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Chelsea
Chelsea striker claims the prize after scoring twice and assisting twice in August
Chelsea striker Joao Pedro has won the EA SPORTS Player of the Month award for August.
It is the first time the 24-year-old has won the award and he is the first Chelsea player to do so since Cole Palmer in September 2024.
Joao Pedro becomes the seventh Brazilian winner after Juninho, Edu, David Luiz, Lucas Moura, Rodrigo Muniz and Igor Thiago.
The former Brighton & Hove Albion forward topped the vote after scoring two goals and providing two assists as Chelsea won their first two matches of the new campaign.
In the Blues’ 3-2 victory at Fulham, Joao Pedro netted after just 31 seconds with a flick over Bernd Leno, before laying the ball off for Palmer to score the decisive goal.
Then, in Chelsea’s 4-3 home win against his former club Brighton, he finished well for his side’s third goal, before setting up Palmer once again for the winner.
Joao Pedro led an eight-man shortlist that included his team-mate Palmer, as well as Riccardo Calafiori (Arsenal), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), Mamadou Sangare (Brentford), Konstantinos Tzolakis (Hull City) and Yoane Wissa (Newcastle United).
He won after the public’s votes on the EA SPORTS website were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
(FIFA)
