“It's an honour”, according to Haaland to win this award in his first season playing English football. "I work hard to be the greatest version of myself every day, so it means a lot to me to be recognised in this way,” Haaland also credited Pep Guardiola and the City for their contribution in this.<br /><br />Erling Haaland has been named the 2023 FWA Player of the Season after getting 82% of the 800 votes cast by the writers association. The 22-year-old beat Bukayo Saka, 2nd, Martin Odegaard, 3rd, Kevin de Bruyne, 4th, and Marcus Rashford 5th.
