EDEN HAZARD WINS PFA AWARD. WATCH VIDEO

 EDEN HAZARD WINS THE PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Eden Hazard wins the PFA Player of the Year award Chelsea midfielder Eden Hazard has been

named the PFA Player of the Year. Hazard, 24 and last season’s Young Player of the Year, has scored 18 goals in 47 games for the Blues this season, inspiring the current league leaders to the brink of a first Premier League title since 2010. Having impressed at the World Cup with Belgium, Hazard started the season strongly and then scored four vital goals in a bullish run of form through December. Loading markets...More recently he has scored five goals in eight games, including the winner in a thrilling 1-0 victory over Manchester United on April 18.Hazard was rewarded for his sterling performances with the top individual award of the night at the PFA's awards ceremony at

the Grosvenor Hotel in London.He finished ahead of Tottenham striker HarryKane - the Young Player of the Year - and Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea in the vote by his fellow professionals.Hazard said: "I'm very happy. One day I want to be the best and what I did this season is play very well, Chelsea played very well.

"I don't know if I deserve to win but it is good

for me. It is good, it is better to be voted by

the players - they know everything about

football. This is good. I'm very happy.

"We are almost champions, maybe this is the

key. Last season we finished third and this

season we have an opportunity to win the

league. This has changed from last season.

"I continue like I did last season - I try to be

the same. I try to score more goals than last

season. Personally I have played a good

season, I have been there in the big games

and I scored a lot of important goals, this is

why I'm better this season.

"I started the season not to be the PFA Player

of the Year but it was in my head - I want to

be the best and I hope one day I can win a lot

of trophies.

I have played a good season, I

have been there in the big games

and I scored a lot of important

goals, this is why I'm better this

season.

Eden Hazard

"I just want to say thank you to the players

who voted for me - it is always good to have

an individual trophy but the most important

thing is to win the league.

"I hope I can win a lot of trophies again - the

most important is to win the league, without

my team-mates I would not be here.

"Jose (Mourinho) lets me play, we talk

sometimes together and when I'm on

the pitch I know what I have to do, this is

most important."

Hazard was also named in the PFA Premier

League Team of the Year - for the third time

in his three seasons in England.

He was one of six Blues players in the XI,

along with captain John Terry, Gary Cahill,

Branislav Ivanovic, Nemanja Matic and Diego

Costa.

South Korean midfielder Ji So-yun made it a

Chelsea double by taking the Women's Player

of the Year award.

She said: "It is a big honour to receive this

award - I want to thank Chelsea Ladies'

players and staff.

"I'm really, really happy to be nominated

alongside Hazard, I'm really proud of myself

and Chelsea, and the Chelsea Ladies team."