New Manchester City signing James Trafford was named the PFA Championship Player of the Year after a stunning campaign with Burnley.

• Trafford wins Championship Player of the Year
• Beats former Burnley team-mates and Leeds stars
• PFA Team of the Year also revealed

• Table of Contents

  Toggle

  WHAT HAPPENED?

  New City signing Trafford was handed the 2024-25 PFA Championship Player of the Year award at the Manchester Opera House on Tuesday night after a stunning season with former club Burnley. The 22-year-old was a goalkeeping colossus last year at Turf Moor, conceding only 16 goals in 45 outings while keeping 29 clean sheets. That also included a stunning 12 shutouts in a row.

Advertisement

• Getty Images Sport
  

  WHO ELSE WAS NOMINATED?

  Trafford wasn't the only player who left Burnley this summer who was up for the trophy. Midfielder Josh Brownhill was instrumental as Scott Parker's side finished runners-up but departed as a free agent and is still without a club. Title winners Leeds also had Daniel James and Ao Tanaka nominated for the gong, while Borja Saiz, who joined Porto after a goal-laden spell with Norwich, and Sheffield United's Gustavo Hamer also missed out after being shortlisted.

• PFA CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM OF THE YEAR 2024-25

  All six Player of the Year nominees were also included in the Championship Team of the Year. The XI is dominated by Leeds and Burnley, who had both wracked up 100 points by the end of the campaign. The Clarets are further represented by CJ Egan-Riley and Maxime Esteve, while Daniel Farke's side also have Junior Firpo, Jayden Bogle and Joel Piroe included.

  POSITION	PLAYER (TEAM)
  Goalkeeper	James Trafford (Burnley)
  Defender	CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley)
  Defender	Maxime Esteve (Burnley)
  Defender	Junior Firpo (Leeds)
  Defender	Jayden Bogle (Leeds)
  Midfielder	Ao Tanaka (Leeds)
  Midfielder	Josh Brownhill (Burnley)
  Midfielder	Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United)
  Forward	Borja Sainz (Norwich)
  Forward	Joel Piroe (Leeds)
  Forward	Daniel James (Leeds)

ENJOYED THIS STORY?

Add GOAL.com as a preferred source on Google to see more of our reporting

• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  The shortlist of players was compiled by members of the Professional Footballers' Association (PFA) in January, with the XI then being picked from a shortlist by stars throughout the Championship. Previous winners of the main award include Crysencio Summerville and Chuba Akpom.

Tags: Futebol
Category: News