“A leading figure in athlete self-expression”: inspirational United women’s star wins fitting accolade – official

Manchester United Women star Melvine Malard has had a very successful season so far. United career The 25 year old spend six seasons at Lyon, winning the Champions League in four of those seasons. She spent the 2023-2024 season on loan at United and made her move permanent in 2024. Malard has scored six goals this season, including two goals in the Champions League versus Paris Saint-Germain and Wolfsburg. Next month, she will face her former side in Europe when they travel to England to face Marc Skinner’s side in the Champions League. Award The club’s official website has announced that this season has got even better for the French international. The Manchester United Women X account stated that, “Melvine Malard wins Footballer Fits Women’s Personality of the Year award.” It also goes on to say that, “a leading figure in athlete self-expression. Congrats Melvine, proud of you.” Melvine Malard wins Footballer Fits Women’s Personality of the Year award 🥇 A leading figure in athlete self-expression. Congrats Melvine, proud of you 💫 pic.twitter.com/gJyM6SPHG0 — Manchester United Women (@ManUtdWomen) November 21, 2025 Football Fits, a platform promoting athlete self-expression on and off the pitch, said “the Manchester United and France baller has been a leading figure in athlete self-expression across the WSL and beyond in 2025, doing so with a smile on her face throughout.” The club’s official website claimed, “Malard, whose infectious character has helped her become a fan favourite since she first joined United in 2023, collected the award at a special awards ceremony in London on Thursday.” Posting on her social media after the event she claimed, “very grateful to be named Personality of the Year Womens with footballer fits.” She continued, “thank you to @jord11clarke and the Team for creating this platform that allows us, as footballers, to keep creating, imagining and daring to express ourselves differently. Because football is part of who we are, but it doesn’t define everything. Style, self-expression, identity… that’s also what makes us feel alive.” Melvine Malard Man United stats SeasonAppearancesGoals 2023-2024297 2024-2025266 2025-2026166 Souce: Wikipedia Featured image Alex Livesey via Getty Images – The Peoples Person has been one of the world’s leading Man United news sites for over a decade. Follow us on Bluesky: @peoplesperson.bsky.social Alex Browne Alex is a huge Manchester United fan, inspired by greats of his homeland such as George Best, Harry Gregg and Norman Whiteside. Alex has a Master’s degree from Queen’s University Belfast and La Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain. Having lived in the country since 2011, Alex is The Peoples Person’s Spanish football expert and is fluent in both Spanish and Catalan. He dreams of witnessing a United captain triumphantly hoisting the Premier League and Champions League trophy in the air once more.