Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has been voted the 2017 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association. The
France international topped the poll of the 340-strong membership ahead
of Blues team-mate Eden Hazard, with Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli in
third place.
Between them, Blues duo Kante and Hazard, who was the 2015 Footballer of
the Year, collected more than 65 per cent of the journalists’ votes,
which were spread over a record number of 17 different players.
Kante was instrumental in Leicester’s shock Premier League triumph last
season and following his £32million summer switch to west London, the
midfielder looks set to collect a second successive championship medal
with Chelsea now needing just two more victories to secure the title.
The 26-year-old will receive the prestigious FWA accolade, which has
been awarded since 1948, at a gala dinner in London on May 18 when the
association marks its 70th anniversary.
“It is a fantastic honour to win this award. With so many great players
in this Chelsea squad and in the Premier League, for the Football
Writers’ Association of this country to name me as their Footballer of
the Year is a very proud moment in my career,” said Kante, who last
month collected the Professional Footballers’ Association Player of the
Year trophy.
Five Chelsea players were nominated by FWA members, with David Luiz, Diego Costa and Cesar Azpilicueta also receiving votes.
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