Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane was among six players nominated on Thursday for England's Professional Footballers' Association Premier League Player of the Year award.

Kane, whose fine form has seen him score 19 league goals already this season, was the only England player on a shortlist including Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea (Spain), Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho (Brazil), Arsenal midfielder Alexis Sanchez (Chile) and the Chelsea pair of Diego Costa (Spain) and Eden Hazard (Belgium).

Coutinho, de Gea, Hazard and Kane are also on the shortlist for the Young Player of the Year award, where they are joined by Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and Liverpool forward Raheem Sterling.

Hazard is the only nominee from last season to make the shortlist for the senior award, which was won by Luis Suarez when the now Barcelona striker was starring for Liverpool, while the Chelsea forward won the youth award.

Kane's inclusion on the shortlist is the latest landmark in a breakthrough season for the 21-year-old, who has scored 30 goals in all competitions for Spurs and is the Premier League's joint top scorer with Costa, who has impressed in his first season at Stamford Bridge to help leave leaders Chelsea seven points clear at the top of the Premier League.

Hazard has also played a key role in Chelsea's title charge and last week Blues manager Jose Mourinho labelled him "by far the best player" in the league.

The nominees were voted for by players from 100 clubs involving the Premier League, the three divisions of the Football League and the the Women's Super League.