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Erling Haaland, Bukayo Saka and the prodigious talents on the shortlist of nominees for the Men's PFA Young Player of the Year award

The Arsenal and Man City stars headline the group as the six nominees for the Men's PFA Young Player of the Year award are revealed

The PFA Awards have been a highlight of the footballing calendar for 50 years, and the organisation has now revealed the shortlist for the 2023 Men's Young Player of the Year, with six hugely exciting talents aged 21 or under nominated for the prestigious award.

Manchester City's goal-scoring phenom Erling Haaland and Arsenal's dazzling winger Bukayo Saka find themselves among the nominees for both the young player and players' player of the season awards for 2022-23. Aston Villa midfielder Jacob Ramsey and Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli also make the shortlist, along with Brighton duo Evan Ferguson and Moises Caicedo. The latter has just completed a British-record £115 million ($146m) move to Chelsea.

Haaland's City team-mate Phil Foden was the winner last year. Find out more about the six-man shortlist for 2023 below...

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    Moises Caicedo | Club: Brighton | Nationality: Ecuador

    Caicedo, considered one of the brightest up-and-coming talents in all of world football, had a brilliant season for the Seagulls that saw them complete their best-ever finish in the Premier League and earn European football for the first time. The Ecuador international has since completed a move to west London side Chelsea for a British-record fee.

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    Evan Ferguson | Club: Brighton | Nationality: Republic of Ireland

    The Republic of Ireland international had a breakout 2022-23 campaign for Brighton, helping them to a sixth-place finish in the Premier League with 10 goals and three assists. The 18-year-old forward is poised to have an important role in their first season of European football this time around.

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    Erling Haaland | Club: Manchester City | Nationality: Norway

    Following a stunning campaign where he helped City to both a historic treble with his goal-scoringe exploits, Haaland has found himself nominated for both prestigious men's PFA awards. His 52-goal season across all competitions sees him as a frontrunner for the gong.

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    Bukayo Saka | Club: Arsenal | Nationality: England

    The 21-year-old winger had a brilliant campaign for Arsenal that saw them finish second in the Premier League - their best league performance of the last decade. He contributed 15 goals and 11 assists across all competitions and is set to become a superstar for club and country.

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    Gabriel Martinelli | Club: Arsenal | Nationality: Brazil

    The Brazilian left winger scored 15 goals for the Gunner across all competitions during 2022-23, while adding five assists along the way. Martinelli finished third in voting for Arsenal's player of the year last season.

  • Jacob Ramsey Aston Villa 2022-23Getty Images

    Jacob Ramsey | Club: Aston Villa | Nationality: England

    Ramsey scored six goals and added eight assists over 38 appearances across all competitions for Aston Villa last campaign, where the Villans finished seventh in the Premier league and earned Conference League Football. Ramsey's performances for Villa now have the 22-year-old on the verge of an England call-up.

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