Bayer Leverkusen striker Viktor Bonifatius and SC Freiburg goalkeeper Noah Atubol have been nominated for the Bundesliga’s Rookie of the Month award for August, Soccernet.ng reports.
Both players won the award after impressing their respective clubs in the first few weeks of the 2023/24 season.
Bonifatius took the Bundesliga by storm this summer when he joined Leverkusen from Belgian club Union Saint Giroise. The 22-year-old forward has scored four goals and contributed two assists in just three of his league games in Germany.
Bonifatius scored two goals over the weekend, one of which was in the top five Bundesliga Matchday 3 goals.
The Nigerian striker is a frontrunner for Rookie of the Year, but will face stiff competition from German-Nigerian goalkeeper Atubol.
Atubor, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, has been with SC Freiburg since the age of 13, playing in the regional league and the club’s reserve team in the third division.
However, he made his Bundesliga debut in August, scoring in Freiburg’s first three games and keeping one clean sheet.
Bonifatius and Atubol were nominated for Rookie of the Month alongside RB Leipzig winger Xavi Simons.
The 20-year-old Dutch striker has two goals and three assists in just three Bundesliga games this season.
To be eligible for the award, the organizers say the player must be under the age of 23 on the first day of the new season and not have been in the starting line-up in a Bundesliga match the previous season. there is. < /p>
Fans can click here to vote for each of the three nominees
Prize winners will be announced on September 7th.
