MIAMI, Florida, CMC – The Jamaican pair of Khadija “Bunny” Shaw and Leon Bailey had been among the many nominees introduced Tuesday for the Concacaf Girls’s and Males’s Participant-of-the-12 months awards, respectively.
In keeping with a information launch from the Soccer Confederation, fan voting has opened for the 2 awards, that are based mostly on efficiency statistics and the enter of soccer consultants.
Shaw, a earlier winner of the Concacaf award, made a major impression, particularly on the membership degree in England, the place she displayed her talent and flexibility in entrance of the objective for Manchester Metropolis Girls earlier than a leg harm ended her season early and, maybe, value her facet the Girls’s Tremendous League (WSL) title.
The 25-year-old striker performed 25 matches and scored a formidable 22 targets with 5 assists, and her outstanding scoring expertise earned her a nomination for the celebrated 2023 Ballon d’Or.
Shaw was named WSL Participant-of-the-Season for 2023-24 and received the Golden Boot with 21 targets in 18 appearances.
Her constant excellence on the sphere has made her a key nominee for the 2023-24 Concacaf Awards, highlighting her as one of many high gamers within the confederation.
The opposite nominees for the ladies’s award are the Mexican pair Charlyn Corral and Jacqueline Ovalle, Melchie Dumornay of Haiti, Adriana Leon of Canada, and Sophia Smith of the US.
The embattled Bailey, a dynamic winger, had a formidable yr with Aston Villa within the English Premier League and the Jamaican males’s nationwide workforce.
On the membership degree, he performed a necessary function for Villa, that includes in 52 matches, scoring 14 targets, and contributing 14 assists.
For Jamaica, Bailey performed 11 matches in 2023, scoring two targets and offering two assists. He notably helped the workforce attain the semifinals of the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup, the place he performed in 5 matches and scored a objective.
Though he has now fallen out with the Jamaica Soccer Federation, his excellent performances have earned him a nomination for the 2023-24 Concacaf Awards.
The opposite nominees for the boys’s award are Adalberto Carrasquilla of Panama, the Canadian pair of Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies, Santiago Giménez of Mexico, and Christian Pulisic of the US.
To be eligible to be shortlisted for the awards, all gamers needed to meet a set of standards, together with taking part in for the senior males’s or girls’s nationwide workforce of a Concacaf member affiliation in eligible Concacaf and FIFA tournaments and matches and taking part in for a membership within the 2023-24 season in a Concacaf and FIFA-sanctioned high division males’s or girls’s skilled league within the Concacaf area.
Following the nomination course of, Concacaf will proceed its football-first philosophy with a voting course of that ensures gamers, coaches, media, and followers decide the winners.
After the voting interval on August 2, the participant in every class with essentially the most votes out of the 100 obtainable can be named 2023-24 Concacaf Girls’s or Males’s Participant-of-the-12 months.
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