German footballers' union elects Wirtz as player of the season, Woltemade named best newcomer
The German footballers' union elected their standout player of the campaign and the best newcomer of 2024-25.
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Florian Wirtz has been voted as the Bundesliga player of the season by his fellow footballers in Germany.
The Vereinigung der Vertragsfußballspieler, or German professional footballers' union, selected the 22-year-old as the standout performer with 29.1% of the vote.
Leverkusen's talisman had to fend off stiff competition from Bayern Munich duo Harry Kane (20%) and Michael Olise (17%).
Meanwhile the same players' union also elected their best newcomer of the 2024-25 Bundesliga campaign.
VfB Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade came out on top with 31.7% of the votes ahead of Michael Olise (13.8%) and TSG Hoffenheim's Tom Bischof (9%).
