Cardiff City have opened voting for their 2025/26 Player of the Season award, with the Bluebirds faithful set to decide the winner ahead of the club’s Awards Evening on April 25. City have named a six-man shortlist: Joel Bagan Nathan Trott Ryan Wintle Rubin Colwill Yousef Salech Dylan Lawlor There are strong cases across the board, but the shortlist also raises an interesting question… Is there one key name missing? Before exploring that, here’s a closer look at each of the n
Cardiff City have been proactive this season with a clear strategy to secure the futures of their young talent in the Welsh capital. Vice-captain Rubin Colwill signed a new deal until the summer of 2030 on Monday, while fellow academy graduate Cian Ashford (21) also penned a new contract running until 2030. Earlier this season, in their first campaigns as professional footballers with the Bluebirds, Dylan Lawlor (20) and Ronan Kpakio (18) signed deals until 2029 and 2030, res