Malen crowned November Player of the Month

Donyell Malen has been voted Aston Villa Player of the Month for November 2025.

The Dutch forward is recognised for an impressive penultimate month of the year during which he appeared in all six of Villa’s games in all competitions, starting three.

Across the month, Malen notched four goals – including three in the UEFA Europa League – registering a further assist.

Having played 31 minutes off the bench in Villa’s first outing of the month, a 2-0 defeat at Liverpool, Malen then played 90 minutes in the Europa League against Maccabi Tel Aviv, scoring from the spot in the second half of a 2-0 win.

Three days later, Malen came on for the final nine minutes of a 4-0 triumph at home to AFC Bournemouth, netting the final goal of the thrashing a minute after entering the action.

Upon Villa’s return from the international break, the attacker had a game-changing impact away at Leeds United, as his side came from behind 2-1. Having come on at half-time, he needed less than three minutes to make his mark, providing the assist for Morgan Rogers’ leveller.

Another start in the Europa League the following midweek saw Malen bag a first-half brace – his second of the season – at home to BSC Young Boys, as Unai Emery’s men secured a 2-1 victory.

His first was a brilliantly timed header just before the half-hour mark to put the Villans ahead, before turning inside his defender and calmly finishing for his second just before the break, as he was withdrawn after an hour.

Malen them completed the month with another start, this time in the Premier League, in Villa’s hard-fought 1-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers, playing 75 minutes at Villa Park as Emery’s side made it five successive wins.

Malen claimed the prize having been selected by the Villa supporters, taking close to half of the voting.

Villa's top three players in our November poll were:

Donyell Malen 45%

Morgan Rogers 14%

John McGinn 12%

Thank you to everyone who voted and congratulations, Donyell!