Ballymena United left-back Ross Redman has been named as NIFWA Danske Bank Premiership Player of the Month for December.
It sees the defender lift the award for the first time in eight years after he last won it with Portadown way back in December 2012.
The 31-year-old rolled back the years last month to produce a string of exceptional performances for in form Ballymena.
"I’d like to thank the Football Writers’ and their sponsors Danske Bank for this award, it means a lot to me coming eight full years after my last one," Redman said.
“If you had said to me in the summer when I was out of contract that come January I’d be playing wing-back at Ballymena, sitting fourth in the league and with a Player of the Month trophy on the shelf, I’d have laughed at you. But that’s the way it has turned out.
“I’d like to thank David Jeffrey for giving me the chance to play for Ballymena. I’m delighted that I have been able to contribute to the season.”
In December, Redman produced impressive performances as Ballymena defeated Carrick Rangers and Dungannon Swifts, as well as drawing with Glentoran and Portadown.
Linfield’s Jimmy Callacher was second in the monthly award, with Larne’s Fuad Sule in third.
