Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey were voted the men`s and women`s player of the year in English soccer for last season at the Professional Footballers` Association awards on Tuesday.
For Salah, it marks a record third time he has won the award that is voted by his fellow professionals. The 33-year-old Egypt international scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists in the Premier League as Liverpool powered to a record-equaling 20th English top-flight championship.
Salah also collected the Football Writers` Association`s Footballer of the Year award for a third time earlier in the year.
The 29-year-old Caldentey enjoyed a brilliant first season at Arsenal, scoring 19 goals in all competitions including eight on her team`s journey to lifting the Champions League trophy with a victory in the final against her former club, Barcelona.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers was voted as the men`s young player of the year, while Olivia Smith the Canada striker now at Arsenal after a world-record transfer won the women`s equivalent after a strong season at Liverpool.
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