6 October as Birmingham beat Rotherham United 3–1, in the middle of a run of eight goals in as many matches that earned him the Championship Player of the Month award, reached double figures on 25 November, and despite a barren mid-season, finished with a career-high 14 goals. He himself attributed the initial run of form to starting matches regularly under Monk, which he had not done under the previous manager. He was one of just four Championship players to reach double figures of both goals and assists, and his partnership with the prolific Adams meant Birmingham would have finished in mid-table at worst had it not been for a nine-point deduction for financial misconduct. The Birmingham Mail rated him as their player of the season, not only for goals and assists: "just as valuable were the unheralded hours of being battered by defenders, winning headers, holding up possession. Bandaged, bruised but rarely bettered." Those strengths also placed him top of the Championship statistical rankings compiled by the Sky Sports and WhoScored.com websites. International career In addition to his country of birth, England, Jutkiewicz is also eligible to play for the Republic of Ireland through his Irish grandmother and for Poland by way of his Polish grandfather. In October 2007, he told Everton TV that if Poland wanted him, he was ready, but speaking in 2009, the player insisted that he had made no decision on which country to represent, nor had he been contacted by any of the three associations. In December 2016, it was reported that Martin O'Neill was interested in recruiting Jutkiewicz for his Ireland squad. Career statistics Honours Individual Birmingham City Player of the Year, Players' Player of the Year and Top Scorer: 2019–20 References 1989 births Living people Footballers from Southampton English footballers Association football forwards Swindon Town F.C. players Everton F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Coventry City F.C. players Middlesbrough F.C. players Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Burnley F.C. players Birmingham City F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Scottish Premier League players English people of Irish descent English people of Polish descent