Supporters overwhelmingly voted the striker as the winner of the award, following an incredible start to his time at Saints.



Gabbiadini netted three goals in his first two Premier League matches, while he also scored twice in the EFL Cup final, at Wembley, during February.



The forward had been up against a stellar list of names, with Tottenham’s Harry Kane, Everton’s Romelu Lukaku, Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus, Manchester United’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan and West Brom’s Gareth McAuley all in contention.



Gabbiadini polled a hugely impressive 40 per cent of the vote and will be presented with his award in the coming weeks.