At the 2023 Globe Soccer Awards, striker Victor Boniface of Bayer Leverkusen is a candidate for Emerging Player of the Year.
There are twenty-five more participants vying for the prize.
Pedri, Lamine Yamal, Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Eduardo Fernandez, Moisés Caicedo, Cesare Casadei, Rasmus Højlund, Arda Güler, and Gavi are some of the athletes nominated for the honor.
Jeremy Doku, Xavi Simons, Evan Ferguson, Joško Gvardiol, Jamal Musiala, and Jeremy Doku are also candidates for the individual award.
This season, Boniface has been a huge asset for Bayer Leverkusen.
In 16 games across all competitions this season for Leverkusen, he has 11 goals and 6 assists.
The 22-year-old won the Rookie of the Month award three times in a row after being named the Bundesliga Player of the Month for August.
The previous season’s winner was his countryman Victor Osimhen.