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West Ham United goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has been voted the Footballer of the Year by Polish news outlet Pilka Nozna, as per whufc.com, ending a run of seven consecutive seasons in which Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was crowned champion.

What’s the word?

West Ham’s official website report that Pilka Nozna is Poland’s oldest and biggest magazine.

And they have deemed Fabianski the best performer in the country across the past year.

West Ham signed the 33-year-old from Swansea in the summer, spending £7million, per BBC, to acquire the stopper’s signature.

He was relegated with the Swans last season but was voted the club’s Player of the Season and travelled with Poland to the 2018 World Cup in Russia. He played 90 minutes in the tournament, keeping a clean sheet in the 1-0 win over Japan, per Transfermarkt.

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And, after being ever-present for the Hammers thus far this season, he has been recognised with a major award.

Jakub Blaszczykowski won the award in 2010 before Lewandowski’s era of dominance began.

Bizarre decision

The Bayern man has every right to feel aggrieved, though.

The striker has scored 24 goals in 27 games this season alone while in 2017-18 he netted 41 times in 48 appearances.

Also snubbed is Krzysztof Piatek, now at AC Milan after a January move from Genoa, who has scored 34 goals since the start of 2018.

And it can be argued that Fabianski is not even Poland’s best goalkeeper – Juventus stopper Wojciech Szczesny has kept 13 clean sheets already this season, compared to Fabianski’s four.

The Hammers star should count himself very lucky to have been honoured.