Chelsea’s most astonishing player for the season, Cole Palmer Has been crowned as the Young Player of the Season by the PFA body after his sterling contribution to the team qualification for European competition for the next season, moving the club from the 11th position to 6th.
It is a big celebration to both Chelsea and Manchester City fans seeing that Cole Palmer who was once a player in Manchester City under Pep Guardiola, who is considered as one of the greatest coach to manage the game.
Palmer who was bought by Chelsea to Stamford bridge was just a normal replacement for the players sold but has now become one of the highest goalscorer in this current season, scoring a total of 22 goals in epl and a total of 27 goals across all competitions.
It will interest you to know that the Professional Footballers’ Association Young Player of the Year (often called the PFA Young Player of the Year, or simply the Young Player of the Year) is an annual award given to the young player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football under the age of 23.
As of 2021, players must have been aged 21 or under as of 1 July immediately preceding the start of the season; in the past the age limit has been 23, which led to criticism in the media over whether a player who was 24 years old at the end of the season could really be considered “young” in footballing terms.
This award has been presented since the 1973–74 season and the winner is chosen by a vote amongst the members of the players’ trade union, the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA).
The first winner of the award was Ipswich Town defender Kevin Beattie. The latest holder was Arsenal player Bukayo Saka after a convincing season with the Gunners, who won the award on 29 August 2023.
Other winners of this awards are…
1973–74 Kevin Beattie Ipswich Town
2004–05 Wayne Rooney Manchester United
2005–06 Wayne Rooney Manchester United
2006–07 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United
2007–08 Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal
2008–09 Ashley Young Aston Villa
2009–10 James Milner Aston Villa
2010–11Jack Wilshere Arsenal
2011–12 Kyle WalkerTottenham Hotspur
2012–13 Gareth BaleTottenham Hotspur
2013–14 Eden Hazard Chelsea
2014–15 Harry Kane Tottenham Hotspur
2015–16 Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur
2016–17 Dele Alli Tottenham Hotspur
2017–18 Leroy Sané Manchester City
2018–19 Raheem Sterling Manchester City
2019–20 Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool
2020–21 Phil Foden Manchester City
2021–22 Phil Foden Manchester City
2022–23 Bukayo Saka Arsenal
Fact: Cole Palmer scores his 22th goal in Premier League… and it’s 27 goals this season in all competitions.