England international Bukayo Saka has been named England Men’s Player of the Year for a second successive year, the English Football Association has announced.
The 22-year-old Arsenal winger was voted the standout player of the 2022–23 season by fans, ahead of midfielder Jude Bellingham and striker Harry Kane, who were second and third, respectively.
Saka, who made his England debut in October 2020, scored seven goals in ten games for England in the previous 12 months, including three goals at the 2022 World Cup.
He was voted player of the match in England’s 6-2 win over Iran in Qatar, as well as in victories over Ukraine and North Macedonia in Euro 2024 qualifiers, the latter of which contained his first professional hat-trick.
Saka, who was stunned with the news on his 22nd birthday at England’s training camp, St George’s Park, was recently crowned PFA Young Player of the Season and chosen for the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
The FA announced that the England Women’s Player of the Year for 2022–23 will be announced later in September.
