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    2022/23 Premier League Player of the Season nominees announced

    Emma TeeBy No Comments3 Mins Read

    • 2022/23 Premier League Player of the Season nominees revealed.

    2022/23 Premier League Player of the Season nominees announced
    2022/23 Premier League Player of the Season nominees announced

    The Premier League has revealed seven players from five different clubs on the shortlist for the 2022/23 EA SPORTS FIFA Player of the Season award.

    The Premier League Player of the Season award, sponsored by EA SPORTS since 2016, has been given out annually since the 1994/95 season and is one of the top three end-of-season individual accolades, together with the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year.

    The newer PFA Vertu Motors Premier League Fans’ Player of the Year award, which is voted for entirely by fans, has also become a desired honor.

    Given their respective performances in 2022/23, Manchester City and Arsenal dominated the nominations for Premier League Player of the Season.

    The obvious choice is Erling Haaland. Since joining City from Borussia Dortmund this summer, the striker has scored 36 Premier League goals and counting, a new single-season record since the competition’s inception in 1992.

    He is joined by City colleague Kevin De Bruyne, who has made City sing and now leads the Premier League in assists (16).

    Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka have been nominated for Arsenal, who led the Premier League until recently in quest of their first title since 2004.

    Since being named Arsenal captain last summer, Odegaard has improved his play this year and transformed into a true leader. Similar to how he has improved, Saka has amassed an incredible 24 goals and assists in the Premier League.

    Marcus Rashford, a forward for Manchester United, is also a candidate. The 25-year-old has quickly regained his form following a disappointing 2021/22 season and still has three games left to match his best-ever Premier League goal total of 17, which he scored in 2019–20.

    Another player who has returned to form in 2022–2023 is Harry Kane. Without Haaland’s spectacular impact, the Spurs talisman would have been a lock for the Golden Boot in any other season. His 27 goals are an incredibly outstanding return for a Tottenham club that has otherwise regressed.

    Last but not least, Kieran Trippier of Newcastle has been selected because of his reliability. The Magpies are on pace for their first top-four finish in 20 long years thanks in large part to the 32-year-old, who has started all 35 of their Premier League games so far.

    Since 2016–17, no Liverpool players have been nominated for awards. Due to Manchester City’s recent domination in the Premier League, De Bruyne is the current holder after his victory last season. The previous three holders were all Manchester City players.

    The eight players shortlisted for the Young Player of the Season award also include Haaland, Odegaard, and Saka. The candidates for manager of the season are Mikel Arteta, Pep Guardiola, Eddie Howe, Marco Silva, Unai Emery, and Roberto De Zerbi.