Missy Bo Kearns has been awarded the 2022/23 Liverpool Women’s Standard Chartered Player of the Season award. The 22-year-old midfielder appeared in all 28 fixtures during the campaign, registering five goals and two assists to help the Reds secure their top-flight status with a seventh-placed finish in the Women’s Super League. Kearns narrowly edged out Ceri Holland and Katie Stengel to the accolade, as voted for by supporters. Upon receiving the award, Kearns expressed her delight at being acknowledged in such a manner by fans and admitted she was especially pleased to have added goals to her game in 2022/23.
The recognition comes after the midfielder followed in the footsteps of fellow Scouser Trent Alexander-Arnold in being honoured in paint by a new mural near Anfield. Kearns said on her Instagram account that she was “speechless” after visiting the artwork for the first time since its completion, adding her gratitude to everybody involved in the project. The local-born centre-midfielder played in Merseyside derbies at both Anfield and Goodison Park during a campaign in which the women’s side were able to express their talents in front of record attendances.
Kearns will be hoping to continue her goalscoring trend into 2023/24 as the Reds look to consolidate their position in the WSL and compete for silverware to follow up last year’s memorable Championship triumph.