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Ozil's German Player of the Year crown passed to Kimmich

Versatile Bayern Munich player Joshua Kimmich has been named Germany's Player of the Year.

The 22-year-old had a breakthrough year in 2017, forcing his way into the Bayern team and helping a young Germany squad to glory at the Confederations Cup.

Kimmich's emergence for club and country has helped to fill the gaping void left by the surprise early retirement of Philipp Lahm at the end of last season.

And Kimmich's reward was top spot in the supporter poll for Germany's Player of the Year for 2017, having received more than 20,000 votes.

Kimmich played 1,260 minutes for Germany in 2017 and only missed one of 15 international fixtures during the year.