Mary Fowler on shortlist for Professional Footballers' Association Women's Player of the Year
Matildas star Mary Fowler is on the six-person shortlist for the Professional Footballers ' Association Women's Player of the Year award.
Voted for by fellow professional players, Fowler was included, along with teammate Yui Hasegawa, following her most productive Women's Super League season to date for Manchester City.
They are joined by Alessia Russo and Mariona Caldentey from European champions Arsenal, Erin Cuthbert from WSL champions Chelsea, and Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce.
Also in the running for the PFA Young Player of the Year gong, 22-year-old Fowler picked up six goals and seven assists in the campaign, and her two goal involvements in four successive WSL matches set a competition record in February.
Despite having her season cut short by injury in April, the Matildas star was the only City player to reach double figures in goals and assists in all competitions.
Japan international midfielder Hasegawa — who won City's Player of the Season award — completed the most dribbles in the WSL across the campaign and was involved in more shot-ending sequences than any other player in her position.
She also won possession more times than any other player in the top flight across the season.
Russo scored eight times in Arsenal's European success and was joint top scorer in the WSL with 12 goals.
Her teammate Caldentey managed nine goals and five assists in the WSL and added eight more in the Champions League.
The winner will be announced at the PFA Awards ceremony in Manchester on August 19.
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