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Sam Kerr, Rachel Daly, Bunny Shaw
Jacob Schneider

Chelsea striker Sam Kerr, Aston Villa's Rachel Daly and Man City star Bunny Shaw among six nominees for prestigious Women's PFA Players' Player of the Year award

Chelsea's Sam Kerr looks to retain her title, but team-mate Guro Reiten and four other top players stand in her path

The PFA Awards have been a highlight of the footballing calendar for 50 years, and the organisation have now revealed the shortlist for the 2023 Women's Players' Player of the Year, with six brilliant players fighting it out for the gong.

Chelsea's Sam Kerr returns in an attempt to retain her title, while the Blues' Norwegian star Guro Reiten also finds herself as a nominee. The west London club have had a player win the award four out of the last five years.

Former Manchester United star Ona Batlle, who just reached the World Cup final with Spain, is also nominated along with Manchester City and Jamaican sensation Bunny Shaw, while Aston Villa's Rachel Daly and Arsenal's Frida Maanum close out the nominees.

Find out more about the six-woman shortlist below...

  • Sam Kerr Chelsea Women 2022-23Getty

    Sam Kerr | Club: Chelsea FC | Nationality: Australia

    Chelsea's Australian striker returns on the ballot sheet in an attempt to retain her title as the PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year. Kerr scored 29 goals across 38 appearances in all competitions for the Blues during the 2022/23 campaign, earning Chelsea's Player of the Year award en route to becoming a WSL champion for the fourth-straight season.

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  • Rachel Daly Aston Villa Women 2022-23Getty

    Rachel Daly | Club: Aston Villa | Nationality: England

    Leading scorer of the 2022/23 WSL campaign, Daly notched 22 goals in league play and 30 in total across all competitions. Daly was named WSL Player of the Season following her terrific 2022/23 campaign, which also saw Aston Villa reach their first-ever FA Cup semi-final.

  • Guro Reiten Chelsea Leicester WSL 2022-23Getty Images

    Guro Reiten | Club: Chelsea FC | Nationality: Norway

    Reiten's brilliant 2022/23 campaign saw her win the FA Cup with Chelsea and top it off with a WSL title for the fourth-straight season. The Norway international had 13 goals and 19 assists across all competitions for the Blues and was particularly important when Kerr was absent through injury.

  • Khadija Shaw Manchester City Women 2022-23Getty

    Khadija 'Bunny' Shaw | Club: Manchester City | Nationality: Jamaica

    The 2022/23 season was an outstanding campaign for Shaw, who scored 31 goals across all competitions while adding nine assists along the way for Manchester City. The 26-year-old attacker extended her contract in May through to 2026 after her record-setting season.

  • Ona Batlle Manchester United Women 2022-23Getty

    Ona Batlle | Club: Manchester United | Nationality: Spain

    Batlle recorded 15 assists for United across all competitions in 2022/23 as a right-back, helping her side narrowly take second place behind Chelsea in the race for the WSL crown, qualify for Champions League football for the first time and make the FA Cup final. Her incredibly successful spell with the Manchester side has ended though, as her contract with the club ran out at the end of last campaign and she has since signed a three-year deal with Barcelona in Spain.

  • Frida Maanum Arsenal 2022-23Getty Images

    Frida Maanum | Club: Arsenal FC | Nationality: Norway

    Maanum scored 16 goals and provided 10 assists across all competitions for the Gunners in 2022/23, helping the London side to an Conti Cup title and a third-place finish in the WSL. The Norway international had a breakout campaign and will look to help Arsenal bounce back in 2023/24 after injuries plagued them last season.

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