Erling Haaland was named the Player of the Year 2023 while Bukayo Saka clinched the Young Player of the Year award at the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) award ceremony.
The awards salute the best male and female players in English football in 2023.
England and Aston Villa star Rachel Daly won the women’s prize, voted for by fellow players.
The 31-year-old beat off competition from Sam Kerr, Frida Maanum, Guro Reiten, Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw and Ona Batlle.
Haaland, Manchester City’s towering forward, beat a field including now-departed Harry Kane, Kevin de Bruyne and three others to claim the top prize on Tuesday night.
Haaland contributed a record-breaking 36 league goals and eight assists to ensure Man City won the English Premier League (EPL) title.
He was also crucial in the club claiming a treble of league, FA Cup, and UEFA Champions League.
Saka, on the other hand, won the young player award ahead of Gabriel Martinelli, his Arsenal teammate while Chelsea’s Lauren James picked up the women’s award.
The England international of Nigerian heritage was a linchpin for Arsenal last season as they pushed champions Manchester City through most of the EPL season.
The 21-year-old scored a career-high 15 goals and provided 15 assists in 38 games as the Gunners narrowly missed out on the league title.
The ceremony also saw Davido, the Nigerian artiste, entertain the crowd
See the Full List below;
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Male): Erling Haaland
- PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Male): Bukayo Saka
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year (Female): Rachel Daly
- PFA Players’ Young Player of the Year (Female): Laura James
- PFA Merit Award: Ian Wright PFA
- PFA Team of the Year: Aaron Ramsdale, John Stones, Ruben Dias, William Saliba, Kieran Trippier, Kevin de Bruyne, Rodri, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Harry Kane, Erling Haaland.
