National captain Sunil Chhetri has been named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year for the seventh time, while Manisha Kalyan named the AIFF women’s footballer for the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Chhetri and Kalyan were nominated as the winners by their respective national team coaches Igor Stimac and Thomas Dennerby. He is the third highest goal scorer among active international players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Emerging Footballer of the Year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Women: Martina Thokchom<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Men: Vikram Partap Singh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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