What is the 365Scores’ POTM award?
Following the success of the Silver Ring award throughout the last season 2024/2025, 365Scores is bringing back the same award at the end of each month and throughout the current football season 2025/2026 as well, to choose the best player of the month in the top five leagues in Europe.
365Scores experts have set special criteria for selecting the names that will compete for the Player of the Month award each time, the most important of which is the extent of these players’ impact in terms of performance on their clubs and national teams.
Five names were revealed after the end of October, and 365Scores followers everywhere will be allowed to participate in the selection through a vote that will be put forward.
Criteria for Selection
- Player statistics and performance during the month’s matches.
- The influence of the players on their clubs’ matches and their contributions to changing the course of games.
Voting Process - The voting will last for 36 hours, starting on September 3rd and ending on September 4th. The winner will be determined based on 65% of the votes from 365Scores experts and 35% from fans.
365Scores’ Player of the Month: October’s Nominees
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Other Stats | 365Scores Rating |
| Harry Kane | 6 | 7 | 10 (Ball recoveries) | 5 Chances Created | 8 |
| Kylian Mbappé | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 Chances Created | 8.4 |
| Erling Haaland | 6 | 9 | 6 (Ball recoveries) | 8 Successful Aerial Duels | 8.0 |
| Nuno Mendes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 Chances Created | 8.2 |
| Gabriel | 7 | 1 | 32 (Clearances) | 7 Clean Sheets | 7.4 |
Harry Kane – Bayern Munich
| Games | Goals | Ball Recoveries | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating |
| 6 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
English striker Harry Kane continues to spread magic on German pitches once again, having appeared with Bayern Munich in 6 matches across various competitions, during which he scored 7 goals.
Harry Kane created 5 chances, made 6 dribbles and provided 24 long balls to the attacking line, while clearing 7 balls and recovering 10 balls during the six matches.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Frankfurt vs Bayern Munich | 0-3 | 1 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Latvia vs England | 0-5 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 |
| Bayern Munich vs Dortmund | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Bayern Munich vs Club Brugge | 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Gladbach vs Bayern Munich | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Koln vs Bayern Munich | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 8.3 |
Kylian Mbappé – Real Madrid
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8.4 |
The star of October in La Liga and Real Madrid, the Ninja managed to appear with Los Blancos in 5 matches across various competitions, during which he scored 4 goals and made 2 assists for his teammates.
Apart from his prominent role in creating 20 opportunities for his teammates in the Royal team during the five matches, which contributed to him obtaining 75.73 points in the impact assessment, which is an exclusive measure for 365Scores that does not depend on scoring or creating goals, but rather measures the extent of the player’s impact on his team in terms of offensive and defensive impact throughout the match.
Mbappe also received a rating of 8.4 out of 10, the highest rating for a player of the month, placing him among the nominees for Player of the Month for October in the 365Scores vote.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Real Madrid vs Villarreal | 3-1 | 1 | 1 | 8.7 |
| France vs Azerbaijan | 3-0 | 1 | 1 | 9.7 |
| Getafe vs Real Madrid | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Real Madrid vs Juventus | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Real Madrid vs Barcelona | 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
Erling Haaland – Man City
| Games | Goals | Assists | Successful Ground Duels | 365Scores Rating |
| 6 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 8.4 |
Norwegian Erling Haaland shone, outperforming everyone after scoring 9 goals in 6 matches played during October 2025.
Haaland almost ate everything with Manchester City and the Norwegian national team, earning a rating of 8.4 out of 10, and his average impact rating in October was 60.89.
He also achieved 5 successful ground duels, 8 successful aerial duels, recovered the ball 6 times, and appeared to be Manchester City’s top scorer during October.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Monaco vs Man City | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Brentford vs Man City | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Norway vs Israel | 5-0 | 3 | 0 | 9.5 |
| Man City vs Everton | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 8.4 |
| Villarreal vs Man City | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Aston Villa vs Man City | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Nuno Mendes – PSG
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating |
| 7 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 8.2 |
The ever-brilliant Nuno Mendes, a Paris Saint-Germain player, played 7 matches in October, scoring 3 goals and providing 3 assists for his teammates.
Mendes also created 19 chances, delivered 14 long balls, in addition to 7 successful dribbles, 8 successful crosses, while intercepting the ball 6 times and recovering the ball 36 times, more than any other player nominated in the October Player of the Month vote.
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Barcelona vs PSG | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Lille vs PSG | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Portugal vs Ireland | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Portugal vs Hungary | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| PSG vs Strasbourg | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | ——– |
| Leverkusen vs PSG | 2-7 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Lorient vs PSG | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
Gabriel – Arsenal
| Games | Goals | Assists | Clean Sheets | 365Scores Rating |
| 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7.4 |
The unsung hero of Arsenal‘s system this season is Gabriel, who has played 7 games for the Gunners, scoring one goal and making two assists.
Gabriel’s goal for the Gunners was decisive and put the team deservedly at the top of the English Premier League.
Gabriel delivered 14 successful long balls, 5 successful ground duels and 11 successful aerial duels, created 3 chances, and kept 7 clean sheets out of the 7 matches he played throughout October.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Arsenal vs Olympiakos | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Arsenal vs West Ham | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| South Korea vs Brazil | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Fulham vs Arsenal | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Arsenal vs Atletico Madrid | 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 8.8 |
| Arsenal vs Crystal Palace | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 |
| Arsenal vs Brighton | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Vote – Who is the best player of October?
