Arsenal´s Caldentey wins WSL Player of the Season

Arsenal’s Mariona Caldentey has been named the Women’s Super League Player of the Season astatine the inaugural Women’s Professional Game Awards connected Sunday.

The lawsuit was organised by the Women’s Professional Leagues Limited and is the archetypal of its benignant to honour those successful the WSL and Women’s Championship.

Awards were voted for by the Football Writers’ Association and Football Supporters’ Association, with midfielder Caldentey the first-ever recipient of the main prize.

The Spain planetary has enjoyed an awesome play successful which she played successful 21 of Arsenal’s 22 league games, scoring 9 goals, outperforming her expected goals (xG) by 2.69, and assisting five.

Pure prime from commencement to decorativeness

Mariona Caldentey is the @BarclaysWSL Player of the Season for 2024/25!

Congratulations, Mario. We’re each truthful arrogant of you pic.twitter.com/w97pe3RCV8

— Arsenal Women (@ArsenalWFC) May 11, 2025

Caldentey’s astir caller extremity came connected the last time of the play successful a 4-3 triumph implicit Manchester United, successful which she finished the play with six goals successful her last 10 league appearances.

Having joined from Barcelona successful July past year, she rapidly established herself and played much minutes (1,774) than immoderate different Arsenal player, portion she besides ranks 2nd for large chances created successful the WSL (13), down team-mate Katie McCabe (16).

Additionally, the 29-year-old has impressed successful Europe, having netted 7 times successful Arsenal’s tally to the final, wherever they volition look Barcelona connected May 24.

Elsewhere astatine the awards ceremony, Manchester City’s Vivianne Miedema won Goal of the Season for her effort against Aston Villa, portion West Ham United’s Shekira Martinez won the Rising Star grant aft 10 goals successful 12 appearances.

She finished joint-second successful the Golden Boot contention down Alessia Russo and Khadija Shaw, who some netted 12 goals this term.