Erling Haaland Award: Erling Haaland was voted “Footballer of the Year” in England after his prolific performance for Manchester City in his debut season, while Chelsea striker Sam Kerr became the first back-to-back winner of the women’s award. The Football Writers’ Association (FWA) said Haaland took 82% of the vote, ahead of Arsenal teammates Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. The 22-year-old Norwegian scored 51 goals in all competitions to help put City in contention for titles in the Premier League, FA Cup, and Champions League. He set a record for most goals (35) in a Premier League season. Follow Football Live Updates and News with InsideSport.IN
Erling Haaland and Sam Kerr have been named the Men’s and Women’s Footballers of the Year by The Football Writers’ Association 🏆
⚽️ The Top 3 for each award:
🥇 Erling Haaland
🥈 Bukayo Saka
🥉 Martin Ødegaard🥇 Sam Kerr
🥈 Rachel Daly
🥉 Lauren James pic.twitter.com/1aEYUKqVH0— SPORTbible (@sportbible) May 12, 2023
Erling Haaland Award: Sam Kerr wins back to back FWA Awards
BREAKING! Chelsea’s Sam Kerr has been crowned FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2023 🏆 pic.twitter.com/6ewShHHohu
— Sky Sports WSL (@SkySportsWSL) May 12, 2023
Kerr beat out Aston Villa forward Rachel Daly and Chelsea teammate Lauren James for her second straight FWA award.
The 29-year-old Australia international has scored 26 goals in 34 club appearances this season at Chelsea, which faces Manchester United in the FA Cup final on Sunday. The team also reached the Champions League semifinals, losing to Barcelona.
The women’s award was introduced in 2018.
The awards are set to be presented at an FWA dinner event in London on May 25.
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