Manchester City defender Ruben Dias was named Premier League Player of the Season after a vote on Saturday, changing into solely the second Portuguese participant to obtain the honour.
The 24-year-old centre-back was additionally voted England’s Footballer of the Year within the Football Writers’ Association’s annual vote final month following a stellar debut marketing campaign since his withdrawal from Benfica final yr.
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Dias, who performed a key position in profitable the League Cup in addition to City’s third Premier League title in 4 years, additionally helped them attain the Champions League last.
He is the fourth defender to be voted Player of the Season by the general public, captain of 20 Premier League golf equipment and a panel of specialists after Manchester United’s Nemanja Vidic, former City captain Vincent Kompany and Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk.
Other nominees for the award included Kevin De Bruyne, Bruno Fernandes, Jack Grealish, Harry Kane, Mason Mount, Mohamed Salah and Tomas Sousek.
Dias’s compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo gained the Premier League Player of the Season award for United in 2006–07 and 2007–08.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
