Belgian national Kevin de Bruyne, who plays for Manchester City, has won the Playmaker of the Year award.
The award is given to the player with the most assists in a single Premier League season. Over the course of the season, Kevin de Bruyne provided 16 assists. The midfielder is only player in the history of the Premier League to win the award more than once. He won it in 2017/18 with 16 assists and in 2019/20 with 20 assists and now in the 2022/23 season with 16 assists
According to Manchester City's website, De Bruyne is fourth on the all-time list of Premier League assist-makers and in April he became the quickest of the five players to reach 100 assists, "hitting the milestone from just 237 appearances".
Of the 16 assists, the 31-year-old player provided this season, eight were given to teammate and striker Erling Haaland, who won the Golden Boot award after scoring 36 goals in a single season.
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