[Official Announcement] 'First Career Award' Seoul's Klimara Wins Player of the Month... Overturned TSG Vote

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FC Seoul forward Klimara has won the K League Player of the Month award for September 2026.

The Korea Professional Football League announced on the 15th that Klimara was selected as the recipient of the 'EA SPORTS Player of the Month' award for September 2026, sponsored by Electronic Arts (EA), the official video game partner of the K League.

The evaluation for September's Lee Dal-ui-seon (수상) was conducted based on K League 1 Rounds 27 through 30 and the postponed Round 22 match between Gangwon and Incheon. The candidates included Lee Myung-jae (Daejeon), Lee Yu-hyeon (Gangwon), Italo (Jeju), and Klimara, who competed for the award.

As a result of the voting, Klimara recorded a total score of 38.60 points, securing the Je Chi-go (수상) title by finishing ahead of second-place Italo (27.55 points). Lee Myung-jae (24.67 points) took third place, followed by Lee Yu-hyeon (9.18 points) in fourth.

Klimara finished second in the TSG vote with 17.50%, behind Italo (21.25%), but achieved a comeback victory by taking overwhelming first place in both the K League fan vote (14.56%) and the FC OnLINE user vote (6.54%).

Klimara appeared in all four matches during the evaluation period, scoring three goals. In particular, he scored a brace against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in Round 29, leading his team to a 2-1 victory and earning the MVP award for that round. With this performance, Klimara, who was nominated for the first time, claimed his first career Player of the Month award.

The Player of the Month award is determined by narrowing down candidates from players selected as Match of the Match (MOM), in the Best 11, or as MVP in K League 1 matches held during the month, through a vote by the Technical Study Group (TSG) Technical Committee of the league (60%). The results are then combined with the fan vote on the official K League website (25%) and the FC OnLINE user vote (15%), and the award is given to the player with the highest total score.

According to the league, Klimara will receive a trophy and prize money. He has also been granted the benefit of wearing the Player of the Month patch on his uniform for the remaining matches of this season.

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