Nigerian-born Bukayo Saka of Arsenal and Norwegian-born Erling Haaland of Man City were crowned the PFA Young Player and Player of the Year respectively Tuesday at the colourful ceremony in Manchester.
Players of both team also dominated 2023 PFA Premier League Team of the Year with Haaland, Saka and his teammates Martin Odegaard, William Saliba and Aaron Ramsdale making the list.
Arsenal and Manchester City saw a combined nine players included in the 2023 PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
BEHOLD THE WINNERS
- 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
BELOW IS THE 2023 PFA PREMIER LEAGUE TEAM OF THE YEAR IN FULL:
Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal); Kieran Trippier (Newcastle United), William Saliba (Arsenal), John Stones (Manchester City), Ruben Dias (Manchester City); Rodri (Manchester City) Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City), Martin Odegaard (Arsenal); Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), Harry Kane (Tottenham), Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
The 2023 PFA WSL Team of the Year was also unveiled on Tuesday night, with Lionesses stars Mary Earps and Rachel Daly among those included. The best players in the Championship, League One and League Two were honoured as well, with the XIs voted for by their fellow professionals.
2023 PFA WSL TEAM OF THE YEAR IN FULL:
Mary Earps (Manchester United); Ona Batlle (Manchester United), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Alex Greenwood (Manchester City), Rafaelle Souza (Arsenal); Frida Maanum (Arsenal), Guro Reiten (Chelsea), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City); Rachel Daly (Aston Villa), Bunny Shaw (Manchester City), Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
