Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Harry Kane Named Germany’s Player of Year After 61 Goals
Harry Kane plays football for Bayern Munich.
He scored 61 goals during the season.
His goals helped Bayern win several important trophies.
These included the Bundesliga title, the German Cup and the German Supercup.
Kane even scored three goals in the German Cup final.
German sports journalists voted him the country’s player of the year.
Vincent Kompany, Bayern’s coach, was chosen as coach of the year.
Kane won the vote over teammate Michael Olise.
Harry Kane was voted Germany’s player of the year for 2026 after scoring 61 goals for Bayern Munich.
Kane helped Bayern defend its Bundesliga title, win the German Cup and claim the German Supercup.
He scored a hat trick in Bayern’s German Cup final victory.
Kane received 272 votes, ahead of teammate Michael Olise’s 203, in a poll of 659 sports journalists.
Vincent Kompany won the coach’s award with nearly half the votes after another successful Bayern season.
- Who
- Harry Kane won Germany’s player of the year award, while Vincent Kompany won coach of the year.
- What
- Kane and Kompany received Germany’s annual football player and coach awards.
- When
- The awards were announced Sunday for the 2026 honors, after the previous season and the new season’s German Supercup.
- Where
- The awards concern German football, with Kane representing Bayern Munich.
- Why
- Kane was recognized after scoring 61 goals and helping Bayern win major trophies, while Kompany was honored after Bayern’s successful season.
- Player of the year
- Harry Kane
- Coach of the year
- Vincent Kompany
- Kane’s goals
- 61 across all competitions, including the German Supercup
- Player vote
- Kane received 272 votes; Michael Olise received 203
- Voting body
- Association of German Sports Journalists poll organized by Kicker magazine
- Bayern achievements
- Defended the Bundesliga title, won the German Cup and won the German Supercup
- Award history
- The player award has been presented since 1960, and the coaching award since 2002