The winner of the PFA Vertu Motors Championship Fans' Player of the Year - 2022/23
- Amad Diallo wins award following impressive season on loan at Sunderland
- Young Black Cats side surprised onlookers and reached play-offs
- Ivorian winger has returned to parent club Manchester United
By 90min Staff
Sunderland forward Amad Diallo has won the PFA Vertu Motors Championship Fans' Player of the Year award for the 2022/23 season.
The Manchester United loanee enjoyed a superb campaign, helping the Black Cats reach the play-offs on the final day of their first season back in the second tier.
With one of the youngest teams in the country, Sunderland ended up finishing sixth in the Championship table before falling to eventual play-off winners Luton Town in the semi-finals.
Crucial to their hopes of promotion was Amad, who played across the frontline and announced himself as one of the division's better players during the final two thirds of the season.
His start to life at the Stadium of Light was relatively quiet, failing to find the net until October 22. But from there he kicked on and managed to end the season with 13 goals and three assists in 37 games for Tony Mowbray's side.
Amad was the winner of the PFA Vertu Motors Player of the Month award in January, and he had to fight off strong competition to win the seasonal prize.
Finishing as runner-up to Amad was Middlesbrough forward Chuba Akpom, who topped the Championship scoring charts with 28 goals - seven more than his nearest challenger.
Shortly behind Akpom in third was Burnley talisman Nathan Tella, with Sheffield United promotion hero Iliman Ndiaye ranking fourth.
Coventry City striker Viktor Gyokeres finished in fifth, and Luton Town's Carlton Morris came in sixth.