Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has been voted Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association (FWA).
Jamie Vardy said it was an honour to be voted the footballer of the year by the Football Writers’ Association. The Leicester and England striker topped the poll of 290 journalists with 36% of the
vote, a clear winner ahead of his team mates Riyad Mahrez and N’Golo Kanté.
The 29-year-old has scored 22 league goals to help fire his team from 5,000-1 outsiders to odds-on favourites to win the Premier League title for the first time this season.
Vardy, who built his career away from the spotlight at Stocksbridge, Halifax and Fleetwood Town, became the first player to score in 11 consecutive Premier League matches earlier this season.
“The Jamie Vardy story clearly captured the imagination of so many writers,” FWA Chairman Andy Dunn told Reuters.
“His record-breaking feat of scoring in 11 consecutive matches is the jewel in what will surely be Leicester City’s Premier League crown.
“And the Footballer of the Year award is not just a reflection of his fantastic season but recognition of a remarkable journey from non-league to the international stage.”
Vardy, who won 36 per cent of the vote, is the first English man to win the award since Scott Parker in 2011 and the first Leicester player to win it since it was started in 1948.
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