The Premier League has officially recognized Bruno Fernandes as the standout performer for the 2025/26 season. The Manchester United playmaker triumphed over Arsenal’s Declan Rice and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to claim the prestigious Player of the Season award.
Since its introduction in the 1994/95 campaign, this accolade has celebrated the league’s most influential talents. Alan Shearer was the first recipient, and over the decades, five players have managed to secure the honor twice. Fernandes now joins an illustrious list as the latest winner.
A complete timeline of every Premier League Player of the Season award winner is as follows: 1994/95 – Alan Shearer, 1995/96 – Peter Schmeichel, 1996/97 – Juninho, 1997/98 – Michael Owen, 1998/99 – Dwight Yorke, 1999/00 – Kevin Phillips, 2000/01 – Patrick Vieira, 2001/02 – Freddie Ljungberg, 2002/03 – Ruud van Nistelrooy, 2003/04 – Thierry Henry, 2004/05 – Frank Lampard, 2005/06 – Thierry Henry, 2006/07 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2007/08 – Cristiano Ronaldo, 2008/09 – Nemanja Vidic, 2009/10 – Wayne Rooney, 2010/11 – Nemanja Vidic, 2011/12 – Vincent Kompany, 2012/13 – Gareth Bale, 2013/14 – Luis Suarez, 2014/15 – Eden Hazard, 2015/16 – Jamie Vardy, 2016/17 – N’Golo Kante, 2017/18 – Mohamed Salah, 2018/19 – Virgil van Dijk, 2019/20 – Kevin De Bruyne, 2020/21 – Ruben Dias, 2021/22 – Kevin De Bruyne, 2022/23 – Erling Haaland, 2023/24 – Phil Foden, 2024/25 – Mohamed Salah, and 2025/26 – Bruno Fernandes.