Ajax captain Matthijs de Ligt has been named Dutch Footballer of the Year awarded by De Telegraaf.
De Ligt completed a stunning season at Ajax, leading his side into Champions League semi-finals and winning a domestic double.
As a regular starter, De Ligt defended well as a centre-back who helped Ajax clinch first Eredivisie title in five years and shined in KNVB Beker (Dutch Cup) win.
'Now I can see I have won a 'treble'' Jokes De Ligt after winning Dutch Footballer of the Year, six months after European Golden Boy coronation.
The 19-year-old promising star has already attracted interest from many European giants such as Barcelona, Juventus and Man Utd and is set to make his jump into heavyweights this summer.
About Dutch Footballer of the Year
The title Dutch Footballer of the Year has been awarded in the Netherlands since 1984. The award is determined by a poll of Dutch professional footballers playing in the First (Eredivisie) and Second (Eerste Divisie) leagues.
Until 1997, it was an annual award, afterwards, the prize was rewarded at the end of the football season. In 2006, the award merged with the annual prize named Golden Boot (Gouden Schoen), awarded since 1982 by the Dutch daily De Telegraaf and the Dutch football magazine Voetbal International.