Golden shoe: Wullaert in record mode, Ketelaere Best Belgian abroad, Razzia for the Bruges club, surprise for Hope (Direct)

El Khannouss succeeds Arthur Vermeeren, who had ahead of him last year.
Simon Mignolet and Nicky Hayen sacred
Once again, Simon Mignolet is elected best goalkeeper in Belgium. With 444 points, Mignolet has just ahead of Colin Cosemans. Anderlecht’s goalkeeper, holder since the start of the season, finished second with 419 units. The Brazilian Warleson (Circle Bruges) completed the podium with 313 points.
Mignolet, 36, had been elected guardian of the year four years in a row, between 2019 and 2022. Last year, Jean Butez had ended his series. Mignolet also received the golden shoe in 2022, becoming the first goalkeeper on this occasion since Michel Preud’homme in 1989 to receive the trophy for the best player in the championship.
For its part, Nicky Hayen was appointed as the best coach in 2024. Hayen, 44, had taken the lead of the Bruges club on March 18, 2024, after the dismissal of Ronny Deila, just before the Playoffs. Despite a 9-point delay on the Saint-Gilloise Union departing from the Playoffs, the Brugeois had managed to be sacred.
With 633 points, Hayen has ahead of German Thorsten Fink (444 points), who resulted in Saint-Trond last season and is currently at the top of the championship with Genk. The German Alexander Injury, coach of the Union Saint-Gilloise last season and today in Sankt Pauli, took third place with 380 points.
Hayen success in the Dutchman Mark Van Bommel at the charts of this trophy awarded for the first time in 2013.
Prince Charles crowned best Belgian abroad!
Charles de Ketelaere is elected best Belgian player playing abroad for the first time in his career. A fairly logical victory given the big season. Winner of the Europa League with Atalanta, from Ketelaere collected 516 points. He preceded Kevin de Bruyne (Manchester City), second with 438 units, and Loïs Openda (Leipzig), third with 237 points.
De Ketelaere had played an important role in the conquest of the first European trophy in the history of Atalanta with 2 goals and 2 assists in 11 games. ‘CDK’ has set off on excellent bases this season, with already 5 goals and 5 assists in 22 championship games and 4 goals and 5 assists in 8 Champions League games.
De Ketelaere, 23, succeeds Kevin de Bruyne, winner of the last two editions of this trophy awarded for the first time in 2000 and brought up to date in 2013. The Atalanta player had not yet won this trophy , but he had already been appointed hope of the year at the Golden Soulier twice, in 2020 and 2021.
Tessa Wullaert wins the female gold shoe
Unsurprisingly, Tessa Wullaert won the female gold shoe! The attacker enters history with her fifth trophy! The Red Flames star now has one more than Paul Van Himst and becomes the most titled Belgian.
Wullaert has established himself as the top scorer last season with 26 goals at Fortuna Sittard, who finished fourth in Eredivisie and reached the final of the Netherlands Cup, where Ajax was too much strong. Last summer, the figurehead of the Red Flames was transferred to Inter Milan, which currently occupies second place in Serie A with the Nerazzurri. She has already scored five goals and delivered four assists in Italy this season and has also achieved excellent performances with the Red Flames. She notably scored two goals and issued two assists during the qualification match for the European Championship against Greece (5-0 victory) at the end of October.
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