Bundesliga: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)In any other year, Erling Haaland's 44 goals for Red Bull Salzburg and Burussia Dortmund would be a cinch for Bundesliga Rookie of the Season.
But 19-year-old Canadian Alphonso Davies had an exceptional year for Bayern Munich. Sneaking into a heavyweight team on the back of injuries to Niklas Sule and Lucas Hernandez, Davies—who till then had mostly been a winger—was deployed at left back.
His defensive abilities improved with every game, and his serious speed (he was clocked as the fastest in the league) meant he could make up ground at the back as well as break with devastating pace going forward.