Mohammed Kudus’ sensational solo strike against Freiburg, after he dribbled from his own half to score, has been voted as the 2023/24 Europa League Goal of the Season.
Kudus’ goal was shortlisted alongside nine others by UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel and has now come out tops following a fan vote.
The Ghana international scored an impressive goal when West Ham United hosted Freiburg in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.
Mohammed Kudus’s insane run from his own half. A worthy #UEL Goal of the Tournament winner 🏅👏#UELGOTT || @Heineken pic.twitter.com/M9uGnCtMBb
— UEFA Europa League (@EuropaLeague) May 29, 2024
The 23-year-old received the ball in his own half and carried it all the way through the opposition half, dribbling past all before him to calmly slot the ball home.
When the nominated goals were put to a fan vote by UEFA, Kudus’ strike against the German side emerged as the Europa League Goal of the Season winner.
David Doudera’s strike during AC Milan’s game against Slavia Praha was second, with Robert Andrich’s goal against AS Roma taking the third place.
Ademola Lookman’s brilliant second strike in the Europa League final against Leverkusen came in fifth place despite receiving the highest approval ratings by UEFA’s Technical Observer Panel.
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1st – Mohammed Kudus – West Ham United vs Freiburg
2nd – David Doudera – AC Milan vs Slavia Praha
3rd – Robert Andrich – AS Roma vs Bayer Leverkusen
4th – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Olympique Marseille vs Ajax Amsterdam
5th – Ademola Lookman – Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen
6th – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Olympic Marseille vs Villarreal
7th – Victor Boniface – Bayer Leverkusen vs Qarabag
8th – Joao Pedro – Brighton and Hove Albion vs Olympique Marseille
9th – Darwin Nunez – Sparta Praha vs Liverpool
10th – Rafael Leao – Slavia Praha vs AC Milan