RISING Manchester City star Georgia Stanway has been nominated for the PFA Young Player-of-the-Year Award.
The Barrow teenager – who has just returned from helping fire England Under-19s to the European Championships – is one of six players up for the award.
The Professional Footballers Association shortlist also includes her City team-mates Nikita Pariss and Keira Walsh, as well as Chelsea's Millie Bright, Birmingham City's Jess Carter and Liverpool's Caroline Weir.
Stanway Tweeted: “A huge honour to be nominated for @PFA Young player of the year, congratulations especially to my @ManCityWomen teammates!"
A huge honour to be nominated for @PFA Young player of the year, congratulations especially to my @ManCityWomen teammates! pic.twitter.com/cQNWgmZVDA
— Georgia Stanway (@StanwayGeorgia) April 13, 2017
Last season saw Stanway score four goals in as many Women's Super League starts – including a hat-trick against Sunderland – while she fired in a goal-of-the-season contender against Liverpool in the Women's FA Cup.
City went on to win the WSL with an unbeaten record, while also picking up the Continental Cup.
Already this year, they have reached the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League – where they face champions Lyon – and of the FA Cup – in which they play Liverpool.
Stwanway's City team-mates Lucy Bronze, Jane Ross and Jill Scott are up for the women's Player-of-the-Year award, along with Weir, Ellen White and Karen Carney.
The awards – which also see Chelsea's N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard nominated for the men's Player-of-the-Year award – will be announced at Grosvenor House, London, on Sunday, April 23.
WOMEN'S PFA YOUNG PLAYER OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
MILLIE BRIGHT
Club: Chelsea Ladies
Age: 23
Key stat: Started 21 of Chelsea's 23 games in all competitions, more than any other Blues player.
JESS CARTER
Club: Birmingham City Ladies
Age: 19
Key stat: Started every game in the WSL in 2016 and completed 90 minutes in all but the season opener at Sunderland, when she was substituted after an hour with Blues leading 5-0 en route to a 7-1 win.
NIKITA PARRIS
Club: Manchester City Women
Age: 23
Key stat: Her six City goals in all competitions included a hat-trick against Aston Villa in the WSL Cup. She also made her senior England debut and scored three times in Euro 2017 qualifying.
GEORGIA STANWAY
Club: Manchester City Women
Age: 18
Key stat: Scored four goals in as many starts in the WSL, making 10 appearances in all.
KEIRA WALSH
Club: Manchester City Women
Age: 20
Key stat: The midfielder scored her first goal for the club, a memorable long-range strike in their Champions League win over Brondby in November.
CAROLINE WEIR
Club: Liverpool Ladies
Age: 21
Key stat: Featured in all 16 of the Reds' WSL games.
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