As a result, he becomes the third Ghanaian player in history to receive the honour, following in the footsteps of Tony Yeboah and Andre Ayew.
The winger, who only joined City from AFC Bournemouth in January, hit the ground running in his first full month at the Etihad, producing a string of performances that saw him edge out a highly competitive shortlist including Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres, Brentford’s Dango Ouattara, Manchester United’s Benjamin Sesko, Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk, and City teammate Nico O’Reilly.
City moved swiftly to secure Semenyo’s signature on January 9th, 2026, announcing that the 26-year-old had signed a five-and-a-half-year contract worth a reported £64 million.
On his very first appearance in sky blue, Semenyo scored and assisted in a 10-1 FA Cup thrashing of Exeter City.
Within days, he was opening the scoring in a League Cup semi-final against Newcastle United.
A February to remember
Semenyo featured in all five of City’s Premier League fixtures in February, with the Blues recording four wins and a draw. His three goals and one assist were central to a run that has left City unbeaten in their last seven league matches and firmly in contention at the top of the table.
His month began with a clinical left-footed finish in a 2-2 draw at Tottenham Hotspur, providing an early sign of his quality.
He then turned in a commanding display against Fulham, scoring an instinctive finish and threading a slide-rule pass assist through for teammate O’Reilly in a commanding 3-0 home victory.
He rounded off February with arguably the most important goal of the lot: a poacher’s effort at Leeds United, the only goal of the game, securing a crucial three points in City’s title push.
The award adds to an already impressive season tally. With 15 Premier League goals to his name across the campaign, only Erling Haaland (22) and Brentford’s Igor Thiago (18) have been more prolific in front of goal.
A place in Ghanaian football history
Semenyo’s triumph makes him only the third Ghanaian player ever to win the Premier League Player of the Month award, an achievement that places him in the most distinguished of company.
The first was Leeds United striker Yeboah, who claimed the award twice in 1995: once in March, and again in September of that year, a period that coincided with some of the most breathtaking goals ever seen in English football.
Yeboah’s thunderous volleys against Wimbledon and Liverpool in the 1995/96 season remain the stuff of Premier League legend.
Twenty years on, Ayew became the second Ghanaian to earn the distinction when he won the award in August 2015, having made a stunning start to his Swansea City career following his free transfer from Marseille.
His early-season form was the talk of the Premier League, and the recognition served to showcase the influence Ghanaian players have had on English football’s top flight.
Now Semenyo joins that roll of honour and becomes the second City player to win the monthly award this season, after Erling Haaland scooped it in September.
