Maswanhise scoops Scottish Premiership Golden Boot award

Zimbabwean international and Motherwell forward Tawanda Maswanhise has been awarded the 2025-26 Scottish Premiership Golden Boot after finishing the season as the league’s top scorer with 17 goals.

He was further named Motherwell’s Young Player of the Year, capping off an incredible breakthrough campaign where he netted 22 goals across all competitions.

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Maswanhise established himself as a standout forward for Motherwell, finishing the 2025-26 season as the top scorer in the Scottish Premiership with 17 league goals. Across his breakthrough 25-26 campaign, he made 45 total appearances and scored 23 goals in all competitions, helping secure European qualification.

Other awards for Maswanhise

He was the William Hill Premiership Player of the Month in November 2025 after a stellar run of form including a double against Kilmarnock. Maswanhise initially signed on a short-term deal till January in August 2024.

A product of the Leicester City youth academy, Maswanhise developed through the ranks with the Foxes before cementing himself as a ‘shining light’ in the club’s Premier League 2 Division 1 squad.

Showing skill, flair and natural finishing ability, Maswnahise consistently gets fans off their seats and is quickly making a name for himself.

He finished his first season as joint top scorer with six goals, with Maswanhise’s biggest highlight coming at the death in a match against Dundee in May 2025, where he rose highest to head home the winner for ten-man Motherwell, which also secured their Premiership status.

In his second season, he started off in blistering fashion in the group-stage of the Premier Sports Cup, scoring four goals in four games.

That impressive form saw the club tie down Maswanhise once again, extending his contract until the summer of 2027, with the option of a further year.