eden hazard has been voted the player of the year by his fellow professionals .
the belgian has been in glittering form for chelsea , scoring 18 premier league goals so far .
diego costa , david de gea , alexis sanchez , harry kane and phillipe coutinho were also nominees for the award .
hazard has helped chelsea to win the capital one cup and the club are on the brink of the premier league title .
the 24-year-old received the young player gong last season - an award won by spurs ' harry kane this time out .
jose mourinho : hazard is worth £ 100m for each leg plus cristiano ronaldo .