SC Freiburg has named Noah Atubolu Player of the Season 2025/26. The 24-year-old goalkeeper impressed in the Bundesliga and Europa League. After playing every minute in the Bundesliga and Europa League in the 2025/26 season, he held six league clean sheets. In September, he set a league record of five consecutive penalty stops. His form was recognized first in Germany and then abroad. He received his first call-up to the German national team in October and narrowly missed Julian Nagelsmann's World Cup squad. Besides transfer rumors, he could move this summer. In February, he helped SC Freiburg win 1-0 against Werder Bremen with 10 men. Against Bremen, he made 11 saves, one penalty stop, and conceded none. Mio Backhaus has since joined SC Freiburg as a potential replacement for Atubolu. In the voting, Johan Manzambi received three of ten votes, scoring five Bundesliga goals and four assists, while Igor Matanović and Matthias Ginter each received one vote. Matanović also made Croatia's squad for the summer, and Ginter missed only two matches.