Benzema is the best... Ronaldo wins the Golden Boot... and Salem is the most prominent Saudi
French striker Karim Benzema, who plays for Al-Ittihad, won the Best Player award in the Saudi Roshen League, which concluded on Monday, according to the league's official account on the X platform on Wednesday.
Benzema won the award after significantly contributing to his team's league title win, scoring 21 goals and providing nine assists.
The Best Saudi Player award went to Salem Al-Dawsari, captain of Al-Hilal, who enjoyed his best season ever, scoring 15 goals and providing the same number of assists for his team, which finished second in the league.
Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, captain of Al-Nassr, won the Golden Boot award for the second consecutive season after topping the league's scorers list with 25 goals.
On the coaching front, Frenchman Laurent Blanc, coach of Al-Ittihad, won the Best Coach award after leading his team to the league title with two rounds remaining. The Most Promising Player Award went to Musab Al-Juwair, the 21-year-old Al-Shabab midfielder, who excelled remarkably, contributing 15 goals in 31 matches (scoring 5 and assisting 10). The winners of these awards are selected through a vote in which coaches and team captains each make up 40 percent, sports media professionals 15 percent, and fans 5 percent.