The Ukrainian Football publication at the end of the calendar year held a traditional referendum among domestic coaches, functionaries and journalists to determine the best in Ukraine in 2023. The results of the poll in the Best Legionnaire of the Year nomination were published today.
Beni Makuana. Photo - polissyafc.comEach of the respondents named their own version of the top three legionnaires. For the first place the nominee was awarded three points, for the second - two, for the third - one.
As a result, the winner in the nomination was the striker of Zhytomyr "Polesya" Beni Makuana, who scored 262 points. Ivan Dibango from Kryvyirogorsk "Kryvbas" (246 points) was a little behind him, and the top three was closed by the forward of Lugansk "Zorya" Eduardo Guerrero (185 points).
The best legionnaires of the Ukrainian championship in 2023
1. Benny Makuana ("Polesie") - 262 points
2. Ivan Dibango ("Kryvbas") - 246
3. Eduardo Guerrero ("Zorya") - 185
4. Ibrhim Kane ("Vorskla") - 43
5. Giorgi Gocholeishvili (Shakhtar) - 37
6. Neverton (Shakhtar) - 30
7. Kevin Kelsey (Shakhtar) - 23
8. Jihad Bizimana (Kryvbas) - 22
9-10. Irakli Azarov (Shakhtar), Domingo Blanco (Dnipro-1) - 16
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16. Benito ("Dynamo") - 7
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27. Tomasz Kendzera (Dynamo) - 2.
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33. Samba Diallo (Dynamo) - 1
