belonging to sportspeople for which the profits would be given to
Médecins Sans Frontières in order to help the
Haitian people.[32]