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Jamaican football superstar Khadija “Bunny” Shaw has added another major honor to her growing legacy, capturing the 2026 PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award following an extraordinary season with Manchester City.
The Reggae Girlz star received the prestigious honor at the 2026 PFA Awards on August 25 after being selected by her fellow professional footballers — making the achievement an especially meaningful recognition from the players who compete alongside and against her.
For Jamaica, it is another proud international moment for an athlete who continues to carry the island’s flag onto some of football’s biggest stages.
Shaw’s numbers during Manchester City’s 2025/26 campaign were remarkable.
The powerful striker scored 27 goals in 32 appearances across all competitions, including an incredible 21 goals in the Women’s Super League. Her league tally earned Shaw the WSL Golden Boot for the third consecutive season — the first player in league history to accomplish that feat.
But her season was about far more than individual statistics.
Shaw played a central role as Manchester City captured the WSL and FA Cup double, adding major team success to a campaign already filled with personal milestones.
During the season, she also became the first player in Manchester City Women’s professional history to surpass 100 goals for the club, reaching the century mark as part of a four-goal performance against Aston Villa.
This isn’t Shaw’s first time standing at the top.
She previously won the PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award for the 2023/24 season, meaning the Jamaican superstar has now captured the honor twice.
The significance of the PFA award is particularly powerful because the winner is chosen by professional players.
For opponents who have spent an entire season trying to stop Shaw to turn around and vote her the league’s best player speaks volumes about the respect she commands throughout English football.
Shaw was selected from a talented six-player shortlist featuring Manchester City teammate Yui Hasegawa, Arsenal’s Alessia Russo, Chelsea’s Lauren James, Manchester United’s Jess Park and Aston Villa’s Kirsty Hanson.
Perhaps the clearest indication of Shaw’s dominance is what she accomplished in front of goal.
All 21 of her WSL goals came from inside the penalty area, demonstrating the positioning, strength and finishing ability that have made her one of the most dangerous strikers in women’s football.
She also contributed four league assists, won a league-leading 152 duels, and scored six goals during the final 10 minutes of matches — more than any other WSL player during the campaign.
It was the type of complete season that showed why Shaw’s impact extends beyond simply putting the ball in the net.
The PFA trophy joins an already impressive collection of honors from Shaw’s 2025/26 campaign.
She was also named FWA Women’s Footballer of the Year and WSL Player of the Season, among several other individual recognitions. The Football Writers’ Association said Shaw won its women’s award by a landslide after another dominant campaign.
The accolades reinforce what football fans have increasingly witnessed over the past several seasons: Bunny Shaw isn’t simply one of Jamaica’s greatest footballers — she has established herself among the elite players in the global women’s game.
For Jamaican and Caribbean sports fans, Shaw’s success carries a significance that goes beyond Manchester City.
Every goal, trophy and record places another Jamaican name into international football history.
Shaw has transformed herself from a young Jamaican footballer with enormous potential into Manchester City’s record goalscorer and one of the most decorated forwards of her generation.
Her accomplishments also provide another powerful example for young Caribbean girls who dream of playing professional football.
The path from Jamaica to the world’s biggest leagues is difficult, but Bunny Shaw continues to show exactly how far talent, discipline and determination can travel.
At this stage, the question surrounding Bunny Shaw is no longer whether she belongs among women’s football’s elite.
The trophies have answered that.
The records have answered that.
And now, once again, her fellow players have answered that.
Khadija “Bunny” Shaw is the 2026 PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year — another historic achievement for Manchester City’s superstar striker and another proud sporting moment for Jamaica.
And judging by the way Bunny Shaw continues to rewrite the record books, her story is far from finished.
