2019
Division 4 Player of the Season
Marseille's Algerian forward Ryad Boudebouz is the D5 Player of the Season.
Following the sale of Giorgian De Arrascaeta to Villarreal, a lot was put on the shoulders of Ryad Boudebouz to lead the line at Marseille in Season 9.
He delivered with 19 goals and 3 assists, with 7 Man of the Match awards and importantly only 2 yellow cards.
Unfortunately for Marseille, in a season where the bottom half of the table were involved in six point matches each week, two separate ankle injuries late in the season cost him 5 matches in the run in, which contributed to the relegation to Division 5. Put simply, he was head and shoulders above the other strikers, where Acosta struggled after he lost a step of pace. He was the silver lining in a tough and disappointing season. We are happy for him to be recognized for his performances … and we are very happy he wants to be here for our next campaign.
Marseille manager Mike T
Although not enough to save his club from relegation to Division 5, he beat rivals Morgan Sanson and Roberto Firmino to this prized award.
I am looking forward to the challenge in Division 5. I have had a sit down with the manager after he signed to a 3 year deal contingent on promotion back to Division 4. He told me he was counting on me next season and had no interest in selling me … and to be honest I want to be here.
Marseille's Ryad Boudebouz
Division 5 Player of the Season
Dinamo Zagreb's young star Borja Mayoral's 17 league goals was enough to comfortably see off the challenges from veteran's Sandro Wagner and Franck Ribery to win the D5 Player of the Season Award.
When we made the deal to let Maxi Gomez leave the club, Mayoral stepped in as our top striker and he filled the shoes beautifully. He can play as the 9 or 10. He deserves all credit as he's trained hard and been committed to the team. I imagine he will be a big part of Dinamo Zagreb for seasons to come. Personally, it's a great accomplishment for the club to have such a young talented player recognized for his individual success. Thank you the Top 100.
Dinamo Zagreb boss Jess Jobe
Young Player of the Season
Benfica's starlet Kylian Mbappe narrowly won the Top 100 Young Player of the Season Award.
The Frenchman's 10 goals, 10 assists, 5 Man of the Match awards, and an average performance rating 7.45 in his first season in D1, propelled his club to a top 10 finish in the league, and a Cup Winner's medal, too.
Mbappe narrowly saw off the challenge of Dinamo Zagreb's Borja Mayoral.
Mbappe was an immense presence for us this season and the first name on the team sheet. He scored the winner in the Quarter-Final of the cup and played pivotal parts in the Semi-Final and Final. He is the subject of lot of transfer attention but I can categorically say the lad is going nowhere bar an insane offer!
Mark Stewart, Manager of Benfica
Sevilla Appoint Harman
It's been a season to forget for fan's of Sevilla but following the appointment of manager Tony Harman many are tipping the Spanish giants to bounce straight back. Harman has penned a 3 year deal with the Spanish side and expectations for the new season appear to be high amongst supporters. Without a win in their last 14 league outings relegation was a formality with many players being accused by supporters of 'simply not caring'. Following Harman's arrival, Sevilla have been busy in the market as they look to rebuild and bring some fresh impetus for the upcoming campaign. Some big characters have been shown the door by the new gaffer, most notably Kramaric, Lindelof and Amavi who were all ever presents in a season to forget. Speaking to the media following Sevilla's 1-1 draw vs Fenerbahce, Harman admitted that expectations for the new season are high but insisted fans must be patient as the club look to rebuild,' Success isn't built overnight. There's been a lot of change this summer and we've brought in some quality and experience that we believe will put us in a strong position to compete. Witsel and Moutinho are top quality for this level as are Rose and Lovren at the back so were pleased but there's a lot of hard work ahead, Rome wasn't built in a day!'. Harman also refused to be drawn on speculation that the club are still in the market for a goalscorer and insisted he's happy with the squad.
