Bayern Munich’s Michael Olise named 2025/26 Player of the Season

16.05.2026

Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise has been voted the Bundesliga’s Player of the Season for 2025/26. DFL CEOs Marc Lenz and Steffen Merkel presented the 24-year-old France international with the Player of the Season award shortly before handing over the Bundesliga Meisterschale to the Bundesliga champions at the Allianz Arena on Saturday.

"Michael Olise is a spectacular player who can make the difference, who has made his mark in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season with his dynamism, finesse, consistency and goals," Lenz and Merkel said.

"He’s developed into a poster boy for the league on a national and international level in the last two years, standing for both footballing and athletic excellence. We’d like to congratulate Michael on his victory and his outstanding season for Bayern."

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Michael Olise receives Player of the Season award!

Olise scored 15 goals and provided 19 assists in the 2025/26 Bundesliga season, becoming the first player since 2019/20 to contribute at least 15 of each in a single Bundesliga campaign. Olise was previously named Rookie of the Season in his debut campaign in Germany.

Watch: Breaking down Olise's game

What makes Michael Olise so unique?

The Player of the Season award, organised in collaboration with long-standing league partner EA SPORTS, has been a fixture in the Bundesliga calendar since the 2019/20 season. Olise’s predecessors include Harry Kane (2025), Florian Wirtz (2024) and Jude Bellingham (2023).

To select the Player of the Season, the Team of the Season is first chosen from a shortlist of 40 players. This is determined by a fan vote on Bundesliga platforms (weighting: 40 percent), a club vote (30 percent) and a vote by selected experts (30 percent). Using the same system, the Player of the Season is then selected from the Team of the Season.

Watch: Olise led the way in the Bundesliga's Team of the Season