Brison wins Young Player of the Year award
Brison Fernandes' form earned him his maiden India call-up this season
Panaji:
FC Goa
midfielder Brison Fernandes won the Young Player of the Year award at the Football Players Association of India's (FPAI) Indian Football Awards 2025 in Shillong, on Sunday.
Winners across categories were selected through a player-led voting process, where active players from across the country cast their votes.
Brison played an instrumental role for Goa this season under coach Manolo Marquez where the 24-year-old scored seven goals and had two assists in the
Indian Super League
(ISL). His impressive ISL form also earned him his maiden national team call-up, something that he had always been waiting for, against Bangladesh in the Asian Cup 2027 final round qualifiers.
Brison helped Goa clinch the Super Cup after they trounced Jamshedpur FC 3-0 in the final. Brison was earlier named the ISL 2024-25 Emerging Player of the Season.
Awardees: Young Player of the Year: Brison Fernandes (FC Goa), Foreign Player of the Year: Alaaeddine Ajaraie (NorthEast United FC), Indian Player of the Year:
Sunil Chhetri
(Bengaluru FC), I-League Player of the Year: Edmund Lalrindika (Inter Kashi FC), Coach of the Year: Khalid Jamil (Jamshedpur FC), Women's Indian Player of the Year: Pyari Xaxa (Odisha FC), Women's Young Player of the Year: Naorem Priyanka Devi (East Bengal).
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