Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw win FWA Footballer of the Year awards for Man City | OneFootball

Close

Manchester City pair Phil Foden and Khadija Shaw have won the men’s and women’s FWA Footballer of the Year awards.

Foden was recognised for an outstanding season in which he has 24 goals and 10 assists in 48 games for City, and received 42 per cent of the votes from football journalists and FWA members.

Arsenal midfielder Declan Rice and Foden’s City team-mate Rodri came second and third respectively. Martin Odegaard, Ollie Watkins and Cole Palmer made up the rest of the top six.

In the women’s category, Shaw had been in electric form until suffering a broken foot last week. She leads the WSL scoring charts with 21 goals for a City side closing in on the WSL title. She and second-place Lauren James claimed 80 per cent of the vote between them, while Alex Greenwood came third.

Shaw said: “To be recognised in this way is a special honour.

“I also owe such a lot to Gareth [Taylor], the rest of the coaching team and everyone else here at City. Many thanks to all who voted for.”

The winners will receive their trophies at the Footballer of the Year dinner in London on May 16.