Neymar wins French league's Player of the Year award
Tuesday, 15 May 2018
PARIS, May 14 (AP): Neymar won the French League's Player of the Year award on Sunday, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain teammates Edinson Cavani and Kylian Mbappe.
Marseille winger Florian Thauvin, the other nominee, finished fourth in Sunday's Ligue 1 awards ceremony in Paris.
"I would like to thank all of my teammates," Neymar said on beIN Sports television. "I'm honored and very happy with our season. I couldn't have won this trophy without my teammates."
Neymar scored 19 league goals and set up another 13 in only 20 games for French champion PSG.
He has not played since cracking a metatarsal in his right foot against Marseille on Feb. 25. He had surgery in Brazil in March.