Ryan Seager has won the inaugural Barclays Under 21 Player of the Month award after impressing for Southampton in February . The 19-year-old made his debut for the senior team last month against Swansea , as well as scoring one and making one assist for the youth side , and has been chosen ahead of all the players in Division 1 and 2 ( 24 teams ) based on his performance statistics . Seager also recently netted a hat-trick against Derby County in the Under 21 Premier League Cup , and is looking to follow in the footsteps of Adam Lallana , Luke Shaw and James Ward-Prowse in making the step up on the South Coast . Sportsmail held an exclusive Q & A with Seager after he found out about his award . Southampton youngster Ryan Seager has been chosen as the inaugural Barclays U21 Player of the Month . What 's your style of play ? A poacher , getting in around the box , it 's where I score most of my goals . Who do you model your game on ? Michael Owen in his early days , and obviously with Southampton it 's Matt Le Tissier . He was my biggest inspiration from early on as a Saints fan . Have you worked with the first team ? In the last few months and when I made my debut I was training with them quite a lot , they 've got near enough a whole first-team squad fit now so it 's getting harder but I still train with them every now and again . It 's a good experience . Young striker Seager says he models his game on Matt Le Tissier ( left ) as a Saints fan and Michael Owen . Do you speak to Ronald Koeman often ? He gives me advice in training , as do Shane Long and Graziano Pelle , with my shooting and movement . What do you do to relax away from football ? Hobbies ? I 'd love to say golf but I 'm not very good at it ! I just relax really , I like all sports but do n't play too many . Last album you listened to ? Probably The Wanted , someone like that . Last film you watched ? Fury . I loved it - I love war films . Another youngster you 'd tip to make it at Southampton ? Jake Hesketh . Made his debut for the first team in December , we 're a good combination on FIFA ! I 've got a career mode on the game with Southampton at the moment , only in my first season so do n't know if I get any good yet . I bring myself off the bench though ... The 19-year-old fights for the ball with Chelsea midfielder Isaiah Brown during a youth game . Seager says the best youth player he has ever played against is Manchester United 's Adnan Januzaj . Best young player you 've played against ? Adnan Januzaj in Under 18 's . We played them away from home and he was just tearing it up . It was before he made his United debut , but I knew he would make it . What would you be doing now if you were n't a footballer ? I think about that all the time . I 've always thought it would be nice to work in a supermarket . Do n't ask me why . I 've always found it interesting . Best advice you 've been given ? Rickie Lambert , last season when I trained with him , told me I do n't always have to shoot with power , to finesse it more often , and since then I 've scored most of my goals from that . I look back to that advice . Any advice for young players ? Work hard . If you keep working , you never know ! Seager says he might fancy working in a supermarket if he was n't a footballer at Southampton . The award has been established to recognise the next generation of players coming through , coinciding with Barclays ' own work to encourage the next generation of fans , which will see thousands of tickets and unique football experiences given away via the Barclays Spirit of the Game website . A winner will be selected every month for the rest of the season , as well as the Barclays Under 21 Premier League Player of the Season being unveiled in May .
Ryan Seager wins inaugural award after impressing for England . Youngster made his Premier League debut against Swansea last month . Southampton youth international chosen for award based on statistics . Sportsmail hold exclusive Q & A with 19-year-old .