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    Benjamin Nygren and Hyunjun Yang Recognised at Celtic POTY Awards

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    Benjamin Nygren signs for Celtic. Photo Celtic FC

    Benjamin Nygren was the big winner last night at the Celtic Player the Year awards, scooping awards in three categories. The Sweden international was named top goalscorer (with 20 goals), Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year…

    Yang picked up a couple of award. The South Korean winger was given the Goal of the Season award for his wonderful effort in the New Year’s Glasgow Derby match at Celtic Park and he was also named as the Young Player of the Year.

    In the women’s category, Morgan Cross, Kelly Clark, and Saoirse Noonan were recognised. Maria McAneny won Goal of the Season for her World Record goal (fastest ever in women’s football) against Hibs back in December when she scored from the kick-off. Young defender Hayden Borland was named Academy Player of the Year.

    Lifelong Celtic supporter Jackie Dow, who still attends games at the age of 101, received a Special Recognition Award, which had previously been won by the likes of Pat Woods and David Potter. Jackie is in very good company there.

    Here’s the full list on all the winners at the Celtic Player of the Year Awards for season 2025/26…

    Academy Player of the Year: Hayden Borland

    Young Player of the Year: Hyunjun Yang

    Women’s Goal of the Season: Maria McAneny v Hibernian

    Men’s Goal of the Season: Hyunjun Yang v the Rangers

    Special Recognition Award: Celtic supporter Jackie Dow

    Women’s Players’ Player of the Year: Morgan Cross

    Men’s Players’ Player of the Year: Benjamin Nygren

    Women’s Top Goalscorer of the Year: Saoirse Noonan

    Men’s Top Goalscorer of the Year: Benjamin Nygren

    Women’s Player of the Year: Kelly Clark

    Men’s Player of the Year: Benjamin Nygren

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    1. Johnno on

      No real surprise Nygren was given the player of the year award, with his goals contributions?
      Personally, I still wouldn’t class Nygren as a great all round footballer, especially with the amount of improvements required within his all round game. But certainly done well enough within his first season with ourselves all the same.
      But the real issue remains, as where so many of our players fell short, within there own capabilities, that Nygren was able to take such an advantage of such a situation that arose this season. Hence the amount of improvements we are looking and hoping for over the summer period imo?

      Was a bit surprised that Yang even fell into the young player category still, with being involved in our squad for 3 seasons now?
      Admittedly he has been his most productive this season in fairness to him,and certainly deserves his award for best goal scored, even if it meant nothing in the end?
      Again highlights how poor our development programme remains. 3 seasons it is taking for a young player to get recognised, when fairly unchallenged for the award imo?
      So this policy of buying young players and turning them into a profit for our business model. May bring in extra profit that covers the amount of losses, for the business model, where the suits benefit hugely.
      Yet it doesn’t cover the overall team, and our squad building process that our team requires upon the pitch. Especially when the development programme remains idle as it currently is imo?