Haaland Is Crowned The FWA Footballer Of The Year

Erling Haaland

Erling Haaland, a 22-year-old striker for Manchester City, has been named Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.

Since the Premier League competition began, Haaland has scored up to 51 goals and garnered 72% of the FWA vote, according to a Friday report from the Daily Mail.

The winner was Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, who was followed in the standings by teammate Martin Odegaard.

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City came in fourth, and Marcus Rashford of Manchester United came in fifth. 19 players in all earned votes.

On receiving the award, Haaland said, "To win the Football Writers' Award in my first season in English football is an honour. I try every single day to be the best I can be and to be recognised like this means a lot to me.

"I have loved my time at City so far. My teammates are incredible, and they provide me with the chance to score goals.

"I want to thank all of them because I could not have won this award without them."