Haaland is named the best player of the season in English football by journalists

With 52 goals in 51 games in the season, Erling Haaland was named the best player of 2022-23 by the Football Writers’ Association of England.

The election takes place since the 40s and has more than 400 journalists voting for the best player of the season in England.

Haaland, just 22 years old, is in his first season for Manchester City and English football. In addition to the title of Premier Leaguehe scored 36 goals in 35 appearances in the competition and could still win the Champions League, where City will face Inter Milan on 10 June.

“I understand why people say it’s the best league because it really is. I love it, I love playing here, I like the duels, I like the one-on-one, I’m enjoying it,” said Haaland, as he accepted the trophy.

“There was no doubt [de vir para o Manchester City]. I knew I was going to play, I knew I was going to play for a good team… I didn’t expect it to go so well to be honest, but I still expected to score goals.”

The biggest winner of the award given by the Writers Association of England is Thiery Henry, who has won it three times. With the current season, Haaland is a strong candidate to win the Ballon d’Or.