"Race for Player of the Year: Boniface, Teuma, and Trésor Lead the Pack in Jupiler Pro League Awards"

2023-05-31 07:42:00

Who will succeed Deniz Undav? A year after the consecration of the Unionist striker, two of his former partners can claim his succession to the title of player of the year. Boniface and Teuma were acclaimed by their peers to be nominated alongside Trésor, the Genkois.

The outcome will be tight between three elements that have shone so well this season.

Victor Boniface

The absent are always wrong except when one is called Victor Boniface. Slightly injured at the end of the season, the Nigerian misses the Union so much that Karel Geraerts took the risk of putting him on one leg at Antwerp. We understand why by seeing the contribution from the front.

With 22 goals and 11 assists in 54 games in all competitions, the unionist number 7 replaced Undav perfectly for his first year in Belgium. Beyond his statistics in the zone of truth, the former Bodo / Glimt striker embodies a real anchor for his teammates.

Europe discovered him through his performances in the Europa League and there is no doubt that the 22-year-old is already living his last hours in our competition. What could be better than a title and a Player of the Year trophy at the Pro League Awards as a parting gift?

Teddy Teuma

Also diminished, he is sorely missed by the Union at the end of the championship. For the simple and good reason that the midfielder embodies the role of metronome in this team that we did not expect at this level. The season of confirmation is the most complicated but the Maltese international managed to repeat these performances from the previous year by being even more decisive.

This year, the one who will celebrate his 30th birthday on September 30 has managed to achieve a “double-double” by registering 10 championship achievements and addressing 12 assists. His propensity to recover the balls cleanly and bring them to the entrance of the opposing surface makes him a legitimate candidate for the Jupiler Pro League Player of the Season trophy.

It’s almost done. He too will leave this summer. Many observers felt he deserved the Golden Boot last year. Will he catch up with the title of player of the year?

Teddy Teuma. ©JIMMY BOLCINA

mike treasure

No one had ever registered as many assists as him before in Belgium. With 23 assists, Mike Trésor entertained his partners while not forgetting to do justice to himself as his 8 goals show.

Such figures make him a legitimate candidate to win the timpani. And it is not his red card received stupidly at Antwerp that will spoil his 2022-2023 vintage. Already awarded the title of Soulier d’Ebene, the winger wants to collect the rewards.

To be the “Player of The Season” to console himself for the probable loss of the title? It would be ideal before tasting why not a summons with the Red Devils for the first time.