Forden wins the league’s first Young Player Award for the second time in a row
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jang Bo-in = Kevin De Bruyne (31, Manchester City) won the English Premier League ‘Player of the Year’ honor by beating Son Heung-min (Tottenham).
The EPL Secretariat announced on the 21st that De Bruyne was selected as the EPL Player of the Year for the 2021-2022 season.
In a vote participated by fans, captains of 20 league clubs, and soccer experts, De Bruyne was nominated along with Heung-Min Son, Mohammed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold (above Liverpool), Jared Bohen (West Ham), and Joao Cancelou ( Manchester City), Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) and James Ward Prouse (Southampton) gained the most support.
De Bruyne, who also received this award in the 2019-2020 season, was named on the ‘more than two-time winners’ list along with Thierry Henry, Nemanja Divic and Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United).
De Bruyne scored 15 goals and 7 assists in 29 regular league matches this season, contributing to Manchester City’s competition for the title.
The Young Player Award for players under the age of 23 went to Phil Foden of Manchester City as well.
Last season’s Young Player Award winner, he became the first EPL player to win this award for two consecutive seasons.
Foden has scored nine goals and five assists in 27 Premier League matches this season, with eight nominations including Alexander-Arnold, Conor Callagher (Crystal Palace), Mason Mount (Chelsea) and Saka in a fan and Premier League panel vote. got the most votes.
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