French footballer Maxime Soulas's prize for his man-of-the-match award in the Danish first division did not go down like a sack of potatoes -- more like a wheelbarrow's worth.
After performing when the chips were down by opening the scoring for Sonderjyske in their 3-2 win against Nordsjaelland on Sunday, Soulas received 55 kilograms of the tasty tubers, the 26-year-old defender told AFP on Tuesday.
"I gave the potatoes to my club's cafeteria, and they donated some to a soup kitchen," he said.
🇩🇰🥔 Danish Superligaen club Sønderjyske are following in the footsteps of fellow Nordic side Bryne with a highly unusual 'Man of the Match' prize!
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Maxime Soulas, the scorer of the first goal in Sunday's 3-2 win over FC Nordsjælland, was given 55kg of potatoes in a wheelbarrow! pic.twitter.com/VWBQSINN3r
It marks the first time the man of the match can eat his award for his post-match supper.
"The sponsor of the match decides on the reward. He found it funny and now the story's gone round the world," said the club's communications director, Jacob Ravn.
Originally from Montpellier in southern France, Soulas came to Denmark in 2020 to play for Amager in the capital Copenhagen, before joining recently promoted Sonderjyske in 2021.
Before that he played his football in the Netherlands.