Suwon FC’s Lee Seung-woo, a professional soccer player, was selected as the K-League ‘Player of August’.
The Korean Professional Football League announced on the 14th that Lee Seung-woo was selected as the August winner of the ‘EA Sports K-League Player of the Month Award’, sponsored by Electronic Arts (EA), the official video game partner of the K-League.
Lee Seung-woo was selected as the K-League Player of the Month for the second time in his career, following June of last year. Lee Seung-woo played in all rounds 25 to 28 of K League 1, which was the subject of August player evaluation, and scored three goals.
In particular, in the 25th round ‘Suwon Derby’ against Suwon Samsung on the 5th of last month, he scored the team’s second goal in extra time in the first half, leading to a 2-0 victory. Lee Seung-woo, who played as a central midfielder in the game at the time, showed off his versatility in the midfield in addition to scoring, and was selected as the MVP of the 25th round. 토토사이트
The August Player of the Month Award was evaluated on a total of four games from the 25th to 28th rounds of K League 1. The candidates included Uhm Seong-seong (Gwangju), Seung-woo Lee (Suwon FC), Gerso (Incheon), and Thiago (Daejeon). As a result of the vote, ‘Suwon FC’s ace’ Lee Seung-woo won the award with a combined score of 37.09 points, beating second place Thiago (29.85).
The Player of the Month Award is selected after first selecting a group of candidates through a vote (60%) by the Professional Football League Technical Research Group (TSG) among players who were selected as Most Valuable Player (MOM), Best 11, and MVP in K-League 1 matches held over the course of a month.
For these candidates, a fan vote (25%) on the K League’s official website and an EA Sports FIFA Online 4 user vote (15%) will be conducted, and the results of the three items will be added together to give an award to the player who obtained the highest converted score.
Lee Seung-woo ranked second (18.46%) following Thiago (20%) in the first technical committee vote, and received the most support in the K-League fan vote (9.10%) and FIFA Online 4 user vote (9.52%), respectively. With a score of 37.09 points, he beat Thiago (29.85 points). Seungwoo Lee will receive a trophy and prize money produced by EA Sports.