Official: Michael Olise named Bundesliga Player of the Season

TL;DR

Michael Olise has been named Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2025/26 after an impressive season with Bayern Munich, scoring 15 goals and providing 19 assists. He is the first player since Jamal Musiala to achieve double digits in both goals and assists in a season.

Key points

Michael Olise named Bundesliga Player of the Season for 2025/26
Olise scored 15 goals and assisted 19 in 32 league appearances
He is the first player since Jamal Musiala to achieve double digits in goals and assists
Olise joined Bayern Munich from Crystal Palace in 2024 for €60 million
Harry Kane was the previous winner of the award in 2024/25

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MUNICH, GERMANY - MAY 16: (EDITORS NOTE: Image has been digitally enhanced.) Steffen Merkel, CEO of the DFL GmbH and Marc Lenz, CEO of the DFL GmbH hand over the Player of the Season award to Michael Olise of FC Bayern München after the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FC Köln at Allianz Arena on May 16, 2026 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Sebastian Widmann/Bundesliga/Bundesliga Collection via Getty Images) Dollar for dollar, Michael Olise has been one of Bayern Munich’s best signings of all time. The Frenchman joined *Der Rekordmeister* in 2024 from a mid-table Crystal Palace side in a transfer worth around €60m; just two years later, Olise has been named the Bundesliga player of the season. The 24-year-old winger clocked 32 league appearances for Bayern, scoring 15 goals and assisting 19 more. Olise becomes the first player, along with Luis Díaz, to finish the season with double digits in goals and assists since Jamal Musiala scored 12 and assisted 10 in the 2022/23 Bundesliga season. Olise also becomes the second Bayern player in a row to earn the award after was dubbed the honor in the 2024/25 Bundesliga season. The Frenchman, nonchalantly, accepted the award following Bayern’s 5-1 demolition of FC Köln at the Allianz Arena. Olise has been a revelation for Bayern this season, producing some of the most electric and exciting football down Bayern’s right flank since the glory days of . Considering his impact and consistency, Michael Olise is a deserved winner of the Bundesliga’s most coveted individual award. Congratulations and thank you, Michael! *If you are looking for more Bayern Munich and German national team coverage, check out the latest episodes of Bavarian Podcast Works, which you can get on , , , or any leading podcast distributor…*

Q&A

What were Michael Olise's stats for the 2025/26 Bundesliga season?

Michael Olise made 32 league appearances, scoring 15 goals and assisting 19.

Who was the previous Bundesliga Player of the Season before Michael Olise?

Harry Kane was the previous Bundesliga Player of the Season, winning the award in the 2024/25 season.

When did Michael Olise join Bayern Munich and from which club?

Michael Olise joined Bayern Munich in 2024 from Crystal Palace for around €60 million.