Le Tissier named March Player of the Month

Wednesday 01 April 2026 15:30

Manchester United Women captain Maya Le Tissier has been chosen by fans as the team's Player of the Month for March.

Our ever-reliable skipper was the choice of most supporters that headed to the United App and ManUtd.com to vote in our poll.

Le Tissier earned 45 per cent of all selections, to top the standings, ahead of fellow nominees Melvine Malard (34 per cent) and Julia Zigiotti (21 per cent).

Thank you to everyone who got involved.

Women's Player of the Month | Vote for one of our three March nominees here...poll

Women's Player of the Month | Vote for one of our three March nominees here...

It was a tricky month in terms of results for the team, with just one win in five, but the defender continued to lead the side out with pride and didn't miss a single minute of the action.

Maya produced a brilliant last-ditch tackle on Alyssa Thompson to stop the Chelsea forward scoring in our first Subway Women's League Cup final and, while United wanted three points away to West Ham on our return to league action three days later, Le Tissier stood out as we limited the Hammers' scoring opportunities in the 0-0 draw, and was later named our Player of the Match.

The England international then helped us get back to winning ways against Everton, before captaining the Reds in the Old Trafford meetings with Bayern Munich and Manchester City, towards the end of March.

Against Bayern, our no.4 scored her second penalty of the UEFA Champions League campaign and it was her corner that Hanna Lundkvist later headed home, as we were narrowly beaten in the first leg of our quarter-final tie.

Maya is hoping to help United turn that 3-2 aggregate deficit around when we play away to the Bavarians, in the second leg tonight (Wednesday, 17:45 BST kick-off).

The centre-back last claimed our Player of the Month prize in May 2025, and becomes the fourth winner of the award, presented by club partner Estee Lauder, this season.

Elisabeth Terland won the first two editions, for August and September, before a hat-trick of successes for Jess Park across October, November and December.

Phallon Tullis-Joyce scooped January's gong for her new-year form, before Park's magnificent term continued into February as she received the trophy for a fourth time.

Both Le Tissier and Park have been named in the England Lionesses squad that was announced on Tuesday, for the upcoming April internationals against Spain and Iceland.

Malard wins Goal of the Month Video

Malard wins Goal of the Month

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Earlier this afternoon, we confirmed that Malard's stoppage-time winner against Everton was the supporters' pick in March's Goal of the Month running.

The French forward's header, our latest winner in WSL history, earned a majority 35 per cent of the vote in those stakes.

Le Tissier wasn't far off an awards-double, as her penalty against Bayern came second in the poll, ahead of efforts from Terland and Lundkvist.

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