Eintracht Frankfurt's Jonathan Burkardt wins Bundesliga Player of the Month for October 2025
Eintracht Frankfurt striker Jonathan Burkardt has been named the Bundesliga's Player of the Month for October after a stellar run in front of goal saw him earn your votes to take home the award.
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.
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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 main factor for considering a matchday is the month in which its Saturday falls. This time the data refers to Matchdays 6-8.
October winner
Jonathan Burkardt (Eintracht Frankfurt)
Burkardt has hit the ground running at Eintracht and is currently scoring like a machine. Netting back-to-back braces in the 2-2 draw in Freiburg last month and in the 2-0 win against St. Pauli just a week later, the 25-year-old was voted Man of the Match in both games.
Only Leipzig's Baumgartner scored as many goals in the league in October as Burkardt, who needed just seven shots to score his four goals. The Germany striker is increasingly developing into the complete forward, scoring twice with his left foot, once with his right and once with his head.
Watch: Analysing Frankfurt's Burkardt
Burkardt saw off competition from Alejandro Grimaldo, Christoph Baumgartner, Michael Olise, Luis Díaz and Joshua Kimmich to take home the October prize.
Previous Player of the Month winners
September 2025
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