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Braga, Just, Maswanhise & Shankland up for award
TL;DR
Claudio Braga, Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise, and Lawrence Shankland are nominated for PFA Scotland's Premiership player of the year award. Braga and Shankland have combined for 34 goals this season, while Maswanhise leads the division with 17 goals.
Key points
- Claudio Braga is nominated for PFA Scotland's award
- Lawrence Shankland has scored 34 goals with Braga
- Tawanda Maswanhise is the division's top scorer
- Elijah Just has seven goals and seven assists this season
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Claudio Braga, Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise and Lawrence Shankland are up for an end of season award [SNS]
Hearts forwards Claudio Braga and Lawrence Shankland and Motherwell attackers Elijah Just and Tawanda Maswanhise are the four candidates for PFA Scotland's Premiership player of the year award.
Portuguese striker Braga, 26, and Scotland forward Shankland, 30, have scored 34 goals between them this season for leaders Hearts.
Zimbabwe international Maswanhise, 23, is the division's top scorer on 17 and he has 23 in all competitions. New Zealand winger Just, 25 has seven goals and seven assists this term.
Forward Georgia Timms of leaders Hearts, Rangers striker Katie Wilkinson and Glasgow City goalkeeper Lee Gibson and attacker Nicole Kozlova are the SWPL player of the year nominees.
In the SPFL young player of the year category, Dundee's Luke Graham, Arbroath's Findlay Marshall, Rangers' on-loan Tottenham winger Mikey Moore and Falkirk's Barney Stewart are nominated.
Two Rangers players, Laura Berry and May Cruft, as well as Glasgow City's Lisa Forrest and Hibernian's Rosie Livingstone are the SWPL young player of the year candidates.
Fellow players will vote for the winners, with the awards ceremony taking place on 3 May.
Celtic players Emma Lawton and Daizen Maeda won last year's SWPL and Premiership player of the year awards.
Q&A
Who are the nominees for PFA Scotland's Premiership player of the year award?
The nominees are Claudio Braga, Elijah Just, Tawanda Maswanhise, and Lawrence Shankland.
How many goals has Tawanda Maswanhise scored this season?
Tawanda Maswanhise has scored 17 goals in the division and 23 in all competitions this season.
What teams do the nominees for the PFA Scotland award play for?
Claudio Braga and Lawrence Shankland play for Hearts, while Elijah Just and Tawanda Maswanhise play for Motherwell.