Erling Haaland became the first man to win both Premier League Player and Young Player of the Year awards in the same season on Saturday. The 22-year-old has taken just 35 appearances to set a new Premier League record of 36 goals in a single season to help Manchester City retain the title.”I am honoured to have become the first player to win both awards in the same season – thank you to everyone who voted for me. It has been an incredible first season in the Premier League and lifting the trophy last weekend in front of our fans at the Etihad was a very special moment for me.”The Norwegian, who was also named the football writers’ player of the year this week, has scored 52 goals in all competitions as City close in on a treble.
Pep Guardiola’s men face Manchester United in the FA Cup final and Inter Milan in the Champions League final next month.”These awards would not have been possible without my amazing teammates, the manager and all of the staff at the club who help me perform on the pitch. Now we have two more finals to go and we want to finish the season strong.”The Norwegian has also contributed eight assists as well as helping City to a third consecutive Premier League title and the finals of the FA Cup and Champions League in June. Haaland’s 44 total goal involvements is the joint highest of all-time, equalling a record set by former Arsenal forward Thierry Henry in the 2002/03 season.##NAJAVA_MECA_7283808##A City player has now won the trophy for four consecutive seasons with teammate Kevin De Bruyne collecting it in 2019/20 and 2021/22 and Ruben Dias in 2020/21. Vincent Kompany also won the award in 2011/12. De Bruyne was nominated again for this year’s award after reprising his place at the top of the assists table with 16 in total so far. Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford, Tottenham striker Harry Kane and Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier were also on the shortlist.🏆 Player of the Season🏆 Young Player of the Season22-year-old Erling Haaland is sweeping the Premier League end-of-season awards ✨ pic.twitter.com/Wtu5W4fl1L— B/R Football (@brfootball) May 27, 2023 The Premier League Young Player of the Season was first awarded in 2019/20 and has been won in the past two years by Phil Foden. The other nominees on this year’s shortlist were Arsenal trio Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard, Brighton pair Moises Caicedo and Alexis Mac Allister, and Newcastle United’s Sven Botman and Alexander Isak.