al-nasr star Cristiano Ronaldo leads the favourites to win a new award in the Saudi Professional League, while al-hilal players missed the list.
The curtain was brought down in late May last to the Saudi Professional League season, where Al-Hilal settled it without any loss.
The Saudi League League announced Tuesday that it 3 nominees for the competition’s Player of the Year award last May.
The list of candidates included Ronaldo, Marcelo Brozovic, his fellow victory team-mate, and Fashion Scala, the star of El Fayha.
Ronaldo played 5 games in the Saudi League during May, during which he scored 6 goals, including a hat-trick against Unity, and set up a goal.
Don finished the season as the competition’s top scorer with 35 goals, an unprecedented number for a player in a single season.
Prozovic played 5 games during the same month, scoring two goals and creating 3.
For his part, Scala made 4 appearances, scored 5 goals, and set up a goal.
Although the league was crowned, al-hilal players missed out on the list of candidates in the final month of the season.
The association submitted a referendum to fans via the “X” platform to select the best player during the month.
Yannick Carrasco, a youth player, was crowned MVP for last April.
