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Riyad Mahrez named Leicester fans' player of the year

Riyad Mahrez has been elected by Leicester City's supporters as their player of the year
Image: Riyad Mahrez has been elected by Leicester City's supporters as their player of the year

Riyad Mahrez added the Leicester City supporters' player of the year prize to his growing list of awards at the club's end-of-season dinner.

The Algerian winger was named PFA Player of the Year last month for his role in the Foxes' Premier League title triumph.

And after scoring 17 Premier League goals and creating a further 11, Mahrez beat N'Golo Kante and Jamie Vardy to scoop the fans' award too.

"It feels good. It's good to be voted for from the fans," he said. "I want to thank them all and I love all the Leicester fans because they are great supporters. I'm very happy. We just know we've done something crazy - something unbelievable. 

"For myself first, the goals I scored for the team, all the wins. The Aston Villa win when we were 2-0 down and we won 3-2, and the Manchester City win away. 

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Chris Powell and Alan Smith compliment Mahrez on his performances for Leicester this season

"The stadium is very amazing. The fans are close to us and I feel very good here to play. I just want to say thank you to all the fans - I hope they support us every year." 

While the main award of the evening went to Mahrez, Kante beat off competition from the Algerian, Vardy and skipper Wes Morgan to claim the players' player of the season award - voted for by the Foxes squad. 

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Kante's performances alongside Danny Drinkwater have seen both players earn their first international caps for France and England respectively. 

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Mahrez admits he's shocked to find out he's the first African to win the PFA Player of the Year award

Voted for on the night, the goal of the season award went to Jamie Vardy for his long-range strike against Liverpool at the King Power Stadium in February. 

The performance of the season award, chosen by Claudio Ranieri and his staff, was given for the team's 3-1 win away at Manchester City. 

For a second year running, academy graduate Jeffrey Schlupp scooped the young player of the season title, beating Demarai Gray and Ben Chilwell. 

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