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Manchester City midfielder Phil Foden has gained the Professional Footballers’ Association males’s participant of the 12 months award, whereas Chelsea winger Cole Palmer was named younger participant of the 12 months.
It is the primary time because the 2009-10 marketing campaign that each males’s awards have gone to English gamers.
Wayne Rooney and James Milner gained the participant and younger participant of the 12 months prizes respectively for that season.
“To win this award is one thing very particular and it’s one which I’m very happy with and grateful for,” mentioned Foden.
“To be recognised this fashion by your fellow professionals means every little thing and I wish to thank everybody who voted for me.
“Last season was one other very particular one for everybody on the membership, however now all our focus is targeting attempting to attain extra success this time period.”
Foden scored 19 targets in 35 top-flight appearances in 2023-24 as City gained a historic fourth successive Premier League, and – aged 23 – he turned the youngest participant to have gained six league titles.
This is the primary time the Stockport-born playmaker has been the PFA’s participant of the 12 months, having twice been chosen as the very best younger participant.
He additionally gained the 2023-24 Premier League participant of the season award and was named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) footballer of the 12 months.
Foden beat his City team-mates Erling Haaland, who gained the award final 12 months, and Rodri, in addition to Chelsea’s Palmer, Arsenal’s Martin Odegaard and Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins who had been on the shortlist.
