Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes has officially been voted the club’s Players’ Player of the Season for the 2025/26 campaign.
The announcement, made today at Carrington, underscores the midfielder’s status as the ultimate leader and standard-bearer in the first-team dressing room.
In a confidential ballot cast by his own teammates, Fernandes topped the votes to secure the prestigious accolade for the second consecutive year.
By retaining the award, the 31-year-old Portuguese playmaker enters an elite bracket of Old Trafford history.
A leader of men.@B_Fernandes8 has been voted our Players’ Player of the Year by his peers 🏅❤️
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— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 15, 2026
He becomes only the fifth player to win the Players’ Player of the Season multiple times since its inception in 2006, joining the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Luke Shaw, Antonio Valencia, and four-time winner David De Gea.
The 2025/26 season has been a transformative one for Manchester United, largely defined by their successful charge back into the Premier League top four to secure UEFA Champions League football.
Under the guidance of Michael Carrick, the Red Devils have found consistency, and Fernandes has been the heartbeat of that resurgence.
Whether operating in his favored number ten role or dropping deeper to dictate tempo, the captain has delivered elite performances week after week.
His durability, passion, and tactical intelligence have earned him immense respect from the squad, who view him as the driving force behind the club’s modern identity.
The dressing room recognition comes amid a wave of individual honors for Fernandes. Just last week, he was named the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Footballer of the Year, making him the first Manchester United recipient of that historic prize since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
He has also been shortlisted for the EA SPORTS Premier League Player of the Season award.
Statistically, Fernandes has put together one of the most creative campaigns in Premier League history.
Across 35 appearances in all competitions, he has racked up an astonishing 29 goal involvements. In the league alone, he boasts 8 goals and 19 assists, putting him just one assist away from matching the legendary all-time single-season record of 20 assists held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Despite a trophy room that is quickly filling with individual awards, Fernandes has remained characteristically team-oriented.
Speaking on his exceptional form and the admiration from his peers, the captain reiterated that collective success remains his ultimate goal at Old Trafford.
With the domestic season winding down and a major summer tournament ahead with Portugal, Fernandes’ back-to-back Players’ Player of the Season win stamps his authority as one of the finest midfielders of his generation.
For the Manchester United squad, the vote was simple with Bruno Fernandes being the undeniable heartbeat of the team under Michael Carrick.
