On July 13, the Central League officially announced its Player of the Month for June, with Yongjia An and Mercy Paoli sharing the honor.
In June 2023, Guangxi Pingguo Ha Loud and Clear Football Club once again led the table in the Chinese Football Association's First Division after an impressive run of three wins and one draw.26-year-old An Yongjia scored three goals in four rounds of matches. He set up both of his team's goals in a 2-0 win over Heilongjiang Bingcheng in the ninth round, and An Yongjia also set up his team's first record in a 2-1 win over Yanbian Longding in the 11th round. After the 11th round of June Central League matches, An Yongjia leads the scorers' table with 8 goals.
Nanjing City FC also went undefeated in June with two wins and two draws to finish second in the Central League table.31-year-old striker Lionel Messi scored three goals in four matches in June, with Messi scoring in a 2-0 win over Shijiazhuang and a 1-0 win over Dandong Tengjiaoyu.After 11 rounds of matches in the Central League in June, Messi is second in the scorers' table with seven goals.
More than half of the media jury experts cast their first-place votes for Lionel Messi in the June edition of the Central League Player of the Year. However, An Yongjia had more votes than Messi in both the second and third places. In the end, the two of them tied for the best player of June in the Central League with a total of 86 points.
