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.
The nominees for the main four categories were announced on 4 June 2026 and the ceremony took place on 25 August 2026 in Manchester.
Individual awards
Players' Player of the Year
+2026 PFA Players' Player of the YearRankPlayerNationalityPositionClubWinnerBruno FernandesMidfielderManchester United NomineesRayan CherkiMidfielderManchester CityErling HaalandForwardManchester CityGabriel MagalhãesDefender ArsenalDavid RayaGoalkeeperDeclan RiceMidfielder
Women's Players' Player of the Year
+2026 PFA Players' Player of the YearRankPlayerNationalityPositionClubWinnerBunny ShawForwardManchester City NomineesKirsty HansonForwardAston VillaYui HasegawaMidfielderManchester CityLauren JamesForwardChelseaJess ParkMidfielderManchester UnitedAlessia RussoForwardArsenal
Young Player of the Year
+2026 PFA Players' Player of the YearRankPlayerNationalityPositionClub WinnerNico O'ReillyDefender Manchester City NomineesRayan Cherki MidfielderManchester CityMax DowmanArsenalJunior KroupiForwardBournemouthKobbie MainooMidfielderManchester UnitedRio NgumohaForwardLiverpool
Women's Young Player of the Year
+2026 PFA Players' Player of the YearRankPlayerNationalityPositionClub WinnerOlivia SmithForwardArsenal NomineesLaura Blindkilde BrownMidfielderManchester CityVeerle BuurmanDefenderChelseaFreya GodfreyForwardLondon City LionessesTōko KogaDefenderTottenham HotspurAlyssa ThompsonForwardChelsea
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)
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