PSV's Ismael Saibari crowned Player of the Year, Mika Godts wins Talent of the Year

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saibari-ismael/WzSmqNMQ/"]Saibari[/a], 25, was a big star in a dominant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psv/M9UEHJWi/"]PSV[/a] team that won the league by a record margin of 19 points. The Spanish-born Moroccan midfielder scored 15 goals and provided 8 assists in 27 games for the Eindhoven giants.[/p][p]Saibari's finest moment came in October, when PSV visited leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/feyenoord/8zjySeoN/"]Feyenoord[/a], trailing by three points. Saibari led PSV to a crucial win by scoring a hat-trick and took PSV to the top spot, which they would not let go of for the rest of the season.[/p][p]After another strong season, it's looking likely that Saibari will leave PSV after the upcoming FIFA World Cup. In an interview with ESPN, Saibari was grateful for receiving the award:[b] "After winning the league three times, this is the cherry on top."[/b][/p][embed guid="653e2f7a-7e2f-4d62-b1bb-7ac4d4578e14" url="https://x.com/PSV/status/2059001483367239965?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The Morocco international was picked ahead of teammate [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/veerman-joey/AgXeAAQR/"]Joey Veerman[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ajax/8UOvIwnb/"]Ajax[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/godts-mika/CIrbY1Ml/"]Mika Godts[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/nijmegen/nRluRF0T/"]NEC[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chery-tjarron/dtN3i4T7/"]Tjaronn Chery[/a], and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/heerenveen/EDjXSyWG/"]Heerenveen[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trenskow-jacob/Mux5nebR/"]Jacob Trenskow[/a].[/p][p]The Eredivisie Player of the Year is voted for by the captains of the 18 Eredivisie teams, who voted for Saibari in numbers, ESPN said.[/p][h2]Mika Godts awarded[/h2][p]Ajax starlet Mika Godts was the recipient of the Johan Cruyff Talent of the Year award. The Belgian winger had a breakout season with the struggling Amsterdam giants, scoring 17 goals and providing 12 assists, making him the most valuable player in the Dutch league.[/p][embed guid="ff0431c0-f901-4975-b527-6290acc0d87a" url="https://x.com/AFCAjax/status/2058989230664094028?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Godts was voted Talent of the Year by the managers of the 18 Eredivisie clubs and was awarded the trophy by mentor and former striker [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/huntelaar-klaas-jan/QqVZuTYl/"]Klaas-Jan Huntelaar[/a]. “You brought me to Ajax and put your trust in me; I’ll be eternally grateful to you for that," Godts told Huntelaar during the award ceremony.[/p][p]Ajax finished fifth in a historically bad season and eventually reached the second round of the UEFA Conference League qualifiers by beating [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/groningen/MBUGcjb9/"]FC Groningen[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/utrecht/p6QXMgOj/"]FC Utrecht[/a] in the play-offs.[/p][p]Godts narrowly beat [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/smit-keet/G0KFeND3/"]Kees Smit[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/az-alkmaar/2RxOow1i/"]AZ[/a]) to the award, while [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/janse-dies/QB5XrpUc/"]Dies Janse[/a] (FC Groningen), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ouaissa-sami/UsLzacGG/"]Sami Ouaissa[/a] (NEC Nijmegen), and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rots-mats/r3E7T8pf/"]Mats Rots[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/twente/dhOKTHGA/"]FC Twente[/a]) were also nominated.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/excelsior/nNlLsRUr/"]Excelsior[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-regt-gyan/tMpzm18t/"]Gyan de Regt[/a] won the Goal of the Year award for his bicycle kick against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sittard/YH8HX5iP/"]Fortuna Sittard[/a] in October.[/p][embed guid="6cd6fdab-703c-4fbd-9127-6799cbc749b4" url="https://x.com/eredivisie/status/2058998695610216912?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]