The EA Sports Player Of The Month award for January was given to the footballer of Napoli, Victor OsimhenThe trophy will be awarded during the pre-match of Napoli-Cremonese, scheduled for Sunday 12 February 2023 at 20.45 at the 'Diego Armando Maradona' stadium in Naples.
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Victor Osimhen was the most voted by fans on the site http://serieapotm.easports.com/, beating champions of the calibre of Paulo Dybala (Rome), lautaro martinez (Inter), Ademola Lookman (Atalanta), Luis Alberto (Lazio).
Osimhen defeated 4 other opponents
The quintet was selected taking into account the advanced analyses of Performance Stats, created starting from the tracking data recorded with the system hawk-eye.The rating system, patented in 2010 with K sport and scientifically validated, it considers not only statistical data and technical events, but also positional data.
This allows us to analyse crucial aspects such as movement without the ball and therefore optimal movements, game choices, contribution to the technical and physical efficiency of the team, which allow for an objective and qualitative evaluation of the performance. For the final calculation, matchdays from 16th to 20th of the Serie A TIM 2022/2023.
“In the month of January, Victor Osimhen confirmed himself as a true Top Player, one of the strongest strikers on the international scene,” said Luigi De Siervo, CEO of Lega Serie A. “With 5 goals in five games, the Nigerian centre-forward consolidated his place at the top of the scorers’ charts and demonstrated once again his role as leader in a team that never ceases to amaze.
With Osimhen it is the third time that Napoli players have been rewarded
In fact, it is the third time in five months that a Neapolitan footballer has been awarded as best of the month, a testament to Napoli's ability to discover and develop great talents".
Article published on 10 February 2023 - 14:33
