Casemiro’s year, nominated for the 2023 Samba Gold award

Casemiro is nominated for the Samba d'Or trophy this year: Does he deserve the victory?
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sambafoot_admin
2023-10-11 14:21:12

Voting for the 15th edition of the Samba Gold, rewarding the best Brazilian players of the year in the men’s, women’s and U23 categories, is now open. Who will succeed Neymar? Voting is open to the public and we will know the winner at the end of the year.

Among the 10 players competing in the men’s category this year, we find the Mancunian, Casemiro. Discover in detail its performance during the year 2023 to decide if you want to give it your vote.

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Casemiro sheet for the year 2023

Casemiro, during this year, has played a total of 45 matches between the end of the 2022/2023 season and the start of the 2023/2024 season, representing both the Brazilian selection and Manchester United, the club he joined at the start of the previous season.

He played in the Europa League the previous season, with a run ending in the quarter-finals, defeated by Sevilla in the quarter-finals. He also managed to take his team to the final of the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, with a defeat in the final against City for the first, and a victory in the final against Newcastle for the second, also finishing 3rd in the Premier League for his first season with the Red Devils.

Statistics in 2023:

  • Matches played: 45
  • Goals scored: 11
  • Assists: 5
  • Yellow cards: 14
  • Red cards: 2

Titles won in 2023:

  • EFL Cup: 1
  • FA Cup: Finalist

Highlights in 2023:

Scorer in EFL Cup final against Newcastle

For his first final played with his new club, Casemiro made his personal achievement during the match played against Newcastle and won 2-0 by his team. Author of a campaign at the height of his talent by starting each match, Casemiro offered his team the only title won in the 2022/2023 season.

FA Cup final lost to Manchester City

During the FA Cup final lost 2-1 to City, Casemiro was on all fronts, but despite a high-level performance, he failed to offer the title to the Mancuniens, for his second contested final during his first year with his new club.

Vote now for Samba Gold 2023!

Do you already have your favorite candidates in each category of the Samba Gold 2023 award? So don’t hesitate to leave your vote here!