Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, the Georgian winger of the Italian club Napoli, was on Friday named as the best player of the Serie A national league 2022-2023 season.
Kvaratskhelia had assisted Napoli in securing their lead at the top of the national league’s table with his match-winning contributions as a result the club won their first Serie A title in 33 years following a 1-1 draw against Udinese.
Il migliore in assoluto ????
— Lega Serie A (@SerieA) June 2, 2023
Kvaratskhelia è il miglior giocatore del campionato ????
Una stagione di debutto fenomenale che gli vale un meritatissmo posto nel Team Of The Season della Serie A ????#TOTS @EA_FIFA_Italia pic.twitter.com/4Md15EnJnA
He also received three Player of the Month awards by EA Sports, a division of Electronic Arts that develops and publishes sports video games, in the same season, setting a new all-time record in the history of the championship.
The 22-year-old footballer became the first Georgian who was recognized as the best player in the top European championship.
He has made 33 Serie A appearances, scoring 12 goals and contributing 10 assists before the last 38th round of Serie A. The Italian club signed the Georgian winger on 1 July 2022 for €10 million in what turned out to be a major European transfer of the season. At the moment his transfer fee is €85 million.