Gradel claims double award

02 May 2011 12:30
Leeds winger Max Gradel has won both the Players' Player of the Year and Fans' Player of the Year awards at Elland Road. The 23-year-old Ivorian has scored 17 goals in 43 appearances in his first full season for Leeds and was also called up into the senior Ivory Coast squad for the first time. Gradel initially arrived at Leeds on loan from Leicester in October 2009, with the move made permanent for an undisclosed fee in January 2010. Midfielder Jonny Howson was named Leeds' Young Player of the Year again and also received the club's Community Award for his efforts off the field. The club's Goal of the Season award went to Bradley Johnson for his stunning strike against Arsenal in the FA Cup third-round replay at Elland Road.

Source: PA