Striker Erling Haaland won both the "Best Player" and "Best Young Player" titles of the 2022-2023 Premier League, awarded by the tournament organizers.
Haaland is the first player to win the award in two seasons since the award was first presented to Trent Alexander-Arnold in 2018-19. He is also the third Man City player to win the award in a row, after Kevin de Bruyne in 2019-20, 2021-20 and Ruben Dias in 2020-2021. Before this time, only one Man City player had won the award, centre-back Vincent Kompany in 2011-2012.
Haaland won the double award of the year of the Premier League organizers 2022-2023. Photo: EPL
Haaland beat seven other candidates including De Bruyne, Harry Kane, Martin Odegaard, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Kieran Trippier to win the "Best Player" award.
In the 23-year-old and under category, the Norwegian striker won the award ahead of Sven Botman, Moises Caicedo, Alexander Isak, Alexis Mac Allister, Gabriel Martinelli, Odegaard and Saka.
The winner is chosen by a combination of online voting, 20 Premier League captains and a panel of experts. The award has been running since the 1994-95 season, and no one has ever won it three times. Cristiano Ronaldo, De Bruyne, Thierry Henry and Nemanja Vidic have all won the award twice.
This season, Haaland has scored 36 goals in 35 Premier League matches, breaking the record of 34 goals held by Andy Cole and Alan Shearer. He has made a great contribution to Man City's third consecutive championship, despite only joining Man City in the summer of 2022.
"I wouldn't have been able to receive these awards without my amazing teammates," Haaland said. "Coach Pep Guardiola and his staff also helped me perform on the pitch. Now it's time for Man City to finish the season with two finals ahead."
Man City face Brentford in the final round of the Premier League on May 28, and Haaland is aiming to break Thierry Henry's record of 44 goals and assists in a single season. To do that, the 23-year-old striker needs to score or assist against Brentford.
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