As if the three points weren't enough, Soumaila Diabate had extra reason to celebrate on Thursday evening, receiving the Player of the Month award for October! With over 3,400 votes, over 50 percent, the Malian beat Alex Schlager, Edmund Baidoo and Sota Kitano to the honour.

To celebrate, as always, the winner's name and number will be included free with every jersey purchase for one week in the Bullshop and online (using the code DIABATE5)

1st - Soumaila Diabate (51.32 %)

Our midfield workhorse is the epitome of stability and proved once again in October that he is the backbone of our team. As a defensive midfielder in front of the back line, intercepting countless balls, winning tackles, and therefore preventing plenty of dangerous counter-attacks, he has stood out as a quiet but indispensable hero in the middle of the park. Soumaila also scored a goal in the 2-1 home win against Rapid.

2nd - Alex Schlager (24.41 %)

Our number one was the usual reliable presence in goal and withstood all kinds of pressure in October. He particularly shone in the home game against Rapid (2-1), where he secured the victory with a club-record tally of twelve saves. Alex also kept a clean sheet against Austria Vienna.

3rd - Edmund Baidoo (16.61 %)

His speed and goalscoring instinct make him a constant threat. Eddie is also a man to deliver in the decisive moments. With his goals against Ferencvaros and SCR Altach, and his assists against Austria Vienna (x2), Rapid and Tirol, the Ghanaian amassed a total of six goal contributions in October.

4th - Sota Kitano (7.66 %)

The Japanese player was often our driving force in attack in October with his tireless running and goal-scoring threat. His highlight was undoubtedly his star performance in the 3-0 away win against Austria Vienna, where Sota was instrumental in all three goals, even scoring one himself. In the Austrian Klassiker against Rapid Vienna, the whirlwind also scored the winning goal in a 2-1 win.

Result

Soumaila Diabate is your Player of the Month for October!