Despite his runner-up place behind winner Lionel Messi in the final ranking of the 2023 Ballon d'Or, Manchester City 's Norwegian striker Erling Braut Haaland will not have been spared from individual awards during the year which has just ended. flow out. First in the ranking of the best players in the world produced by the IFFHS then winner of the Golden Player at the Golden Boy Awards, the Cyborg broke everything in his path with the Cityzens, who lifted the Premier League , the FA Cup then the League of champions before winning the European Super Cup a few weeks later. On an individual level, 2023 rhymes with a plethora of goals for the Drillos international: 44 achievements in the sky blue jersey in all competitions, to which we can add 6 registered in the selection.
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Onze Mondial a l’honneur de vous présenter le Onze d’Or 2023, élu par les fans, Monsieur @ErlingHaaland !
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Onze Mondial is honored to present you the Onze d’Or 2023, elected by the fans, Mister @ErlingHaaland ! pic.twitter.com/1z0aVMQDWU
And in France, Erling Haaland is also rewarded, since he is elected Onze d'Or of the year 2023 by the readership of Onze Mondial , which has awarded this individual distinction for almost 50 years. “I think it's because I achieved something special throughout the season,” said the 23-year-old striker in the interview with the magazine, who went to meet him in Manchester. People witnessed all of this and I think they appreciated it. Some big names have won this magnificent trophy, I am of course aware of that. It is an honor to be included among these great names. I am very happy and very proud of this. (…) I sincerely think that I would have voted for myself. Because I love seeing myself play now and I think I would be a fan of myself if I was another man, that's why (laughs)."