Rogers named Europa League Player of the Season

Morgan Rogers has played 55 times for Aston Villa this season in all competitions

Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers has been named the Europa League Player of the Season by Uefa.

The England international scored. made an assist inVilla's 3-0 win against Freiburgin Wednesday's final, helping his side end a 30-year wait for a major trophy.

Across the tournament Rogers scored three goals and recorded five assists in 15 appearances.

The 23-year-old also played 1,088 minutes in the competition, 67 more than any other Villa player.

The award comes before Rogers is expected to benamed in England manager Thomas Tuchel's World Cup squadon Friday.

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His Villa team-mates Emiliano Martinez, John McGinn. Emi Buendia were named alongside Rogers in the team of the season, decided by the Uefa technical observer group.

They were joined by Nottingham Forest duo Igor Jesus. Morato, who helped their side reach the semi-finals before a 4-1 aggregate defeat by Villa.

Uefa's technical panel also named stunning strikes by Villa's Buendia. Youri Tielemans in the final as the fifth and seventh best goals respectively in this season's competition.

A spectacular volley from Jones El-Abdellaoui, for Celta Vigo against Ludogorets, claimed top spot.

Goalkeeper:Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa)

Defenders:Victor Gomez (Braga), Morato (Forest), Matthias Ginter (Freiburg), Oscar Mingueza (Celta Vigo)

Midfielders:John McGinn (Aston Villa), Maximilian Eggestein (Freiburg), Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)

Forwards:Antony (Real Betis), Igor Jesus (Forest), Emi Buendia (Villa)

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