He piped out his Manchester United and Liverpool counterparts, Robin Van Persie and Luis Suarez to win the prestigious award.
"It's a massive honour, to be voted by your peers is one of the biggest things in the game. It's great to win it and I am delighted. When you look at the list there are some massive names on it and the other nominees have been unbelievable this year, but I couldn't have done it without the team.
"They have been fantastic this year and so has the manager (Andre Villas-Boas). I couldn't have won it without them so I would like to give them all a big thank you as well." The 23 year-old player stated.