Alisha Lehmann played 9 matches, started only 5, and scored a single goal. Leicester City Women lost every match in which she was on the pitch. And yet, fans voted her Player of the Season.
The 27-year-old Swiss player joined the club in January 2026 from Juventus, accumulating just 415 minutes over the entire campaign. She also won the Goal of the Season award for a goal against her former team, Aston Villa, in March. With more than 15,5 million followers on Instagram, her popularity seems to have carried more weight than her on-field numbers.
Leicester is flirting with relegation from the WSL, and social media did not spare the contrast: what should matter more in an award like this, goals or followers?