{"id":34885,"date":"2026-01-14T12:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T11:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/noticia\/mata-named-a-league-player-of-the-month-for-december\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T13:02:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:02:01","slug":"mata-named-a-league-player-of-the-month-for-december","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/juanmata8.com\/en\/new\/mata-named-a-league-player-of-the-month-for-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Mata, named A-League Player of the Month for December"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Juan Mata has been named A-League Player of the Month for December. The award, presented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/pfa.net.au\">PFA (Professional Footballers Australia)<\/a>, recognises outstanding performances and comes from one of the country\u2019s most respected institutions, with more than 30 years of history. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Asturian midfielder topped the players\u2019 vote, while Nepalese forward Sabita \u2018Samba\u2019 Bhandari claimed the award in the women\u2019s category. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PFA highlighted \u201cJuan\u2019s key role in Melbourne Victory\u2019s resurgence, performing his duties as an attacking midfielder to perfection and helping the team <strong>secure three consecutive wins<\/strong> before the end of the year.\u201d The organisation also underlined his four assists and the 34 chances he created during the month.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Critical acclaim for the Spanish maestro. \ud83d\udc4f<br \/><br \/>Congratulations to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gomvfc?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gomvfc<\/a>&#8216;s Juan Mata on being voted by the players as the Austraffic PFA A-League Men Player of the Month for December. \ud83e\udd29<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SupportingThePlayers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SupportingThePlayers<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BuildingTheGame?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BuildingTheGame<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zvaf3V26s\">pic.twitter.com\/1zvaf3V26s<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Professional Footballers Australia (@thepfa) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/thepfa\/status\/2010970069434540413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tanto Juan como Bhandar recibir\u00e1n por parte de la PFA un bal\u00f3n con un dise\u00f1o especial que se entrega cada mes. Adem\u00e1s, podr\u00e1n donar 10 pelotas a asociaciones ben\u00e9ficas que ellos mismos elijan.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Juan Mata has been named A-League Player of the Month for December after winning the public vote. 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