Manchester United Player of the Year Award Winners 1988-2026. Bruno Fernandes won Manchester United’s 2025–26 Player of the Season award, his record-breaking fifth Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year title.
| Year | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 |  | Brian McClair |
| 1989 |  | Bryan Robson |
| 1990 | | Gary Pallister |
| 1991 |  | Mark Hughes |
| 1992 | | Brian McClair |
| 1993 | | Paul Ince |
| 1994 |  | Eric Cantona |
| 1995 |  | Andrei Kanchelskis |
| 1996 | | Eric Cantona |
| 1997 | | David Beckham |
| 1998 | | Ryan Giggs |
| 1999 |  | Roy Keane |
| 2000 | | Roy Keane |
| 2001 | | Teddy Sheringham |
| 2002 |  | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| 2003 | | Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| 2004 |  | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2005 |  | Gabriel Heinze |
| 2006 | | Wayne Rooney |
| 2007 | | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2008 | | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2009 |  | Nemanja Vidić |
| 2010 | | Wayne Rooney |
| 2011 |  | Javier Hernández |
| 2012 |  | Antonio Valencia |
| 2013 | | Michael Carrick |
| 2014 |  | David de Gea |
| 2015 | | David de Gea |
| 2016 | | David de Gea |
| 2017 | | Ander Herrera |
| 2018 | | David de Gea |
| 2019 | | Luke Shaw |
| 2020 | | Bruno Fernandes |
| 2021 | | Bruno Fernandes |
| 2022 | | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| 2023 | | Marcus Rashford |
| 2024 | | Bruno Fernandes |
| 2025 | | Bruno Fernandes |
| 2026 | | Bruno Fernandes |
About the author: Paul Yarden
Paul Yarden founded MyFootballFacts (MFF) in April 2009, after decades of collecting football data and statistics. A devout football fan, Paul follows the beautiful game around the world. As MFF’s main statistician and chief editor, he creates data reviews, daily football quizzes, and writes numerous articles. Renowned for his ability to spot trends, Paul is often described as a walking…