2026 PFA Awards
Annual association football award event in England
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The 2026 PFA Awards were the 53rd annual ceremony of the PFA Awards, presented by the Professional Footballers' Association, recognising the best footballers in the Premier League, Women's Super League and English Football League in the 2025–26 season.
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Date25 August 2026
LocationManchester
Presented byProfessional Footballers' Association
Winner
Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes| 2026 PFA Awards | |
|---|---|
Winner of the PFA Players' Player of the Year, Bruno Fernandes | |
| Date | 25 August 2026 |
| Location | Manchester |
| Presented by | Professional Footballers' Association |
| Winner | Bruno Fernandes |
| Highlights | |
| PFA Players' Player of the Year | Bruno Fernandes |
| PFA Women's Players' Player of the Year |  Bunny Shaw |
| PFA Young Player of the Year |  Nico O'Reilly |
| PFA Women's Young Player of the Year |  Olivia Smith |
| Website | thepfa |
The nominees for the main four categories were announced on 4 June 2026[1] and the ceremony took place on 25 August 2026 in Manchester.
Individual awards
Players' Player of the Year
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bruno Fernandes | Portugal |
Midfielder | Manchester United |
| Nominees | Rayan Cherki |  France |
Midfielder | Manchester City |
| Erling Haaland |  Norway |
Forward | Manchester City | |
| Gabriel Magalhães |  Brazil |
Defender | Arsenal | |
| David Raya |  Spain |
Goalkeeper | ||
| Declan Rice | England |
Midfielder |
Women's Players' Player of the Year
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Bunny Shaw | Jamaica |
Forward | Manchester City |
| Nominees | Kirsty Hanson | England |
Forward | Aston Villa[a] |
| Yui Hasegawa |  Japan |
Midfielder | Manchester City | |
| Lauren James | England |
Forward | Chelsea | |
| Jess Park | England |
Midfielder | Manchester United | |
| Alessia Russo | England |
Forward | Arsenal |
Young Player of the Year
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Nico O'Reilly | England |
Defender | Manchester City |
| Nominees | Rayan Cherki | France |
Midfielder | Manchester City |
| Max Dowman | England |
Arsenal | ||
| Junior Kroupi | France |
Forward | Bournemouth | |
| Kobbie Mainoo | England |
Midfielder | Manchester United | |
| Rio Ngumoha | England |
Forward | Liverpool |
Women's Young Player of the Year
| Rank | Player | Nationality | Position | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Olivia Smith | Canada |
Forward | Arsenal |
| Nominees | Laura Blindkilde Brown | England |
Midfielder | Manchester City |
| Veerle Buurman |  Netherlands |
Defender | Chelsea | |
| Freya Godfrey | England |
Forward | London City Lionesses | |
| Tōko Koga | Japan |
Defender | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| Alyssa Thompson |  United States |
Forward | Chelsea |
Other awards
- PFA Merit Award:
Sir Kenny Dalglish, 
Karen Carney - PFA Championship Players' Player of the Year: Hayden Hackney
- PFA League One Players' Player of the Year: Dom Ballard
- PFA League Two Players' Player of the Year:
Aaron Drinan - PFA WSL2 Players' Player of the Year: Lily Crosthwaite
Teams of the Year
Premier League
| PFA Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | David Raya (Arsenal) | |||||||||||
| Defenders | Jurriën Timber (Arsenal) |
Gabriel (Arsenal) |
William Saliba (Arsenal) |
Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) | ||||||||
| Midfielders | Declan Rice (Arsenal) |
Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) |
Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Igor Thiago (Brentford) |
Erling Haaland (Manchester City) |
 Antoine Semenyo(Manchester City) | |||||||||
Women's Super League
| 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) |
Jess Park (Manchester United) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Khadija Shaw (Manchester City) |
Alessia Russo (Arsenal) |
Lauren James (Chelsea) | |||||||||
EFL Championship
| 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 |  Zan Vipotnik(Swansea City) |
Haji Wright (Coventry city) |
 Femi Azeez(Millwall) | |||||||||
EFL League One
| PFA League One Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | George Wickens (Lincoln City) | |||||||||||
| Defenders | Sonny Bradley (Lincoln City) |
 Tendayi Darikwa(Lincoln City) |
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) |
Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) | ||||||||
| Midfielders |  Oliver Norwood(Stockport County) |
Lewis Wing (Reading) |
 Jack Moylan(Lincoln City) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Dom Ballard (Leyton Orient) |
Kyle Wootton (Stockport County) |
Amario Cozier-Duberry (Bolton Wanderers) | |||||||||
EFL League Two
| PFA League Two Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Matthew Hudson (Oldham Athletic) | |||||||||||
| Defenders | Omar Sowunmi (Bromley) |
Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) |
Jack Sanders (MK Dons) |
James Gibbons (Cambridge United) | ||||||||
| Midfielders | Alex Gilbey (MK Dons) |
Mitch Pinnock (Bromley) |
Sammy Braybrooke (Chesterfield) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Aaron Drinan (Swindon Town) |
Michael Cheek (Bromley) |
 Callum Paterson(MK Dons) | |||||||||
WSL 2
| PFA WSL 2 Team of the Year | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | Sophie Whitehouse (Charlton Athletic) | |||||||||||
| Defenders | Aimee Everett (Crystal Palace) |
Neve Herron (Birmingham City) |
Rebecca McKenna (Birmingham City) |
Mari Ward (Bristol City) | ||||||||
| Midfielders | Emily Syme (Bristol City) |
Jordan Nobbs (Newcastle United) |
Annabel Blanchard (Crystal Palace) | |||||||||
| Forwards | Lily Crosthwaite (Swindon Town) |
Ashleigh Weerden (Crystal Palace) |
Emily Murphy (Newcastle United) | |||||||||
Notes
- Hanson played for Aston Villa during the 2025–26 season, by the time the ceremony took place, she had signed for Tottenham Hotspur