FERNANDES NAMED AS PFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR- Fernandes scored nine goals to help Man City finish 3rd in the English top flight
Bruno Fernandes, the face of Manchester United’s attack who provided a Premier League-record 21 assists during the 2025-26 season, has been named the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) Player of the Year. Club captain Fernandes, who has been a United player since 2020, also scored nine goals as he helped the club finish third in the English top flight.
Manchester City forward Khadija Shaw, who was the Women’s Super League top scorer with 21 goals, was named as the Women’s Player of the Year for the second time, having previously won the award in 2024.
The men’s annual award, voted for by members of the players’ union, has now been won by United players 12 times, more than any other club in England and Wales. Fernandes, who is the second Portuguese player to win the award after Cristiano Ronaldo, has scored 110 goals and provided 106 assists for United. He reached 200 goal involvements (goals and assists) in just 314 matches, being the second-quickest United player to reach the milestone in the Premier League era after Wayne Rooney, who did the same in 295 matches.
The Young Player of the Year award went to 21-year-old Manchester City left back Nico O’Reilly after a breakthrough campaign that also saw him win the Premier League Young Player of the Season award, as O’Reilly made 53 appearances for City in all competitions, scoring nine goals.
Arsenal’s 22-year-old striker Olivia Smith was named the Women’s Young Player of the Year for the second time in a row.
