The Scottish Premiership hopefuls in contention for PFA Scotland's end-of-season awards have been revealed.
Celtic have once again dominated the top flight and are on course for another domestic Treble, so it is no surprise to seem them dominate proceedings.
Captain Callum McGregor could pick up the Player of the Year award from his fellow professionals for a second time after taking home the gong in 2020/21.
He is joined on the nominations list by teammates Daizen Maeda and Nicolas Kuhn. Japanese forward Maeda has had an outstanding season, stepping into the centre forward void left by departed countryman Kyogo and replacing his scoring touch with 33 goals in all competitions to date.
Kuhn initially struggled following his move to the Hoops last January but after a full pre-season showed what he is made of as this campaign got underway and while there has been a dip, he has been a crucial contributor to the latest title success.
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The only non-Celtic nominee on the list is Dundee's sharpshooter Simon Murray who has bulged nets 20 times despite playing in a Dee team struggling at the wrong end of the table.
Recent Scotland call-ups James Wilson and Lennon Miller have been nominated for the young player of the year award. Wilson's breakthrough at Hearts led to him becoming the national team's youngest ever player at 18 years and 17 days while Miller joined him in the squad for the Nations League play-off games against Greece. The Motherwell teen is a key man at Fir Park and is being linked with a summer transfer to any of the big leagues across Europe.
Celtic's Arne Engels is a nominee after a strong showing following his record-breaking £11million transfer from Augsburg, as is Rangers striker Hamza Igamane following his promising first season in Scottish football.
The awards are voted for by the players as they get to acknowledge the fellow professionals who have made an impression over the campaign and the winners will be announced at a dinner on Sunday May 4.
