Marius Zaliukas has been named Player of the Month for December. The Hearts captain returned from a contract impasse in October, signing a new deal in November and demonstrating his importance to manager Jim Jefferies as Hearts won three and drew one of their four games last month.
Zaliukas was a mainstay of a defence which kept two clean sheets, in the wins over Aberdeen and St Mirren, and was voted player of the month by a panel of Scottish football experts after being shortlisted from a fans' poll. It was a double award success for Hearts as David Templeton won the Young Player of the Month award for the second successive month.
Marius Zaliukas has been named Player of the Month for December. The Hearts captain returned from a contract impasse in October, signing a new deal in November and demonstrating his importance to manager Jim Jefferies as Hearts won three and drew one of their four games last month.