European Player of the Year: Harry Kane, Lamine Yamal and GOAL’s top 50 footballers of the 2025-26 season – ranked
The European football season is almost over. Just one game remains – the Champions League final, as Arsenal and Paris Saint-Germain prepare to do battle in Budapest on Saturday. Both sides come into the game having won their own domestic titles, with PSG looking to defend the crown they won for the first time last season, while the Gunners are aiming to secure their first European Cup.
Both finalists boast a number of players who have enjoyed impressive campaigns, with some of the continent’s very best set to do battle in Hungary. But they are not the only teams or individuals to have thrived over the course of the 2025-26 campaign.
Bayern Munich and Inter won domestic doubles in Germany and Italy, respectively, while Barcelona saw off Real Madrid’s challenge in La Liga. There were fairy-tale stories, too, with Como and Real Betis, among others, earning Champions League qualification for next season, while Lens and Real Sociedad ended long trophy droughts by winning cup competitions.
But who were the most outstanding individuals among all this team success? FootballCo writers and editors from around Europe have casted their votes – here is the top 50 based on that process:
