​Who has been Sunderland’s best player so far this season?Sunderland have enjoyed a solid start to the 2026/27 season under Regis Le Bris, with some impressive performances against the likes of Arsenal and Manchester City going unrewarded in terms of points.Heading into the international break, there have been multiple standouts for the Black Cats so far this season, in every department of the field encompassing defenders, midfielders and attackers.In defence, the likes of Nordi Mukiele, Kevin Danso and Dan Ballard have impressed, with the latter unfortunately suffering a hamstring injury for Northern Ireland which could keep Ballard on the Stadium of Light sidelines for several weeks.Within midfield, captain Granit Xhaka and creator-in-chief Enzo Le Fee have been in typically superlative form, alongside fellow central midfielder Noah Sadiki.Up front, Brian Brobbey was rewarded for his efforts with an emphatic hat-trick at Man City before the break, but he has also suffered a worrying hamstring strain during the international period, leaving Sunderland nervously awaiting a diagnosis.However, of the aforementioned Sunderland standouts, there is one who has been the most pivotal to the Black Cats’ opening weeks of the campaign.Enzo Le Fee celebrates scoring penalty against AZ Alkmaar (Action Images via Reuters)  Why Enzo Le Fee Has Been Sunderland’s Best Player This SeasonOf all the above Sunderland stars, as well as honourable mentions Thomas Meunier and Wilson Isidor, Le Fee deserves the supporter’s prize of player of the season thus far in my eyes.In terms of FotMob average ratings for Premier League clashes, Xhaka takes the top spot at 7.37, with the Frenchman in second at 7.26, and although the Swiss veteran has been typically imperative to Sunderland’s exploits, there have been occasional sub-par performances heading into the break.Overall, Le Fee has been absolutely crucial to Sunderland’s prospects across every game he has played in, contributing in every capacity for the Black Cats.So far in the Premier League, Le Fee has netted the equaliser at Brentford with a coolly dispatched penalty to right the wrongs from his failed panenka in last season’s reverse fixture in an outstanding, man of the match-worthy performance against one of the top flight’s most difficult opponents.Unfortunately for the inventive Frenchman, his penalty the following week was saved by the outstretched fingertips of Gunners goalkeeper David Raya, but Le Fee responded in commendable fashion just four days later.In Sunderland’s historic Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar, Le Fee enjoyed his best performance of the season, and potentially thus far in his Black Cats career since arriving from Roma in the mid-season window of the promotion-winning Championship campaign.Against the Eredivisie leaders, Le Fee created the joint-most chances (four) of any player on the Stadium of Light field, had the most touches (eight) of any player in their opposition’s box, and won the