Florian Wirtz named 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season

UEFA's Technical Observer Panel has named Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz 2023/24 UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season.

The 21-year-old collects the title for the second year running after playing a key role in the newly-crowned German champions' run to the final, where they were beaten by Atalanta.

Wirtz scored four goals in 11 appearances for Xabi Alonso's charges, while his four assists included a hat-trick in a 5-1 win at home to Qarabağ on Matchday 3, when he also found the net.