The nominees are for December’s Fan Player of the Month award in the Liberty A-League!
Throughout the 2023-24 Liberty A-League season, 10 players will be selected every month on a shortlist for you, the fans, to select from in voting for Player of the Month.
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The season kicked off with a conjoined October/November voting process, with Wellington Phoenix goalkeeper Rylee Foster earning the honours after a brilliant start to the campaign.
The 10 nominees are selected via the Opta Index, with the 10 highest-scoring players in the index nominated each month.
You can cast your vote via the A-Leagues social media channels.
Here are the nominees for this month…
Morgan Aquino – Perth Glory
- Opta index: 90.4
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 4
- Saves: 29
- Clean sheets: 1
Millie Farrow – Perth Glory
- Opta index: 87.3
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 5
Emina Ekic – Melbourne City
- Opta index: 81.8
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 4
- Assists: 1
Chloe Lincoln – Canberra United
- Opta index: 81.5
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 3
- Saves: 19
Sham Khamis – Western Sydney Wanderers
- Opta index: 77.4
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 2
- Saves: 13
- Clean sheets: 1
Rylee Foster – Wellington Phoenix
- Opta index: 76.6
- Position: GKP
- Appearances: 3
- Saves: 21
- Clean sheets: 0
Wurigumula – Central Coast Mariners
- Opta index: 75.7
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 2
Kurea Okino – Melbourne Victory
- Opta index: 74.9
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 2
Mia Corbin – Brisbane Roar
- Opta index: 74.4
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 1
Sophie Harding – Western Sydney Wanderers
- Opta index: 73.3
- Position: FWD
- Appearances: 4
- Goals: 3
- Assists: 1
What is the Opta Index?
Opta defines it as follows: The Player Index is based on totals in a variety of statistics for each player. The index score uses subcomponents (such as shooting, passing, defending), corresponding to different qualitative aspects of a player’s performance.
These component scores are combined to create an overall rating for each player. The formula that works out the overall match rating have been developed by Opta’s own team of data scientists in conjunction with our award-winning Data Editorial team.
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