Ghana star Antoine Semenyo named Bournemouth’s Player of the Month for August

Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has been named AFC Bournemouth’s Michael Matthews Jewellers Player of the Month for August, following a blistering start to the Premier League season.

Your first @StrategicSols Goal of the Month winner for 2025/26 🏆

Another award for Antoine Semenyo 👏

This goal was simply breathtaking 🤯 pic.twitter.com/SmKYsYuib0

— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) September 17, 2025

According to a statement from the Premier League club, Semenyo’s performances in August were crucial in helping Andoni Iraola’s men to a bright start to the 2025/26 season.

The statement added: “The Ghana international opened the campaign with a dramatic brace at Anfield in a 4-2 defeat to Liverpool, with one of the goals an incredible solo run which was nominated for the Premier League’s Goal of the Month.

“In the next match, he provided a key assist in the narrow 1-0 home win over Wolves, helping set up the decisive goal from Marcus Tavernier early on.

Semenyo played essential role in Tottenham win

“The 25-year-old then played an essential role in the victory away at Tottenham Hotspur, contributing tirelessly and showing his usual attacking threat, despite not getting on the scoresheet.”

And concluded: “These performances have been recognised by supporters voting on the AFC Bournemouth app. Semenyo is the first recipient of the Player of the Month award for the 2025/26 season, a recognition well deserved after a superb month.”

So far this season, Semenyo has featured in four Premier League matches scoring three goals, and providing two assists.

He joined Bournemouth in 2023, after completing a transfer worth £10 million on a four-and-a-half-year contract He made his debut for the club in 1-0 Premier League loss at Brighton & Hove Albion, and scored his first goal on April 30, 2023, in a 4-1 home win over Leeds United.