Abu Dhabi: The UAE Pro League (UAEPL) has unveiled the nominees for its 2022–2023 season awards. The voting process will last until August 4. The captains and coaches of each team, along with the media and fans, are invited to cast their votes. The winners will be revealed at the annual awards ceremony on August 10 at the Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental Hotel.
The awards night will honor the best across 15 categories, which are segmented into three major groups: voting-based categories, Statistics-based categories, and Criteria-based categories.
The voting-based awards include the Golden Ball for the Best Emirati Player, the Golden Ball for the Best Foreign Player, The Leader for the Best Coach, The Golden Boy for the U23 Best Emirati Player, The Golden Boy for the Best Player (Resident or Born), the Golden Glove for the Best Goalkeeper of the Year, the Fans’ Player of the Year, and the Fan’s Goal of the Year.
Fans can register their votes via the official website and dedicated mobile app of the UAE Pro League.
The nominees for the Golden Ball for Best Emirati Player include Al Wasl’s duo Mr. Fabio De Lima and Mr. Ali Saleh, Al Jazira’s Mr. Abdalla Ramadan and Mr. Ali Mabkhout, Al Ain’s forward Mr. Bandar Al Ahbabi, Shabab Al Ahli’s duo Mr. Ahmed Jamil and Mr. Yahya Al Ghassani, and Ajman’s Mr. Bilal Yousif.
Meanwhile, the nominees for the Golden Ball for Best Foreign Player include Al Ain’s duo of Mr. Soufian Rahimi and Mr. Laba Kodjo, Shabab Al Ahli’s Mr. Azizjon Ganiev and Mr. Federico Cartabia, Ajman’s Mr. Firas Ben Larbi and Mr. Walid Azaro, Al Wahda’s Mr. Joo Pedro, and Sharjah’s Mr. Caio Lucas.
The Leader for Best Coach award nominees include Al Ain’s Mr. Serhiy Rebrov, Shabab Al Ahli’s Mr. Leonardo Jardim, Al Wasl’s Mr. Juan Antonio Pizzi, Sharjah’s Mr. Olăroiu Cosmin, and Ajman’s Mr. Goran Tufegdzic.
For the Golden Boy for U23 Best Emirati Player, nominees are Shabab Al Ahli’s Mr. Harib Abdalla Suhail and Mr. Bader Abaelaziz, Al Wahda’s Mr. Abdulla Hamad, Al Jazira’s Mr. Zayed Sultan, and Ittihad Kalba’s Mr. Waleed Rashid.
The nominees for the Golden Boy for Best Player (Resident or Born) are Al Ain’s Mr. Erik Jorgens, Al Wahda’s Mr. Lucas Pimenta, Sharjah’s duo of Mr. Ousmane Camara and Mr. Luan Pereira, and Shabab Al Ahli’s Mr. Yuri César.
Nominated for the Golden Glove for Best Goalkeeper are Al Wasl’s Mr. Khaled Al-Senani, Sharjah’s Mr. Adel Al-Hosani, Al Ain’s Mr. Khaled Issa, Al Jazira’s Mr. Ali Khaseif, and Shabab Al Ahli’s Mr. Hassan Hamza.
Additionally, the awards night will encompass statistics-based awards, such as the Golden Shoe for the ADNOC Pro League Top Scorer, the Silver Shoe for the U21 Pro League Top Scorer, Fantasy Manager of the Year, the Fans League Award, the Golden Shoe for the ADIB Cup Top Scorer, and the Dream Team Award.
Furthermore, the UAE Pro League has designated a special page exclusively for fan-based votes for two awards, including Fan’s Player of the Year and Fan’s Goal of the Year.