Chosen by the players, the Top Six shortlists for the 2026 PFA Awards have been announced. The winners will be honoured on Tuesday 25 August at the 53rd annual PFA Awards Ceremony in Manchester.
PFA PLAYERS’ PLAYER OF THE YEAR TOP SIX SHORTLISTS
PFA members have voted for their season’s best performers. Players only vote for fellow players within their same league, and each division’s eventual winner will be determined from the Top Six shortlists below.
Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Rayan Cherki, Manchester City
- Bruno Fernandes, Manchester United
- Erling Haaland, Manchester City
- Gabriel Magalhães, Arsenal
- David Raya, Arsenal
- Declan Rice, Arsenal
Women’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Kirsty Hanson, Aston Villa
- Yui Hasegawa, Manchester City
- Lauren James, Chelsea
- Jess Park, Manchester United
- Alessia Russo, Arsenal
- Bunny Shaw, Manchester City
Men’s PFA Young Player of the Year | Top Six
- Rayan Cherki, Manchester City
- Max Dowman, Arsenal
- Junior Kroupi, Bournemouth
- Kobbie Mainoo, Manchester United
- Rio Ngumoha, Liverpool
- Nico O'Reilly, Manchester City
Women’s PFA Young Player of the Year | Top Six
- Laura Blindkilde Brown, Manchester City
- Veerle Buurman, Chelsea
- Freya Godfrey, London City Lionesses
- Tōko Koga, Tottenham Hotspur
- Olivia Smith, Arsenal
- Alyssa Thompson, Chelsea
WSL2 PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Ellie Brazil, Southampton
- Lily Crosthwaite, Birmingham City
- Abbie Larkin, Crystal Palace
- Emily Syme, Bristol City
- Ashleigh Weerden, Crystal Palace
- Sophie Whitehouse, Charlton Athletic
Championship PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Matt Grimes, Coventry City
- Hayden Hackney, Middlesbrough
- Jack Rudoni, Coventry City
- Carl Rushworth, Coventry City
- Žan Vipotnik, Swansea City
- Haji Wright, Coventry City
League One PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Dom Ballard, Leyton Orient
- Amario Cozier-Duberry, Bolton Wanderers
- David McGoldrick, Barnsley
- Jack Moylan, Lincoln City
- Oliver Norwood, Stockport County
- Kyle Wootton, Stockport County
League Two PFA Players’ Player of the Year | Top Six
- Sammy Braybrooke, Chesterfield
- Michael Cheek, Bromley
- Aaron Drinan, Swindon Town
- Callum Paterson, MK Dons
- Mitch Pinnock, Bromley
- Omar Sowunmi, Bromley
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