Serie A Player of the Month

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Paulo Dybala has won the award a record five times. FC Salzburg gegen AS Roma (UEFA Euroleague play-off, 2023-02-16) 38 - Paulo Dybala (cropped).jpg
Paulo Dybala has won the award a record five times.
Franck Ribery won the first Player of the Month award in September 2019. Franck Ribery 2019 (cropped).jpg
Franck Ribéry won the first Player of the Month award in September 2019.

The Serie A Player of the Month, officially known as the EA Sports FC Player of the Month for sponsorship reasons, [1] is an association football award that recognises the best player each month in Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football league system. The winner is chosen by an online public vote, in which voters choose from five nominees. [2] The nominees are chosen through analysis by data tracking software, which consider statistical data, positional data and the contribution to the technical and physical efficiency of the team. [2]

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The first award was assigned to Fiorentina player Franck Ribéry for his performances in September 2019. Paulo Dybala have won the award a record five times; him, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, and Rafael Leão are the only three players to win the award multiple times in the same season, while Kvaratskhelia is the only player to win in consecutive months. Napoli players have won the award a record nine times, and they alongside Atalanta are the only clubs to have players win the award in consecutive months. Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Dybala, Dušan Vlahović and Moise Kean are the only players to win the award with two different teams: AC Milan and Inter Milan for Çalhanoğlu, Juventus and Roma for Dybala, and Fiorentina and Juventus for both Vlahović and Kean. [3]

Kalidou Koulibaly, Kim Min-jae, Alessandro Bastoni and Riccardo Calafiori are the only defenders to win the award, which has been given to 11 midfielders and 29 forwards. It has also been given to foreign players 39 times; the most represented foreign country is Argentina (nine titles), followed by Portugal (five), Serbia and Georgia (four each). The most recent winner is Roma's Paulo Dybala, who won it for his performances in December 2024. [3]

Key

List of winners

List of Serie A Player of Month winners
SeasonMonthPlayer [3] NationalityPos.ClubRef.
2019–20 September 2019 Franck Ribéry Flag of France.svg FranceFW Fiorentina [4]
October 2019 Ciro Immobile Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Lazio [5]
November 2019 Radja Nainggolan Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumMF Cagliari
December 2019 Sergej Milinković-Savić Flag of Serbia.svg SerbiaMF Lazio
January 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalFW Juventus
February 2020 Luis Alberto Flag of Spain.svg SpainMF Lazio
June 2020 Alejandro Gómez Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaMF Atalanta
July 2020 Paulo Dybala Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Juventus
2020–21 September 2020 Alejandro Gómez Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaMF Atalanta
October 2020 Zlatan Ibrahimović Flag of Sweden.svg SwedenFW AC Milan
November 2020 Cristiano Ronaldo Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalFW Juventus
December 2020 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyMF AC Milan
January 2021 Sergej Milinković-Savić Flag of Serbia.svg SerbiaMF Lazio
February 2021 Romelu Lukaku Flag of Belgium (civil).svg BelgiumFW Inter Milan
March 2021 Lorenzo Insigne Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Napoli
April 2021 Luis Muriel Flag of Colombia.svg ColombiaFW Atalanta
May 2021 Ruslan Malinovskyi Flag of Ukraine.svg UkraineMF Atalanta
2021–22 September 2021 Kalidou Koulibaly Flag of Senegal.svg SenegalDF Napoli
October 2021 Giovanni Simeone Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Hellas Verona
November 2021 Hakan Çalhanoğlu Flag of Turkey.svg TurkeyMF Inter Milan
December 2021 Dušan Vlahović Flag of Serbia.svg SerbiaFW Fiorentina
January 2022 Giacomo Raspadori Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Sassuolo
February 2022 Ruslan Malinovskyi Flag of Ukraine.svg UkraineFW Atalanta
March 2022 Victor Osimhen Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaFW Napoli
April 2022 Marcelo Brozović Flag of Croatia.svg CroatiaMF Inter Milan
May 2022 Sandro Tonali Flag of Italy.svg ItalyMF AC Milan
2022–23 August 2022 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Flag of Georgia.svg GeorgiaFW Napoli
September 2022 Kim Min-jae Flag of South Korea.svg South KoreaDF Napoli
October 2022 Rafael Leão Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalFW AC Milan
November 2022 Moise Kean Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Juventus
January 2023 Victor Osimhen Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaFW Napoli
February 2023 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Flag of Georgia.svg GeorgiaFW Napoli
March 2023 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Flag of Georgia.svg GeorgiaFW Napoli
April 2023 Rafael Leão Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalFW AC Milan
May 2023 Boulaye Dia Flag of Senegal.svg SenegalFW Salernitana
2023–24 September 2023 Rafael Leão Flag of Portugal.svg PortugalFW AC Milan
October 2023 Lautaro Martínez Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Inter Milan
November 2023 Paulo Dybala Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Roma
December 2023 Christian Pulisic Flag of the United States.svg United StatesMF AC Milan
January 2024 Dušan Vlahović Flag of Serbia.svg SerbiaFW Juventus
February 2024 Paulo Dybala Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Roma
March 2024 Alessandro Bastoni Flag of Italy.svg ItalyDF Inter Milan
April 2024 Paulo Dybala Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Roma
May 2024 Riccardo Calafiori Flag of Italy.svg ItalyDF Bologna
2024–25 August 2024 Marcus Thuram Flag of France.svg FranceFW Inter Milan
September 2024 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Flag of Georgia.svg GeorgiaFW Napoli
October 2024 Mateo Retegui Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Atalanta
November 2024 Moise Kean Flag of Italy.svg ItalyFW Fiorentina
December 2024 Paulo Dybala Flag of Argentina.svg ArgentinaFW Roma

Multiple winners

As of December 2024 award [3]

Players in bold are still active in Serie A. Players in italics are still active in professional football outside of Serie A.

RankPlayerWins
1 Flag of Argentina.svg Paulo Dybala 5
2 Flag of Georgia.svg Khvicha Kvaratskhelia 4
3 Flag of Portugal.svg Rafael Leão 3
4 Flag of Turkey.svg Hakan Çalhanoğlu 2
Flag of Argentina.svg Alejandro Gómez
Flag of Italy.svg Moise Kean
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ruslan Malinovskyi
Flag of Serbia.svg Sergej Milinković-Savić
Flag of Nigeria.svg Victor Osimhen
Flag of Portugal.svg Cristiano Ronaldo
Flag of Serbia.svg Dušan Vlahović

Awards won by club

As of December 2024 award [3]
RankClubWins
1 Napoli 9
2 Milan 7
3 Atalanta 6
Internazionale
5 Juventus 5
6 Lazio 4
Roma
8 Fiorentina 3
9 Bologna 1
Cagliari
Hellas Verona
Salernitana
Sassuolo

Awards won by nationality

As of December 2024 award [3]
RankNationalityWins
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 9
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 5
4Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 4
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of the United States.svg  United States

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