UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award#2015–16
{{About|the men's award|the women's award|UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award}}
{{short description|Association football award}}
{{Infobox award
| name = UEFA Men's Player of the Year
| year = 2011
| year2 = 2023
| presenter = UEFA
| sponsor = ESM{{cite web |title=UEFA Best Player in Europe Award |url=http://www.eusm.eu/item/bestplayer.htm |website=European Sports Media |access-date=8 December 2018 |archive-date=6 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190206045301/http://www.eusm.eu/item/bestplayer.htm |url-status=dead }}
| former name = UEFA Club Footballer of the Year (1998–2010)
UEFA Best Player in Europe (2011–16)
| holder_label = Current holder
| holder = {{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland
(1st award)
| most_wins = {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
(3 awards)
| website = {{URL|https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/awards/|UEFA.com}}
| main = UEFA Club Football Awards
| image = UEFA Best Player in Europe Trophy CR7Museum.jpg
| image caption = UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
}}
The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award) is an association football award given to the footballer playing for a men's football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. The award, created in 2011 by UEFA in partnership with European Sports Media (ESM) group, was initially aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award (Ballon d'Or),{{cite news |title=UEFA Best Player in Europe Award launched |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50f3ffe22d-881f7ed5494a-1000--uefa-best-player-in-europe-award-launched/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=18 July 2011 |access-date=30 August 2018}}{{cite news |title=Uefa Launches Best Player In Europe Award |url=http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/628/other-top-stories/2011/07/18/2580482/uefa-launches-best-player-in-europe-award |work=Goal.com |date=18 July 2011 |first=Salvatore |last=Landolina |access-date=18 July 2011}} which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or.{{cite news |title=UEFA announces new award |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/935462/uefa-announces-best-player-in-europe-award?cc=5901 |work=ESPNSoccernet |date=18 July 2011 |access-date=18 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026112147/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/935462/uefa-announces-best-player-in-europe-award?cc=5901 |archive-date=26 October 2012 |url-status=dead}} It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award.{{cite news |title=UEFA announces Shortlist for UEFA Best Player in Europe |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50f1414407-aaa0018d2fa3-1000--xavi-messi-and-ronaldo-up-for-best-player-award/|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 July 2011 |access-date=26 July 2011}}
Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award the most time with 3 awards and is the only player to win it twice in a row.{{cite web|title=Cristiano Ronaldo named Best Player in Europe|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c511244ea60-907f79dcee23-1000--cristiano-ronaldo-named-best-player-in-europe/|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=25 August 2016|access-date=25 August 2016}}{{Cite web |date=24 August 2017 |title=Ronaldo named 2016/17 Men's Player of the Year |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/023c-0e97a48d361f-a81fefb8d60c-1000--ronaldo-named-2016-17-men-s-player-of-the-year/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA }} Female players are awarded the UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award, introduced in 2013.{{cite web |title=UEFA launches Best Women's Player in Europe Award|url=https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1984220.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830153818/https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/mediaservices/mediareleases/newsid=1984220.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 30, 2018|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|access-date=29 August 2013|date=22 August 2013}}
UEFA partnered with Groupe Amaury to co-organise the Ballon d'Or awards from 2024. The partnership means UEFA's awards for the best player and best coach will cease to exist. But UEFA will continue to present the President's Award as well as prizes for the best player in each of their competitions.{{cite web |title=UEFA to co-organise Ballon D'Or from 2024|url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/soccer/uefa-co-organise-ballon-dor-2024-2023-11-03/|website=reuters.com |publisher=reuters|access-date=29 August 2024|date=3 November 2023}}
Criteria
According to UEFA, the award "recognise[s] the best player playing for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member association during the previous season." Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season.
Voting
At the beginning, the award's voting format was a return to the old Ballon d'Or, which was decided purely by journalists.
In the first round of voting, 53 sports journalists representing each of the UEFA national associations provided a list of their three best-ranked players from one to three, with the first player receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. The three players with the most points overall were shortlisted. The jury comprised renowned sports journalists representing each of UEFA's national associations, from RTV Albania to the Daily Post in Wales via members of European Sports Media, with whom UEFA collaborated on this award. The final vote, also by the journalists, then took place live via electronic voting during the presentation ceremony.
In 2017, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by European Sports Media was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA's member associations.{{cite news |title=Nominees revealed for 2016/17 UEFA Player of the Year Awards |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/023c-0f8e55e35621-597687de9228-1000/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=15 August 2017 |access-date=27 June 2020}}
In 2020/21 UEFA National Team Coaches were added to the jury {{cite news |title=Jorginho wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/026c-1317c5d44053-673457b2aa24-1000--men-s-player-of-the-year-jorginho/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=26 August 2021 |access-date=24 July 2024}}
In 2022/23 the Coaches from the UEFA Conference League Group stages were added to the jury{{cite news |title=Haalandwins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0284-18de529caef8-f362cf4716f7-1000--erling-haaland-wins-uefa-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=31 August 2023 |access-date=24 July 2024}}
Award history
{{for|the 1997–2010 award|UEFA Club Footballer of the Year}}
File:Cristiano Ronaldo 2018.jpg has won the most UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award in history, with three.]]
File:Lionel Messi in 2018.jpg is the only non-European player to win the award and one of the two players to win it more than once.]]
File:Karim Benzema.jpg won the award with a record number of points.]]
=Winners=
| class="wikitable" |
| Season
!Player !Club |
|---|
| colspan=3|UEFA Best Player in Europe Award |
| 2010–11
|{{fbaicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 2011–12
|{{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 2012–13
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Ribéry |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 2013–14
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 2014–15
|{{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 2015–16
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| colspan=3|UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award |
| 2016–17
|{{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 2017–18
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 2018–19
|{{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 2019–20
|{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |{{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 2020–21
|{{flagicon|ITA}} Jorginho |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| 2021–22
|{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema |{{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 2022–23
|{{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland |{{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
=Finalists=
{{legend2|#FFF68F|Winner}} {{legend2|#D0F0C0|Shortlisted}}
==2010–11==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round !style="width:80px"| Final round{{Cite web |date=25 August 2011 |title=Messi wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2010/11 |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01f4-0e795fedd8f7-e512920e3881-1000--messi-wins-uefa-best-player-in-europe-award-2010-11/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 38 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 11 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 3 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta |style="text-align:center"| 33 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 5
| {{flagicon|COL}} Radamel Falcao |style="text-align:center"| 17 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|POR}} Porto |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Wayne Rooney |style="text-align:center"| 15 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United |
| 7
| {{flagicon|SER}} Nemanja Vidić |style="text-align:center"| 5 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United |
| rowspan="2"| 8
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 4 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan |
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Gerard Piqué
|style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 10
| {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer |style="text-align:center"| 3 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Schalke 04 |
==2011–12==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round{{cite news |title=Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldo up for Best Player Award |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefasupercup/news/0250-0c50fb34be23-76dbafc4d118-1000--iniesta-messi-ronaldo-up-for-best-player-award/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=14 August 2012 |access-date=19 August 2012}} !style="width:80px"| Final round{{Cite web |date=30 August 2012 |title=Andrés Iniesta wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2011/12 |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0250-0c50fbacc1c8-5a5f63ecf9f5-1000--andres-iniesta-wins-uefa-best-player-in-europe-award-2011-12/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 19 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
|rowspan="2"| 2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| – |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 17 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo |style="text-align:center"| 90 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 5
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi |style="text-align:center"| 57 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iker Casillas |style="text-align:center"| 53 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 7
| {{flagicon|CIV}} Didier Drogba |style="text-align:center"| 31 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| rowspan="2"| 8
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Čech |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 14 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| {{flagicon|COL}} Radamel Falcao
|style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |
| 10
| {{flagicon|GER}} Mesut Özil |style="text-align:center"| 10 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
==2012–13==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round !style="width:80px"| Final round{{Cite web |date=29 August 2013 |title=Franck Ribéry wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2012/13 {{!}} Inside UEFA |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020c-0f8882eb262a-221599e86dea-1000--franck-ribery-wins-uefa-best-player-in-europe-award-2012-13/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Ribéry |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 36 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 14 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 3 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|NED}} Arjen Robben |style="text-align:center"| 57 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 5
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |style="text-align:center"| 39 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund |
| 6
| {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Müller |style="text-align:center"| 38 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 7
| {{flagicon|GER}} Bastian Schweinsteiger |style="text-align:center"| 32 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 8
| {{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Bale |style="text-align:center"| 24 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur |
| 9
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović |style="text-align:center"| 14 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 10
| {{flagicon|NED}} Robin van Persie |style="text-align:center"| 10 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United |
==2013–14==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round{{cite news |title=Neuer und Robben unter den Top 3 Europas |url=https://fcbayern.com/de/news/2014/08/nominierte-wahl-europas-fussballer-des-jahres |publisher=FC Bayern München |date=14 August 2014 |access-date=27 August 2014 |language=de }} !style="width:80px"| Final round{{Cite web |date=28 August 2014 |title=Nadine Kessler and Cristiano Ronaldo voted UEFA Best Players in Europe 2013/14 |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0218-0f8a65fd72c5-ab498e43af5a-1000--nadine-kessler-and-cristiano-ronaldo-voted-uefa-best-players-in/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 26 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 19 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|NED}} Arjen Robben |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 9 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 4
| {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Müller |style="text-align:center"| 39 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| rowspan="2"| 5
| {{flagicon|GER}} Philipp Lahm |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 24 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
|style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 7
| {{flagicon|COL}} James Rodríguez |style="text-align:center"| 16 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Monaco |
| 8
| {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |style="text-align:center"| 13 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 9
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Ángel Di María |style="text-align:center"| 12 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 10
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Diego Costa |style="text-align:center"| 8 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |
==2014–15==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round{{cite news |title=Best Player in Europe: Messi, Ronaldo or Suárez |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0252-0d043e7400b8-d991a511644a-1000--best-player-in-europe-messi-ronaldo-or-suarez/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=12 August 2015 |access-date=12 August 2015}} !style="width:80px"| Final round{{Cite web |date=11 October 2015 |title=Premio al Mejor Jugador de la UEFA en Europa - 2015 |url=http://es.uefa.org/uefa-best-player-award/season=2015/winner/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011032812/http://es.uefa.org/uefa-best-player-award/season=2015/winner/index.html |archive-date=11 October 2015 |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA |language=es }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 49 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 3 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 2 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon |style="text-align:center"| 24 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 5
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar |style="text-align:center"| 23 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 6
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard |style="text-align:center"| 21 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| 7
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Pirlo |style="text-align:center"| 12 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 8
| {{flagicon|CHI}} Arturo Vidal |style="text-align:center"| 11 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 9
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Carlos Tevez |style="text-align:center"| 8 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 10
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Paul Pogba |style="text-align:center"| 5 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
==2015–16==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round{{cite news |title=Best Player in Europe: Bale, Griezmann or Ronaldo |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d81c4319d8c-e7fc7c015003-1000--best-player-in-europe-bale-griezmann-or-ronaldo/ |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=5 August 2016 |access-date=5 August 2016 }} !style="width:80px"| Final round !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 40 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Griezmann |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 8 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Bale |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 7 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez |style="text-align:center"| 29 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 5
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| 25 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon |style="text-align:center"| 19 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 7
| {{flagicon|POR}} Pepe |style="text-align:center"| 9 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 8
| {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer |style="text-align:center"| 6 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 9
| {{flagicon|GER}} Toni Kroos |style="text-align:center"| 5 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 10
| {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Müller |style="text-align:center"| 2 |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
==2016–17==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| First round{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/023c-0e16a2994f69-9d1d780d537e-1000--buffon-messi-and-ronaldo-on-player-of-the-year-shortlist/|title=Buffon, Messi and Ronaldo on Player of the Year shortlist|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=15 August 2017|access-date=15 August 2017}} !style="width:80px"| Final round !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 482 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 141 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon |style="text-align:center"| – |style="text-align:center"| 109 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 4
|{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 5
| {{flagicon|GER}} Toni Kroos |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Paulo Dybala |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 7
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Ramos |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Monaco |
| 9
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 10
| {{flagicon|SWE}} Zlatan Ibrahimović |style="text-align:center"| |style="text-align:center"| – | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester United |
==2017–18==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| Points{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d81f637ede0-e08f1eae0c6d-1000--luka-modric-wins-uefa-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/ |title=Luka Modrić wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |date=30 August 2018 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=30 August 2018 }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić |style="text-align:center"| 313 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| 223 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah |style="text-align:center"| 134 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Griezmann |style="text-align:center"| 72 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Atlético Madrid |
| 5
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| 55 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 6
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |style="text-align:center"| 43 | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 7
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne |style="text-align:center"| 28 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| 8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Raphaël Varane |style="text-align:center"| 23 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 9
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard |style="text-align:center"| 15 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| 10
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio Ramos |style="text-align:center"| 12 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
==2018–19==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| Points{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0e99dfdb0a8a-83156f467259-1000--virgil-van-dijk-wins-uefa-men-s-player-of-the-year-award/ |title=Virgil van Dijk wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |date=29 August 2019 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=30 August 2019 }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk |style="text-align:center"| 305 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| 207 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| 74 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 4
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Alisson |style="text-align:center"| 57 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 5
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Sadio Mané |style="text-align:center"| 51 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 6
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah |style="text-align:center"| 49 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 7
| {{flagicon|BEL}} Eden Hazard |style="text-align:center"| 38 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| rowspan="2"| 8
| {{flagicon|NED}} Frenkie de Jong |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 27 | {{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |
| {{flagicon|NED}} Matthijs de Ligt
| {{fbaicon|NED}} Ajax |
| 10
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Raheem Sterling |style="text-align:center"| 12 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
==2019–20==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| Points{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0262-1081df1ad49c-10605b589d53-1000--lewandowski-named-player-of-the-year/ |title=Robert Lewandowski wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |date=1 October 2020 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=1 October 2020 }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |style="text-align:center"| 477 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne |style="text-align:center"| 90 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer |style="text-align:center"| 66 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| rowspan="2"| 4
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 53 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Neymar
| {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 6
| {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Müller |style="text-align:center"| 41 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |style="text-align:center"| 39 | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 8
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Thiago |style="text-align:center"| 27 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 9
| {{flagicon|GER}} Joshua Kimmich |style="text-align:center"| 26 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 10
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| 25 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
==2020–21==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| Points{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/026c-1317c5d44053-673457b2aa24-1000--men-s-player-of-the-year-jorginho/ |title=Jorginho wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award |date=26 August 2021 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |access-date=26 August 2020 }} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} Jorginho | style="text-align:center" |175 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne |style="text-align:center"| 167 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|FRA}} N'Golo Kanté |style="text-align:center"| 160 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Chelsea |
| 4
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi |style="text-align:center"| 148 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Barcelona |
| 5
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |style="text-align:center"| 140 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Donnarumma |style="text-align:center"| 49 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Milan |
| 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |style="text-align:center"| 31 | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 8
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Raheem Sterling |style="text-align:center"| 18 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| 9
| {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo |style="text-align:center"| 16 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Juventus |
| 10
| {{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland |style="text-align:center"| 15 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Borussia Dortmund |
==2021–22==
| class="wikitable" |
| style="width:25px"| Rank
!style="width:200px"| Player !style="width:80px"| Points{{cite news |date=12 August 2022 |title=UEFA Men's Player of the Year nominees: Benzema, Courtois, De Bruyne |url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0278-15d967dcc423-f3e21b8ce9d4-1000--men-s-player-of-the-year-nominees/ |access-date=8 October 2022 |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations}}{{cite news|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0278-15db217295e5-538396ddf3ca-1000--player-of-the-year-benzema/|title=Karim Benzema wins UEFA Men's Player of the Year award|website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations|date=25 August 2022|access-date=25 August 2022}} !style="width:170px"| Club |
|---|
| bgcolor="#FFF68F"
| 1 | {{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema |style="text-align:center"| 523 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 2 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne |style="text-align:center"| 122 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| bgcolor="#D0F0C0"
| 3 | {{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois |style="text-align:center"| 118 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 4
| {{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski |style="text-align:center"| 54 | {{fbaicon|GER}} Bayern Munich |
| 5
| {{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić |style="text-align:center"| 52 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 6
| {{flagicon|SEN}} Sadio Mané |style="text-align:center"| 51 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 7
| {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah |style="text-align:center"| 46 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 8
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Kylian Mbappé |style="text-align:center"| 25 | {{fbaicon|FRA}} Paris Saint-Germain |
| 9
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Vinícius Júnior |style="text-align:center"| 21 | {{fbaicon|ESP}} Real Madrid |
| 10
| {{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk |style="text-align:center"| 19 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 11
| {{flagicon|POR}} Bernardo Silva | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center" | 7 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Manchester City |
| 12
| {{flagicon|SRB}} Filip Kostić | {{fbaicon|GER}} Eintracht Frankfurt |
| 13
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Pellegrini |style="text-align:center"| 5 | {{fbaicon|ITA}} Roma |
| 14
| {{flagicon|ENG}} Trent Alexander-Arnold |style="text-align:center"| 2 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
| 15
| {{flagicon|BRA}} Fabinho |style="text-align:center"| 1 | {{fbaicon|ENG}} Liverpool |
==2022–23==
=By player =
| class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Player
! scope="col style="background-color: gold" | Winner ! scope="col style="background-color: silver" | Second place ! scope="col style="background-color: #cc9966" | Third place |
|---|
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" | {{flagicon|POR}} Cristiano Ronaldo
| style="text-align: center" | 3 | style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | 5 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" | {{flagicon|ARG}} Lionel Messi
| style="text-align: center" | 2 | style="text-align: center" | 5 | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|ESP}} Andrés Iniesta
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Franck Ribéry
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|CRO}} Luka Modrić
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|NED}} Virgil van Dijk
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|POL}} Robert Lewandowski
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Jorginho
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Karim Benzema
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|NOR}} Erling Haaland
| style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Kevin De Bruyne
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 3 | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|GER}} Manuel Neuer
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|SPA}} Xavi
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|URU}} Luis Suárez
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antoine Griezmann
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 | style="text-align: center" | — |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|HOL}} Arjen Robben
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | – | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|WAL}} Gareth Bale
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | – | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluigi Buffon
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Salah
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|FRA}} N'Golo Kante
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
| style="text-align: left" scope="row" |{{flagicon|BEL}} Thibaut Courtois
| style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | — | style="text-align: center" | 1 |
See also
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{official website|http://www.uefa.com/uefa/uefa-best-player-award/}}
{{UEFA Best Player in Europe}}
{{UEFA club competition records}}