Arsenal striker Alessia Russo has been nominated for the PFA Player of the Year Award for the WSL in 2025-26. The Gunners and England forward enjoyed a stellar season in red and white.
She notched a career high 13 WSL goals and a career high six WSL assists, totalling 19 goal involvements and playing in every WSL game. Russo also scored nine goals in the Champions League, including a crucial goal against Chelsea in the Champions League quarter-finals. She also scored in the Champions League semi-final away at Lyon.
The 27-year-old signed a new contract at the beginning of the season and has shone playing as a 9 and a 10 in the team off the back of a winning European Championships campaign with England that saw her score in the final against Spain.
Nominees
Kirsty Hanson (Aston Villa)
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City)
Lauren James (Chelsea)
Jess Park (Manchester United)
Alessia Russo (Arsenal)
Bunny Shaw (Manchester City)