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Complete List of Winners at the 2026 PFA Awards

The 53rd PFA Awards took place on Tuesday night at Manchester Opera House, celebrating top performers in English soccer from the Premier League, EFL Championship, League One, League Two, Women’s Super League (WSL), and WSL2 for the 2025–26 season. These awards are voted on by fellow players.

Bruno Fernandes earned the men’s Player of the Year award after setting a new Premier League record with 21 assists in a single season. He is the first Manchester United player to win since Wayne Rooney in 2010. On the women's side, Khadija “Bunny” Shaw won her second Player of the Year award after scoring 21 goals in 22 games, claiming her third consecutive WSL golden boot and leading Manchester City to the title.

Men’s Player of the Year

  • Winner: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
  • Nominees: Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), David Raya (Arsenal), Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Women’s Player of the Year

  • Winner: Bunny Shaw (Manchester City)
  • Nominees: Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Lauren James (Chelsea), Jess Park (Manchester United), Alessia Russo (Arsenal)

Men’s Young Player of the Year

  • Winner: Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City, 21 years old)
  • Nominees: Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Max Dowman (Arsenal), Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth), Kobbie Mainoo (Manchester United), Rio Ngumoha (Liverpool)

Women’s Young Player of the Year

  • Winner: Olivia Smith (Arsenal, 22 years old)
  • Nominees: Laura Blindkilde Brown (Manchester City), Veerle Buurman (Chelsea), Freya Godfrey (London City Lionesses), Tōko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur), Alyssa Thompson (Chelsea)

PFA Premier League Team of the Year

  • Goalkeeper: David Raya (Arsenal)
  • Defenders: Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal), Nico O’Reilly (Manchester City), William Saliba (Arsenal), Jurriën Timber (Arsenal)
  • Midfielders: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City)
  • Forwards: Erling Haaland (Manchester City), Antoine Semenyo (Manchester City), Igor Thiago (Brentford)

PFA WSL Team of the Year

  • Goalkeeper: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea)
  • Defenders: Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City), Tōko Koga (Tottenham Hotspur), Ellie Carpenter (Chelsea), Emily Fox (Arsenal)
  • Midfielders: Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal), Jessica Park (Manchester United)
  • Forwards: Bunny Shaw (Manchester City), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Lauren James (Chelsea)

Championship Player of the Year

  • Winner: Hayden Hackney (Everton, formerly Middlesbrough)

PFA Championship Team of the Year

  • Goalkeeper: Carl Rushworth (Coventry City)
  • Defenders: Milan van Ewijk (Coventry City), Bobby Thomas (Coventry City), Tristan Crama (Millwall), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton)
  • Midfielders: Hayden Hackney (Middlesbrough), Matt Grimes (Coventry City), Jack Rudoni (Coventry City)
  • Forwards: Žan Vipotnik (Swansea City), Haji Wright (Coventry City), Femi Azeez (Millwall)

PFA WSL2 Player of the Year

  • Winner: Lily Crosthwaite (Birmingham City)

League One Player of the Year

  • Winner: Dom Ballard (Bristol City, formerly Leyton Orient)

League Two Player of the Year

  • Winner: Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town)

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