Best of January: Mbemba won the Liga Portugal bwin Defender of the Month award

The FC Porto’s center-back racked up 13.91% of the votes from the main coaches of the competition

Chancel Mbemba, FC Porto’s center-back, won the Liga Portugal bwin Defender of the Month award of January, getting 13.91% of the votes.

The center-back from the Democratic Republic of Congo played in all the four matches that his team had during January, proving to be a crucial element of their defense. His consistency helped FC Porto win the three points from each one of the matches they had in the month in question.

Rúben Fernandes (Gil Vicente FC) got second place in this poll, with 13.25% of the votes and Gonçalo Inácio (Sporting CP) completed the podium with 11.92%.

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