The award could be the first of a host of trophies for the
Haaland's remarkable debut English season has already seen him set a new league scoring record of 35 in a single campaign.
In total, he has 51 goals in 47 games in all competitions, blasting his way through virtually every defense that has stood in his way.
“I try every single day to be the best I can be, and to be recognized like this means a lot to me,” Haaland said. “I have loved my time at City so far – my teammates are incredible, and they provide me with the chances to score goals. I want to thank all of them, because I could not have won this award without them.”
The award is voted for by the
Haaland's landslide win came after votes from around 800 members of the writers association.
Arsenal’s Bukayo Saka and
Haaland was already tipped to be one of the best strikers in the world when he joined City from Borussia Dortmund last year and had been linked with the likes of
In March, he scored a record-equalling five goals in one game in the
Haaland could further extend his new benchmark, as top-of-the-table City has four more league games.
City manager
“Of course this record will be broken sooner or later, maybe by him in the future,” Guardiola said this month. “He will score a lot of goals. His mentality is to score more, more. But when he scores, (he’s like) ‘I want to score in the next action.’
“I have the feeling he will score goals for his mentality. When you are anxious in both boxes you are not a good striker or defender and he is so calm.”
Aston Villa’s
Kerr, from
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