Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mariona Caldentey were voted the men’s and women’s player of the year in English soccer for last season at the Professional Footballers’ Association awards 2025.
Salah made history by winning the award for a record third time. The 33-year-old Egypt international scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists in the Premier League as Liverpool powered to a record-equaling 20th English top-flight championship.
On the other hand, Caldentey enjoyed a brilliant first season at Arsenal, scoring 19 goals in all competitions, including eight on her team’s journey to lifting the Champions League trophy with a victory in the final against her former club, Barcelona.
Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers was voted as the men’s young player of the year, while Olivia Smith- the Canada striker now at Arsenal after a world-record transfer- won the women’s honour after a strong season at Liverpool.
PFA Awards 2025: Full List of Award Winners
PFA Men’s Player of the Year: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
PFA Men’s Young Player of the Year: Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa)
PFA Women’s Player of the Year: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
PFA Women’s Young Player of the Year: Olivia Smith (Liverpool/Arsenal)
PFA Championship Player of the Year: James Trafford (Burnley/Manchester City)
PFA League One Player of the Year: Richard Kone (Wycombe Wanderers)
PFA League Two Player of the Year: Michael Cheek (Bromley)
PFA Merit Award: Sir Gareth Southgate
PFA Awards 2025: Teams of the Year
Arsenal trio and Liverpool quartet dominated the Premier League team of the year in the PFA awards 2025.
In the Women’s Super League, there were four Arsenal women’s players, who won the Women’s Champions League last season.
Premier League Team of the Year
Matz Sels (Nottingham Forest), Milos Kerkez (Bournemouth), William Saliba (Arsenal), Declan Rice (Arsenal), Gabriel (Arsenal), Ryan Gravenberch (Liverpool), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Alexis Mac Allister (Liverpool), Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool), Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Chris Wood (Nottingham Forest)
Women’s Super League Team of the Year
Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United), Emily Fox (Arsenal), Jayde Riviere (Manchester United), Maya Le Tissier (Manchester United), Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City), Millie Bright (Chelsea), Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Alessia Russo (Arsenal), Kim Little (Arsenal), Mary Fowler (Manchester City), Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal)
Championship Team of the Year
James Trafford (Burnley), Maxime Estève (Burnley), CJ Egan-Riley (Burnley), Junior Firpo (Leeds United), Ao Tanaka (Leeds United), Jayden Bogle (Leeds United), Josh Brownhill (Burnley), Borja Sainz (Norwich City), Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United), Daniel James (Leeds United), Joël Piroe (Leeds United)
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League One Team of the Year
Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City), Richard Kone (Wycombe Wanderers), Charlie Kelman (Leyton Orient), Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic), Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), Paik Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City), Tomoki Iwana (Birmingham City), Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City), Ethan Laird (Birmingham City), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)
League One Team of the Year
Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City), Richard Kone (Wycombe Wanderers), Charlie Kelman (Leyton Orient), Lloyd Jones (Charlton Athletic), Kwame Poku (Peterborough United), Paik Seung-ho (Birmingham City), Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City), Tomoki Iwana (Birmingham City), Ryan Allsop (Birmingham City), Ethan Laird (Birmingham City), Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City)
