Named best player in Ligue 1 for the month of November, Lille’s Jonathan David knows his successor. This Sunday, it was Marseillais Mason Greenwood who found himself officially distinguished, despite competition from the aforementioned Losc scorer and Lyonnais Rayan Cherki.
With 38% of the votes cast, the Phocaean will-o-the-wisp is ahead of the Gone and the Mastiff, credited with 33% and 29% of the votes respectively. A year earlier, in December 2023, an Olympian was also honored in this way: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who thus became the first Marseillais to inherit this symbolic title since Mario Balotelli in March 2019.
The most decisive player in L1
Arriving in Ligue 1 amid controversy, the 23-year-old Englishman is no less impressive on the pitch, it is true. In 17 days of the championship, the former Mancunian has already compiled 11 goals and three assists – which makes him the top scorer in L1 (tied with Jonathan David) but also and above all the most decisive player in the elite .
It’s number 26e time that an Olympian has inherited the title of best Ligue 1 player of the month since the opening of the list in 2003. Only PSG does better with a total of 49 distinctions – the most recent for the benefit of Bradley Barcola last September.
