Khvicha Kvaratskhelia named 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season

UEFA's Technical Observer panel have named Napoli's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia as the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season.

Signed in July 2022 from Dinamo Batumi in his native Georgia, the 22-year-old left winger turned heads as his side reached the quarter-finals of Europe's top club competition, losing out to domestic rivals AC Milan.

Napoli boss Luciano Spalletti said of him: "Kvara is gorgeous, magnificent and delightful. A top player, despite his age. He still has a lot to learn and when he does he will become deadly, a super footballer."

Kvaratskhelia's first season in Serie A was stunning too; he helped Napoli to win their first championship since 1990 and was named as the league's Player of the Season. So impressive were his performances that he has been nicknamed 'Kvaradona', a nod to Napoli's Argentinian great Diego Maradona.