Celta Vigo's Gabri Veiga wins POTM ahead of Frenkie de Jong and Camavinga

LALIGA Celta Vigo's Gabri Veiga wins POTM ahead of Frenkie de Jong and Camavinga

Faruq Ibrahim 22:01 - 03.03.2023

Gabri Veiga wins LaLiga player of the month after registering four goals and one assist.

LaLiga have announced Celta Vigo's 20-year-old midfielder Gabriel Veiga as the player of the month for February.

The Spain under-21 international was one of the most in-form players last month, and he featured twice in the Pulse Sports LaLiga team of the week in the month of February.

Gabri Veiga wins player of the month 

LaLiga announced today via their official channels that Gabri Veiga has been awarded the player of the month for February.

Gabri Veiga wins LaLiga player of the month
Gabri Veiga wins LaLiga player of the month

The award rewards an impressive month for the youngster, who scored four goals in two games against Real Betis and Rayo Valladolid to help his team grab crucial wins. He also performed strongly in Celta Vigo's slender defeat to Atletico Madrid and the draw against Real Sociedad.

According to LaLiga, Gabri Veiga was picked for the award ahead of other strong performances in the month, namely: Barcelona's Frenkie de Jong, Real Madrid's Eduardo Camavinga, Real Betis' Sergio Canales, Athletic Club's Oihan Sancet, Atletico Madrid's Reinildo Mandava, and Rayo Vallecano's Fran Garcia. 

Player of the season charge for Gabri Veiga

Veiga is on course to win the player of the season or the young player of the season, at least.  

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Veiga has scored an impressive eight goals this campaign; only eight players have outscored him in LaLiga this season, all of whom are strikers. 

Veiga is one of the new breed of Spanish midfielders that are popping up all around the country, ones that are as adept at making late runs into the box as they are anti-press and technical.