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Danish Superliga club SønderjyskE awarded their Man of the Match winner, Maxime Soulas, with a whopping 55 kilograms of potatoes after their thrilling 3-2 victory over Nordsjælland on Sunday.
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Soulas, a 26-year-old French defender, opened the scoring in the entertaining clash and was later presented with the generous gift, delivered in a wheelbarrow.
😅🥔 Maxime Soulas was gifted 55 kilograms of newly dug potatoes after winning the Man of the Match award for Danish club Sønderjyske. 🚜 pic.twitter.com/hg2Y5bPYaS
— EuroFoot (@eurofootcom) August 6, 2025
Homme du match de la rencontre entre Sonderjyske et Nordsjaelland dimanche, dans le Championnat danois, le Français Maxime Soulas a remporté une brouette de pommes de terre pesant 55 kg.
— L'Équipe (@lequipe) August 6, 2025
➡️ https://t.co/eFMFqYyvsq pic.twitter.com/sStmxnKaz1
What Soulas said
“I gave the potatoes to my club’s cafeteria, and they donated some to a soup kitchen,” Soulas told AFP on Tuesday, via SuperSport.
The quirky prize, which quickly went viral, was part of a local sponsorship initiative.
“The sponsor of the match decides on the reward. He found it funny and now the story’s gone round the world,” explained the club’s communications director, Jacob Ravn.
The Montpellier-born player has been with SønderjyskE since 2021, having previously played in the Netherlands and for Danish side Amager in Copenhagen.
He’s now making headlines not just for his performance on the pitch, but also for the most edible award of his career.
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