Joao Palhinha named Bundesliga's biggest disappointment by fellow players

Joao Palhinha has been voted the biggest disappointment among Bundesliga outfield players in Kicker's traditional end-of-season player survey.
A total of 216 footballers from all 18 Bundesliga clubs took part in the anonymous poll, with 13.4 percent selecting Palhinha as the most underwhelming player of the season.
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The Portugal international joined Bayern Munich last summer for a reported €51 million and endured a difficult debut campaign. Plagued by injuries and unable to secure a regular starting spot under Vincent Kompany, Palhinha struggled to live up to expectations.
Borussia Dortmund's Julian Brandt came in second with 10.2% of the votes, followed by Bayer Leverkusen's Victor Boniface (6.9%), VfB Stuttgart's Deniz Undav (5.6%), and RB Leipzig's Xavi Simons (4.6%).
At the other end of the spectrum, Florian Wirtz was named the most impressive outfield player, receiving 28.2% of the votes.
The Bayer Leverkusen star narrowly edged out Bayern's Michael Olise (26.4%), with Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy (4.2%), former Eintracht Frankfurt striker Omar Marmoush (4.2%), Bayern's Harry Kane (3.7%), and Stuttgart's Nick Woltemade (3.7%) rounding out the top selections.
Mainz's Robin Zentner was voted the league's most impressive goalkeeper with 19.9% of the votes, while Bochum's Patrick Drewes was chosen as the most disappointing goalkeeper, earning 13.9% of the votes in that category.

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