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Shaw, Clinton win PFA women’s player of the year awards

Khadija Shaw has been named the Professional Footballers’ Association women’s player of the year, with Grace Clinton taking the young player award.

Manchester City forward Shaw, 27, was the Women’s Super League’s top scorer in the 2023-24 season with 21 goals in 18 games.

Injury curtailed the Jamaica international’s season and City ended the league campaign in second to Chelsea on goal difference.

Shaw, a first-time winner of the PFA award, had already been named the WSL player of the year for 2023-24. She was also named player of the year at the Women’s Football Awards.

She beat two City team-mates to the PFA award – Yui Hasegawa and Lauren Hemp – as well as Chelsea trio Erin Cuthbert, Lauren James and Niamh Charles, who were all on the shortlist.

Manchester United midfielder Clinton, 21, spent last season on loan at Tottenham, where she scored four goals and added four assists and earned her first England caps.

Last year’s winner James was also nominated for the young player of the year award after scoring 13 goals in 16 games to help Chelsea win the Women’s Super League.

Also nominated were Manchester City’s Khiara Keating, Chelsea’s Aggie Beever-Jones, Manchester United’s Maya Le Tissier and Manchester City’s Jess Park.

In the men’s categories, Manchester City’s Phil Foden won the player of the year and Chelsea’s Cole Palmer was the young player of the year.

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