Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has been voted the 2015 Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association.
The Belgium international topped the poll of 300-plus journalists with 53% of the vote, comfortably ahead of Tottenham striker Harry Kane, with his Chelsea team-mate and captain John Terry third.
The 24-year-old playmaker has scored 20 goals in all competitions so far this season and created many more as Jose Mourinho's side secured a first Barclays Premier League title since 2009/2010.
Hazard will be honoured with the prestigious FWA accolade, which has been running since 1948, at a gala dinner in London on 21 May.
FWA chairman Andy Dunn, of the Sunday Mirror, said:
"The list of truly world-class players on the Football Writers' Association roll of honour is a long one and Eden Hazard is a worthy addition.
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