During the Canadian Premier League’s 2023 award ceremony on Thursday, Atlético Ottawa’s Ollie Bassett and Cavalry FC’s Myer Bevan were officially recognized as this year’s Golden Boot award winners as the league’s joint-top goalscorers over the course of the campaign.

Bassett and Bevan both scored 11 goals this season en route to capturing the prize. Bevan caught Bassett on the final day of the season, scoring his 11th in Cavalry’s season finale against Pacific FC in a 3-0 victory for the 2023 regular season winners.

Bassett and Bevan join an illustrious list of CPL Golden Boot winners, including last year’s top scorer Alejandro Díaz, who scored 13 goals for Pacific FC in 2022. Prior winners include Forge FC’s Tristan Borges (2019), and Halifax Wanderers’ Akeem Garcia (2020) and João Morelli (2021).

Happy to win this award alongside my bro @myer_bevan. From playing against each other in NZ to sharing the CPL golden boot.

Not the way we wanted our season to end but thank you to my team mates, coaches & especially all the @atletiOttawa fans for all the support this season. https://t.co/wpUy1u7fdQ

— Ollie Bassett (@OllieBassett28) October 8, 2023