Loughgall striker Nedas Maciulaitis is the Championship Player of the Month for September.

The Lithuanian-born forward bagged five goals as the Villagers maintained their unbeaten run.

Maciulaitis, 23, follows in the footsteps of his teammate Jamie Rea who won the August prize.

The former Coleraine man said: “I’m delighted because I know it’s fairly rare for the Football Writers’ to pick a winner from the same club two months in a row.

“I think that shows how well we have done this season. We’re flying at the moment and everyone in the squad believes we have what it takes to win the division.

“We’re top of the league at the moment, and we’re determined to stay there, but we’re only a few games into the season, so we’re not getting carried away.

“Personally, I’m just glad I’m scoring goals. Hopefully I can carry this form into October and November.”