The Dutchman was contributed to 25 league goals this season, scoring 18 and assisting a further nine as Leeds set their sights on an immediate return to the Premier League.
In doing so, he joins an exclusive list of winners since the award’s inception in 2006, rubbing shoulders with full internationals, Premier League stalwarts and players who’ve gone on to command tens of millions of pounds in transfer fees.
13. 2018 - Ryan Sessegnon
Then of Fulham, a teenage Ryan Sessegnon completed the double winning Championship Player of the Year and Young Player of the Year for the Cottagers.
14. 2019 - Teemu Pukki
The Finnish forward top-scored for Daniel Farke's Norwich City during the German's first promotion with the Canaries.
15. 2020 - Ollie Watkins
England striker Watkins was instrumental for Brentford as they gradually worked their way towards becoming a Premier League club in the past decade.
16. 2021 - Emi Buendia
Another of Farke's players won Player of the Year in 2021 as Buendia put together a fine set of performances to lift Norwich into the top flight.
17. 2022 - Aleksandar Mitrovic
The Serbian striker had an incredible season in 2021/22 scoring 43 goals in 44 league games for Fulham, who unsurprisingly were promoted.
18. 2023 - Chuba Akpom
The second Middlesbrough player to win this award, Akpom moved on at the end of last season joining European giants AFC Ajax.