Manchester City striker Erling Haaland named Premier League Player of the Year for 2022/23. This was reported on the official website of the Premier League.. In the voting of the captains of 20 Premier League clubs and football experts, Haaland was ahead of his teammate Kevin De Bruyne, Tottenham striker Harry Kane, Arsenal players Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Sak, Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford and Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier.
Haaland became the fourth City player to win the Premier League Player of the Season award.. Previously, Vincent Kompany (2011/12 season), Kevin De Bruyne (2019/20 and 2021/22) and Ruben Dias (2020/21) have earned similar recognition.. At the end of this season, Erling received another individual award.. He was also named Premier League Young Player of the Season..
Note that for the 22-year-old Norwegian, this is his debut season in the Premier League.. However, Erling immediately began to show fantastic results and set several historical records.. In the 2022/23 Premier League season, Haaland played 35 matches in which he scored 36 goals and provided 8 assists.. The Norwegian set the all-time scoring record in a single Premier League season. He surpassed Andy Cole (1993/94 with Newcastle) and Alan Shearer (1994/95 with Blackburn) with 34 goals each.. Moreover, Cole and Shearer made out their records when there were 22 clubs in the Premier League instead of 20, that is, the season consisted not of 38, but of 42 fights.. In addition, Haaland is the fastest ever to score 30 Premier League goals in 27 games..
Erling was also the fastest to hit four hat-tricks in the elite English division, doing it in just 19 fights.. In total, Haaland has made 51 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions this season and scored 52 goals.. We will remind, “Manchester city ahead of schedule became the winner of the Premier League-2022/2023. The Citizens have won the Premier League for the third time in a row and the ninth time in history.. Josep Guardiola's side have also reached the FA Cup (June 3 vs Manchester United) and Champions League finals (June 10 vs Inter Milan).