Bednarek named February’s Defender of the Month after injury fears

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·9. März 2026

Bednarek named February’s Defender of the Month after injury fears

Jan Bednarek was once again voted the Best Defender of Liga Portugal for February, an award he had already received in September, October, November, and December.

The Polish international center-back started and played the full 90 minutes in all five matches held last month, helping FC Porto maintain their lead at the top and keep the best defensive record in the competition.

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In one of those matches, against CD Nacional, he scored the goal that secured FC Porto’s victory in Madeira (0-1).

In the vote organized by Liga Portugal among the coaches of the top division, the defender wearing number 5 for FC Porto received 20% of the votes, surpassing Brayan Medina of CD Tondela (10%) and Maxi Araújo of Sporting (9.23%).

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