Malcom received 344 points in the poll, making him the fifth Zenit player in a row to win the honour, after Artem Dzyuba in 2018/19 and 2019/20, Sardar Azmoun in 2020/21 and Claudinho in 2021/22. 

Claudinho (7th) and Wendel (8th) also finished in the top 10 of the vote.