On Friday, Lega Serie A announced that SSC Napoli winger Khvicha Kvaratskhelia was voted the EA Sports Player of the Month for February. Kvaratskhelia will be presented with the trophy prior to Napoli’s match against Atalanta at the Stadio Maradona on Saturday.
The Georgian received the most votes by fans in a poll that included Federico Baschirotto (Lecce), Angel Di Maria (Juventus), Aleksej Miranchuk (Torino) and teammate Victor Osimhen (Napoli). The five best players of the month were selected taking into account the advanced analysis of Stats Perform, created from the tracking data recorded with their Hawk-Eye system.
It’s the fourth time this season that a Napoli player has won the award and the second time for Kvaratskhelia, who also earned the award for August. Kim Min-jae earned the award for September and Victor Osimhen was Player of the Month for January. Lega Serie A CEO Luigi De Siervo commented on the award.
“Kvaratskhelia is the first player to win the EA Sports Player Of The Month twice in the same season. Month after month, the Georgian winger has confirmed his excellent impact in our league, thanks to his goalscoring skills and his ability to serve assists for his teammates. In fact, Spalletti’s winger has already scored 10 goals so far and leads the assists chart with 9 passes. His dribbling ability, personality, determination and creativity make him an essential part of the Napoli side that is leading the league and already one of the stars of the present and future of Serie A and international football”
