Jamaican internationals Leon Bailey and Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw were both nominated for the Concacaf Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year awards.

The list of nominees was revealed by regional governing body Concacaf which also announced the opening of fan voting for the confederation’s awards program

The nominees for the 2023/2024 season were selected based on performance statistics and the input of football experts. To be eligible to be shortlisted all players must meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Have played for a Concacaf Member Association’s senior Men’s or Women’s national team (in eligible Concacaf and FIFA competitions and matches).
• Regardless of nationality, played for a club (in the 2023/24 season) in a Concacaf and FIFA-sanctioned top division Men’s or Women’s professional league in the Concacaf region.

Bailey who had an outstanding season with Aston Villa in the English Premier League is joined on the men’s list by Panama’s Adalberto Carrasquilla, Canadians Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies, Mexico’s Santiago Giménez and Christian Pulisic from the United States.

Shaw, who won the Women’s award in 2023, was earlier this named year Player of the Season in the Women’s Super League in England.

The Manchester City striker is joined on the women’s list by Mexicans Charlyn Corral and Jacqueline Ovalle, Melchie Dumornay of Haiti, Adriana Leon of Canada and Sophia Smith of the United States.

Following the nomination process, Concacaf will continue its football first philosophy with a voting process that ensures players, coaches, media, and fans determine the winners.

The voting process for each award will work as follows:

Concacaf Men’s/Women’s Player of the Year (100 votes total)

• 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Men’s National Team Head Coach.
• 41 votes: one vote for each Concacaf Member Association’s Men’s National Team Captain.
• 9 votes: one vote each for nine representative members of the media from the Concacaf region.
• 9 votes: fan voting through www.concacaf.com/awards. The player with the most fan votes will receive 4 votes in the overall voting process, second place 3 votes, and third place 2 votes (regardless of how many people vote online)

At the conclusion of the voting period, on August 2, 2024, the player in each category with the most votes out of the 100 available will be named 2023/24 Concacaf Men’s Player of the Year and 2023/24 Concacaf Women’s Player of the Year.