What is the 365Scores’ POTM award?
Following the success of the Silver Ring award throughout the last season, 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 January, 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 February 3rd and ending on Ferbuary 4th. The winner will be determined based on 65% of the votes from 365Scores experts and 35% from fans.
365Scores’ Player of the Month: January’s Nominees
| Name | Games | Goals | Assists | Other Stats | 365Scores Rating |
| Kylian Mbappé | 5 | 7 | 16 (Successful dribbles) | 8 Chances Created | 8.4 |
| Lamine Yamal | 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 Chances Created | 8.3 |
| Raphinha | 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 Chances Created | 7.8 |
| Michael Olise | 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 Chances Created | 7.9 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 Chances Created | 7.5 |
| Frenkie De Jong | 7 | 42 (Ball Recoveries) | 2 | 11 Chances Created | 7 |
Kylian Mbappé – Real Madrid
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 5 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8.38 | 73.13 |
Even if he played fewer games for Real Madrid, French star Kylian Mbappe remains the most dominant goalscorer of all.
Mbappe played only 5 games due to the injury he suffered during January, and yet he managed to score 7 goals and create 8 chances to his teammates, recording a 365Scores Average Total Impact Rating of 73.13, thus joining the list of the best players in January 2026 according to 365Scores.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Barcelona | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Levante | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 |
| Monaco | 6-1 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Villarreal | 2-0 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Benfica | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 |
Lamine Yamal – Barcelona
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | 32 | 8.25 | 64.35 |
Barcelona‘s gem, Lamine Yamal, who vowed to break all records before turning 19, played 8 games for the Blaugrana in January, scoring 4 goals and registering 2 assists.
During the 8 matches, Yamal created 32 chances, more than any other player, registering a 365Scores Average Total Impact Rating of 64.35.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Espanyol | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Athletic Club | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Racing Santander | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 |
| Real Sociedad | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 8.7 |
| Oviedo | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 8.7 |
| Copenhagen | 4-1 | 1 | 1 | 9.1 |
| Elche | 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 |
Raphinha – Barcelona
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 7.8 | 46.86 |
The ever-creative Brazilian Rafinha, who has been performing brilliantly since last season, continues to impress everyone with his outstanding performances with Barcelona during the 25/26 season.
Rafinha played 8 games during January, scoring 6 goals and providing 2 assists. He played a notable role in Barcelona’s victory over Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, recording a 365Scores Average Total Impact Rating of 46.86.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Espanyol | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Athletic Club | 5-0 | 2 | 1 | 9.2 |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 | 2 | 0 | 8.6 |
| Racing Santander | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Real Sociedad | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 7/3 |
| Oviedo | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 8/8 |
| Copenhagen | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 |
| Elche | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
Michael Olise – Bayern Munich
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 8 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7.9 | 54.11 |
Michael Olise continues to deliver impressive performances with Bayern Munich, whether in the German league, the Champions League, or other domestic competitions.
Olise played 8 games for the Bavarian giants, scoring 3 goals and providing 8 assists for his teammates, while creating 16 chances in those games, he also recorded a 365Scores Average Total Impact Rating of 54.11.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Salzburg | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Wolfsburg | 8-1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| Koln | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Leipzig | 5-1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Union SG | 2-0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Augsburg | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| PSV | 2-1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Hamburg | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 7.4 |
Dominik Szoboszlai – Liverpool
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 9 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7.54 | 52.79 |
Hungarian midfield mastermind Dominnik Szoboszlai has become the lung through which Liverpool breathes, despite the noticeable decline in the team’s performance since the start of the 25/26 season.
Szoboszlai played 9 games in January, scoring 3 goals and providing 2 assists, contributing significantly to the Reds gaining more points to advance in the Premier League standings in order to catch up with the Champions League qualification spots. The Hungarian player recorded a 365Scores Average Total Impact Rating of 52.79.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Leeds | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Fulham | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Arsenal | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Barnsley | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Burnley | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Marseille | 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 8.1 |
| Bournemouth | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 8.6 |
| Qarabag | 6-0 | 0 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Newcastle | 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 |
Frenkie De Jong – Barcelona
| Games | Goals | Assists | Chances Created | 365Scores Rating | Total Impact Rating |
| 7 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6.87 | 43.76 |
Barca’s star, Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong, delivered an outstanding performance during January 2026 and contributed significantly to winning the first title of the new season with Hansi Flick, after winning the Spanish Super Cup against Real Madrid.
Frenkie played 7 matches, during which he provided two assists for his teammates, while creating 11 chances during those matches, earning an impact rating of 43.76.
Individual Match Statistics
| Opponent | Result | Goals | Assists | 365Scores Rating |
| Espanyol | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Athletic Club | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Real Madrid | 3-2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 |
| Real Sociedad | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Slavia Prague | 4-2 | 0 | 1 | 7.9 |
| Oviedo | 3-0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Elche | 3-1 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
Vote – Who is the best player of January?
