December Player of the Month: Choose from Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Patrick Wimmer, Yan Diomande, Josip Stanišić and Christoph Baumgartner
The Bundesliga is once again presenting the official Player of the Month award for the 2025/26 season. The vote has been conducted by the DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga in cooperation with its official licensing partner EA SPORTS since 2018/19. The nominees for December 2025 are Harry Kane, Michael Olise, Patrick Wimmer, Yan Diomande, Josip Stanišić and Christoph Baumgartner...
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The award consists of a two-stage process in which the performance data of the players and then the choice of the fans and experts are taken into account.
The determining factor for a Matchday is the month in which its Saturday falls. This time around, the data refers to Matchdays 13 to 15.
December nominees
Goals, goals, goals! Kane went on a scoring spree at the end of the year, netting an incredible five goals in three matches in December, making him the most prolific player in the Bundesliga. He had the most shots on goal with 18 attempts and even came off the bench on matchday 13 in Stuttgart, bagging a hat-trick as a substitute.
The above factor also made the Englishman the second-best substitute in the current Bundesliga season. Kane now has an incredible 100 Bundesliga goal contributions for Bayern. No one has ever reached this milestone as quickly as 'King Kane' has.
Watch: Kane's December highlights
Olise was involved in as many shots on goal as Kane - an impressive 18. Indeed, only the Bayern striker (21) and Deniz Undav (19) had more actions directly resulting in shots on goal. As many as eleven of those came from assists, with only David Raum (12) slightly better in this regard.
Olise was Bayern’s ever-present player in the month of December. The Frenchman didn't miss a single minute, was exempt from any rotation and yet still delivered consistently. In the 5-0 win in Stuttgart, he provided two assists while on matchday 15, he was once again on scoresheet himself after more than a month.
Watch: Olise's December highlights
Patrick Wimmer (VfL Wolfsburg)
VfL Wolfsburg have stabilised under Daniel Bauer, who was initially appointed interim coach and has since been promoted to head coach. A reason for that stability is Wimmer. After his injury, the Austrian attacker returned to the starting XI and impressed with his performances. With his goal on Matchday 13 and his brace on Matchday 14, he produced crucial 1-0 leads in both games, thus setting up two victories for his new coach.
Added to that, Wimmer delivered another outstanding performance on Matchday 15 with two assists – although this time, it wasn't enough for another victory. With five goal involvements, he was – tied with Kane – the most dangerous player in December. His finishing efficiency of +2.2 is even the best in the league. And then there's his tireless work ethic. Wimmer contested the most duels in the Bundesliga in December (81) – a true all-rounder.
Watch: Wimmer's December highlights
Diomande is currently the heart and soul of RB Leipzig's attack. This was evident on Matchday 15, when the Saxony-based club lost the top-of-the-table clash against Bayer Leverkusen without their Ivory Coast player, who was competing in the Africa Cup of Nations. However, despite the Ivorian only playing two Bundesliga matches in December, he was statistically one of the best in the division. His outstanding hat-trick on Matchday 13 against Frankfurt certainly helped his cause.
In that game, he became the second-youngest player to score a hat-trick in Bundesliga history. With his three goals, he was significantly ahead of all other Leipzig players, who each scored a maximum of one goal. With just five shots on target, he didn't need much of a run-up to score his treble – a fact reflected in his finishing efficiency. At +1.9, Diomande is just behind Wimmer in second place in that particular ranking.
Watch: Diomande's December highlights
Josip Stanišić (Bayern Munich)
Stanišić is ordinarily Bayern’s Mr. Reliable in defence and, for this reason, one might assume that the Croatian's strengths lie primarily in that position. However, in December, the 25-year-old transformed into a goalscorer, finding the net on Matchday 13 in Stuttgart and again on Matchday 15 in Heidenheim. This made him Bayern's second-highest scorer after Kane.
With a finishing efficiency of +0.9 – scoring two goals from three shots – he even bettered the Englishman in December. The Croatian was also heavily involved in build-up play. After team metronome Joshua Kimmich (253), he played the most passes for Bayern, completing an impressive 92 per cent, and set up the final Bundesliga goal of the year against Heidenheim.
Watch: Stanišić's December highlights
Christoph Baumgartner (RB Leipzig)
Baumgartner did his best to keep Leipzig's attack going without Diomande. The Austrian set up the opening goal on Matchday 15 and was also involved in three goals in the other two matches – his four goal involvements even surpassed the Ivorian's tally.
Baumgartner scored once himself and provided three assists. In fact, no other Bundesliga star managed as many of the latter in December. The midfielder, a regular starter for the Saxony-based club, also throws himself into numerous duels – and won an impressive 57 per cent of his challenges in December.
Watch: Baumgartner's December highlights
Previous Player of the Month winners
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Previous Player of the Month winners
October 2025
Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt)
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