Martin Odegaard Named 2023 Premier League Player Of The Year At London Football Awards
Martin Odegaard won the Premier League Player of the Year prize at the 2023 London Football Awards on Monday night.
The Arsenal captain pipped the likes of Tottenham's Harry Kane, Brentford's Ivan Toney and Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic to win the award.
Fellow Gunners star Bukayo Saka had also been nominated.
Saka, 21, picked up the Young Player of the Year award on Monday.
Odegaard has started in 26 of Arsenal's 27 games in the EPL this season.
Saka has started in all of them.
Odegaard has returned 10 goals and six assists in his 26 starts, while Saka has recorded 10 goals and nine assists.
Mikel Arteta was named as the Manager of the Year after masterminding Arsenal's surprising title challenge.
Gunners stopper Aaron Ramsdale won the Goalkeeper of the Year prize, after keeping 12 clean sheets in 27 EPL games this season.
Sam Kerr won the FA Women's Super League Player of the Year award, while Chelsea teammate Lauren James won the Women's Young Player of the Year gong.
Tottenham forward Son Heung-min won the Goal of the Season prize for his first strike of a hat-trick during a 6-2 win over Leicester in September 2022.
London Football Awards 2023: Full List Of Winners
- Premier League Player of the Year: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
- EFL Player of the Year: Paul Smyth (Leyton Orient)
- Men's Young Player of the Year: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
- Goalkeeper of the Year: Aaron Ramsdale (Arsenal)
- The FA Women's Super League Player of the Year: Sam Kerr (Chelsea)
- Women's Young Player of the Year: Lauren James (Chelsea)
- Manager of the Year: Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
- Goal of the Season: Son Heung-min (Spurs vs Leicester)
- Outstanding contribution to London Football: Mark Noble
- The Power of Football Award: England women's national team
- Community Project of the Year: Brentford FC Community Sports Trust - Tackling Discrimination Through The Power Of Football