Erling Haaland, the striker for Manchester City, and Sam Kerr of Chelsea have been awarded the men’s and women’s footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) respectively.
Haaland, from Norway, has scored 51 goals in his debut season for City, with 35 goals in the Premier League, setting a record for the most goals scored in a single Premier League season.
Kerr, an Australian striker, is the first player to win the Women’s Footballer of the Year award in consecutive years. She scored 26 goals in 34 club appearances this season, including 10 in the Women’s Super League. Aston Villa’s Rachel Daly came in second with twice as many votes as Kerr’s Chelsea teammate Lauren James, who came in third.
Haaland, 22, received 82% of the votes for the men’s award, with Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard completing the top three.
