The 22-year-old Arsenal winger was voted by fans as England’s Player of the Year for the 2022/23 season, ahead of midfielder Jude Bellingham and striker Harry Kane – who finished second and third respectively.

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Saka made his England debut in October 2020 and has scored seven goals in 10 games in the past 12 months for the Three Lions, including three at the 2022 World Cup.

He scored three goals in four games on his FIFA World Cup debut last December, winning the Man of the Match award with an impressive display against Iran and scoring his first hat-trick of his career. against North Macedonia last June.

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Until now, Saka is still the only Arsenal name to receive this honor since the award was born 19 years ago. The award wraps up a winning week for Saka, who was recently awarded the PFA Young Player of the Year award and was named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.