Chelsea football club of London midfield powerhouse, Kante has continued to soar high under the bright colours of the blues.
N'Golo Kante
Chelsea midfielder N’Golo Kante has been voted the 2017 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers’ Association.
The France international beat 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.
N'Golo Kanté is a French professional footballer who plays as a
central midfielder for English club Chelsea and the France national
team. Kanté is of Malian descent and was born March 29th, 1991 and 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.
In Kante's word:
“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.