Salah has scored 33 goals and provided 23 assists across all competitions this season.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah and Arsenal striker, Alessia Russo have won the Football Writers’ Association awards for men’s and women’s player of the season
Salah garnered 90% of the total votes to emerge winner.
The Egyptian has scored 33 goals and provided 23 assists across all competitions this season.
This tally includes 28 goals in the Premier League.
The 32-year-old also scored three goals and provided four assists as Liverpool reached the last 16 of the Champions League
His performances helped the Reds clinch their 20th English top-flight title and they are now level with Manchester United for the most ever.
This is a record-equalling third time Salah has won the award, having also been honoured for his efforts in 2017-18 and 2021-22.
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Arsenal legend, Thierry Henry, is the only other player to win it as many times as Salah.
Salah’s team-mate Virgil van Dijk was his closest challenger, with the centre back finishing second in the voting.
Russo on the other hand, beat last year’s winner, Khadija Shaw to become the second Arsenal player to win the prize.
The England striker has scored 12 goals and set up a further two in the Women’s Super League this season, with Arsenal 12 points adrift of champions Chelsea with one game remaining.
The 26-year-old also scored eight goals and provided two assists during her side’s 14-game run to the Women’s Champions League final, where Arsenal will face holders Barcelona in Lisbon on 24 May.
