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Middlesbrough FC defender Daniel Ayala has been shortlisted for the PFA Fans' Championship Player of the Season award.

The classy Boro centre-back enjoyed a stellar season as he helped the Teessiders clinch promotion to the Premier League - ending the club's seven-year absence outside of the top-flight.

Ayala was a key part of a Boro rearguard which boasted the best defensive record in England, conceding only 31 goals in 46 Championship matches.

The 25-year-old was named in the Football League Team of the Season , while he also shared one of the centre-back positions in the PFA Championship Team of the Year with Hull's Michael Dawson after receiving an equal number of nominations.

Boro's defensive stalwart can make it a hat-trick of awards this season if voted PFA Fans' Championship Player of the Season, and he is one of six players to be shortlisted for the accolade.

Ayala is joined by Burnley pair Andre Gray and Sam Vokes, Brentford playmaker Alan Judge, Sheffield Wednesday livewire Fernando Forestieri and Fulham captain Ross McCormack.

A judging panel which includes former Boro players Peter Beagrie and Paul Merson, as well as Sky Sports pundit Ian Holloway and ex-referee Mike Riley, came up with the list of contenders for the second tier.

Fans are invited to vote for their favourite until 7pm on Wednesday night, with the winner set to be announced one hour later.

You can vote for Ayala by clicking HERE