Lionel Messi named La Liga Player of the Month for 1st time
Reuters
Barcelona star Lionel Messi was named La Liga Player of the Month for January, the Spanish top flight announced Friday. And amazingly, it's the first time he's been bestowed with the honour.
The award, which was first given to then-Atletico Madrid forward Diego Costa in September 2013, is an association football award that credits outstanding league performances.
El argentino del @FCBarcelona_es ha logrado seis goles en cinco partidos #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/GpG8h0YY8K
— LaLiga (@LaLiga) February 12, 2016
"Barcelona has a balance of four wins and a draw, where the No. 10 has scored six goals. He registered a hat trick against Granada CF and scored against Atletico Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and Malaga CF," a statement on La Liga's site announced Friday.
(Courtesy: La Liga)
| Month | Year | Nathionality | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. | 2013 | Brazil | Diego Costa | Atletico Madrid |
| Oct. | 2013 | Spain | Koke | Atletico Madrid |
| Nov. | 2013 | Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
| Dec. | 2013 | Mexico | Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad |
| Jan. | 2014 | Croatia | Ivan Rakitic | Sevilla |
| Feb. | 2014 | Brazil | Rafinha | Celta Vigo |
| March | 2014 | Costa Rica | Keylor Navas | Levante |
| April | 2014 | Uruguay | Diego Godin | Atletico Madrid |
| May | 2014 | Uruguay | Diego Godin | Atletico Madrid |
| Sept. | 2014 | Spain | Nolito | Celta Vigo |
| Oct. | 2014 | France | Karim Benzema | Real Madrid |
| Nov. | 2014 | Mexico | Carlos Vela | Real Sociedad |
| Dec. | 2014 | Argentina | Luciano Vietto | Villareal |
| Jan. | 2015 | France | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid |
| Feb. | 2015 | Spain | Alberto Bueno | Rayo Vallecano |
| March | 2015 | Spain | Vitolo | Sevilla |
| April | 2015 | France | Antoine Griezmann | Atletico Madrid |
| May | 2015 | Portugal | Cristiano Ronaldo | Real Madrid |
| Sept. | 2015 | Spain | Nolito | Celta Vigo |
| Oct. | 2015 | Spain | Borja Baston | Eibar |
| Nov. | 2015 | Brazil | Neymar | Barcelona |
| Dec. | 2015 | Spain | Lucas Perez | Deportivo |
| Jan. | 2016 | Argentina | Lionel Messi | Barcelona |
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