England and Manchester City star Phil Foden has been named PFA Player of the Year following his outstanding performance in the 2023/24 season.
Chelsea’s Cole Palmer won the PFA young player award. The 22-year-old scored 22 goals in 34 Premier League appearances in his first season for the Blues.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by the PFA in a statement on their website.
Foden beat off competition from teammates Erling Haaland and Rodri to clinch the title.
Other players shortlisted in the category include Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard, Chelsea’s Palmer and Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
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“Foden anchored City’s charge for the Premier League title, scoring a career-high 19 league goals along with eight assists over the course of the league campaign,” the PFA wrote.
“There were two hat-tricks included in those 19 goals in victories over Brentford and Aston Villa.
“The 24-year-old was also a standout in Europe, finishing City’s Champions League campaign with five goals and three assists in only eight appearances, including a super strike at the Santiago Bernabeu.
“Foden is a two-time winner of the PFA Young Player of the Year award, claiming the prize in both 2021 and 2022. He wins the PFA Player of the Year award for the first time, in the same season that also saw him awarded the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year title.”
In the women’s categories, Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw won the player of the year award and Manchester United’s Grace Clinton was named young player of the year.
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