The Chelsea midfielder, who has scored 14 Premier League goals this term, finished ahead of Daniel Sturridge, who was named as runner-up with Southampton's Luke Shaw in third.

The 22-year-old has been voted as player of the year by fans of Vitesse

Ghana's Medeama SC have been eliminated from the CAF Confederations cup by AC Leopards of Congo on penalties after the game ended 2-2 on aggregate.

Ghana have been drawn against neighbours, Togo in the same group for the final round of qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to be hosted by Morocco.