UEFA Club Football Awards

In recognition of the best players in the UEFA Champions League each year, UEFA gives out several awards to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season. The awards are presented in August each year at a special gala in Monaco; previously, the ceremony would coincide with the UEFA Super Cup, but since the Super Cup was moved to early August in 2014, the UEFA awards ceremony has been combined with the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Internazionale and Real Madrid are the only teams whose players won all of the available awards in the same season (in the 2009–10 and 2017–18 seasons, respectively).

For the 2010–11 season, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was replaced by the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, but the positional awards returned in 2016–17. Positional awards for players in the UEFA Women's Champions League were introduced in 2019–20.

Player(s) of the Year

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UEFA Men's Player of the Year

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Main articles: UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

UEFA Women's Player of the Year

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Main article: UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award

UEFA Champions League Player of the Season

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Season Player Club
2021–22 France Karim Benzema Spain Real Madrid
2022–23 Spain Rodri England Manchester City
2023–24 Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid
Alexia Putellas was the top scorer in the 2021–22 Champions League.
2022–23 Champions League winner Aitana Bonmatí.

By country

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Country Players Wins
 France 1 1
 Spain 1 1
 Brazil 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Real Madrid 2 2
England Manchester City 1 1

UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season

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Season Player Club
2021–22 Brazil Vinícius Júnior Spain Real Madrid
2022–23 Georgia (country) Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Italy Napoli
2023–24 England Jude Bellingham Spain Real Madrid

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Brazil 1 1
 Georgia 1 1
 England 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Real Madrid 2 2
Italy Napoli 1 1

UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season

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Season Player Club
2021–22 Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona
2022–23 Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona
2023–24 Spain Aitana Bonmatí Spain Barcelona

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Spain 2 3

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Barcelona 2 3

Best Goalkeeper

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From 1998 to 2009 the Best European Goalkeeper was awarded to the same goalkeepers that won this award.

Men's award

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Oliver Kahn, who won this award four times consecutively while with Bayern Munich.

*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year
1997–98 Denmark Peter Schmeichel England Manchester United
1998–99 Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich
1999–2000 Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich
2000–01 Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich
2001–02 Germany Oliver Kahn Germany Bayern Munich
2002–03 Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
2003–04 Portugal Vítor Baía Portugal Porto
2004–05 Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea
2005–06 Germany Jens Lehmann England Arsenal
2006–07 Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea
2007–08 Czech Republic Petr Čech England Chelsea
2008–09 Netherlands Edwin van der Sar England Manchester United
2009–10 Brazil Júlio César Italy Internazionale
2010–16 Not awarded
UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season
2016–17 Italy Gianluigi Buffon Italy Juventus
2017–18 Costa Rica Keylor Navas Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Brazil Alisson England Liverpool
2019–20 Germany Manuel Neuer Germany Bayern Munich
2020–21 Senegal Édouard Mendy England Chelsea

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Germany 3 6
 Czech Republic 1 3
 Brazil 2 2
 Italy 1 2
 Denmark 1 1
 Portugal 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 Costa Rica 1 1
 Senegal 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Germany Bayern Munich 2 5
England Chelsea 2 4
England Manchester United 2 2
Italy Juventus 1 2
Portugal Porto 1 1
England Arsenal 1 1
Italy Internazionale 1 1
Spain Real Madrid 1 1
England Liverpool 1 1

Women's award

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Named to the Squad of the Season and Goalkeeper of the Season, Sandra Paños

*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season
2019–20 France Sarah Bouhaddi France Lyon
2020–21 Spain Sandra Paños Spain Barcelona

By country

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Country Players Wins
 France 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
France Lyon 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1

Best Defender

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Men's award

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John Terry, who won this award a record three times, all with Chelsea.

*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Club Defender of the Year
1997–98 Spain Fernando Hierro Spain Real Madrid
1998–99 Netherlands Jaap Stam England Manchester United
1999–2000 Netherlands Jaap Stam England Manchester United
2000–01 Argentina Roberto Ayala Spain Valencia
2001–02 Brazil Roberto Carlos Spain Real Madrid
2002–03 Brazil Roberto Carlos Spain Real Madrid
2003–04 Portugal Ricardo Carvalho Portugal Porto
2004–05 England John Terry England Chelsea
2005–06 Spain Carles Puyol Spain Barcelona
2006–07 Italy Paolo Maldini Italy Milan
2007–08 England John Terry England Chelsea
2008–09 England John Terry England Chelsea
2009–10 Brazil Maicon Italy Internazionale
2010–16 Not awarded
UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
2016–17 Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
2017–18 Spain Sergio Ramos Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Netherlands Virgil van Dijk England Liverpool
2019–20 Germany Joshua Kimmich Germany Bayern Munich
2020–21 Portugal Rúben Dias England Manchester City

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Spain 3 4
 Brazil 2 3
 Netherlands 2 3
 England 1 3
 Portugal 2 2
 Argentina 1 1
 Italy 1 1
 Germany 1 1
2019–20 Defender of the Season Wendie Renard

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Real Madrid 3 5
England Chelsea 1 3
England Manchester United 1 2
Spain Valencia 1 1
Portugal Porto 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1
Italy Milan 1 1
Italy Internazionale 1 1
England Liverpool 1 1
Germany Bayern Munich 1 1
England Manchester City 1 1

Women's award

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Captain Irene Paredes, who led PSG to their first ever league title.

*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
2019–20 France Wendie Renard France Lyon
2020–21 Spain Irene Paredes France Paris Saint-Germain

By country

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Country Players Wins
 France 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
France Lyon 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1

Best Midfielder

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Men's award

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Gaizka Mendieta, who won this award twice in a row with Valencia.
Deco, who won the award with two different clubs: Porto and Barcelona.

*Bold notes a player who also won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Club Midfielder of the Year
1997–98 France Zinedine Zidane Italy Juventus
1998–99 England David Beckham England Manchester United
1999–2000 Spain Gaizka Mendieta Spain Valencia
2000–01 Spain Gaizka Mendieta Spain Valencia
2001–02 Germany Michael Ballack Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2002–03 Czech Republic Pavel Nedvěd Italy Juventus
2003–04 Portugal Deco Portugal Porto
2004–05 Brazil Kaká Italy Milan
2005–06 Portugal Deco Spain Barcelona
2006–07 Netherlands Clarence Seedorf Italy Milan
2007–08 England Frank Lampard England Chelsea
2008–09 Spain Xavi Spain Barcelona
2009–10 Netherlands Wesley Sneijder Italy Internazionale
2010–16 Not awarded
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season
2016–17 Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
2017–18 Croatia Luka Modrić Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Netherlands Frenkie de Jong Netherlands Ajax
2019–20 Belgium Kevin De Bruyne England Manchester City
2020–21 France N'Golo Kanté England Chelsea

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Netherlands 3 3
 Spain 2 3
 England 2 2
 France 2 2
 Portugal 1 2
 Croatia 1 2
 Germany 1 1
 Czech Republic 1 1
 Brazil 1 1
 Belgium 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Italy Juventus 2 2
Italy Milan 2 2
Spain Barcelona 2 2
England Chelsea 2 2
Spain Valencia 1 2
Spain Real Madrid 1 2
England Manchester United 1 1
Germany Bayer Leverkusen 1 1
Portugal Porto 1 1
Italy Internazionale 1 1
Netherlands Ajax 1 1
England Manchester City 1 1

Women's award

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*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season
2019–20 Germany Dzsenifer Marozsán France Lyon
2020–21 Spain Alexia Putellas Spain Barcelona

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Germany 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
France Lyon 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1

Best Forward

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Men's award

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Cristiano Ronaldo won this award a joint-record three times, and is the only player to win with multiple clubs.

*Bold notes a player who won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Club Forward of the Year
1997–98 Brazil Ronaldo Italy Internazionale
1998–99 Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv
1999–2000 Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid
2000–01 Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid
2001–02 Spain Raúl Spain Real Madrid
2002–03 Netherlands Ruud van Nistelrooy England Manchester United
2003–04 Spain Fernando Morientes France Monaco
2004–05 Brazil Ronaldinho Spain Barcelona
2005–06 Cameroon Samuel Eto'o Spain Barcelona
2006–07 Brazil Kaká Italy Milan
2007–08 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo England Manchester United
2008–09 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2009–10 Argentina Diego Milito Italy Internazionale
2010–16 Not awarded
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season
2016–17 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
2017–18 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2019–20 Poland Robert Lewandowski Germany Bayern Munich
2020–21 Norway Erling Haaland Germany Borussia Dortmund

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Spain 2 4
 Brazil 3 3
 Argentina 2 3
 Portugal 1 3
 Ukraine 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1
 Cameroon 1 1
 Poland 1 1
 Norway 1 1
Two-time Player of the Year and 2019–20 Forward of the Season Pernille Harder.

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Real Madrid 2 5
Spain Barcelona 3 4
England Manchester United 2 2
Italy Internazionale 2 2
Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv 1 1
France Monaco 1 1
Italy Milan 1 1
Germany Bayern Munich 1 1
Germany Borussia Dortmund 1 1

Women's award

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*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.

Season Player Club
UEFA Champions League Forward of the Season
2019–20 Denmark Pernille Harder Germany VfL Wolfsburg
2020–21 Spain Jennifer Hermoso Spain Barcelona

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Denmark 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Germany VfL Wolfsburg 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1

Coach(es) of the Year

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Main articles: UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award and UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award

European Football Coach of the Season

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Season Coach(es) Club(s)
1997–98 Italy Marcello Lippi Italy Juventus
1998–99 Scotland Alex Ferguson England Manchester United
1999–2000 Argentina Héctor Cúper Spain Valencia
2000–01 Germany Ottmar Hitzfeld Germany Bayern Munich
2001–02 Spain Vicente del Bosque Spain Real Madrid
2002–03 Italy Carlo Ancelotti
Portugal José Mourinho		 Italy Milan
Portugal Porto
2003–04 Portugal José Mourinho
Spain Rafael Benítez		 Portugal Porto
Spain Valencia
2004–05 Spain Rafael Benítez
Russia Valery Gazzaev		 England Liverpool
Russia CSKA Moscow
2005–06 Netherlands Frank Rijkaard
Spain Juande Ramos		 Spain Barcelona
Spain Sevilla

UEFA Men's Coach of the Year

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Season Coach Team(s)
2019–20 Germany Hansi Flick Germany Bayern Munich
2020–21 Germany Thomas Tuchel France Paris Saint-Germain
England Chelsea
2021–22 Italy Carlo Ancelotti Spain Real Madrid
2022–23 Spain Pep Guardiola England Manchester City

By country

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Country Coaches Wins
 Spain 4 5
 Germany 3 3
 Italy 2 3
 Portugal 1 2
 Scotland 1 1
 Argentina 1 1
 Russia 1 1
 Netherlands 1 1

By club

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Club Coaches Wins
Spain Valencia 2 2
Germany Bayern Munich 2 2
Spain Real Madrid 2 2
Portugal Porto 1 2
Italy Juventus 1 1
England Manchester United 1 1
Italy Milan 1 1
England Liverpool 1 1
Russia CSKA Moscow 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1
Spain Sevilla 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
England Chelsea 1 1
England Manchester City 1 1

UEFA Women's Coach of the Year

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Season Coach Team(s)
2019–20 France Jean-Luc Vasseur France Lyon
2020–21 Spain Lluís Cortés Spain Barcelona
2021–22 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  England
2022–23 Netherlands Sarina Wiegman  England

By country

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Country Coaches Wins
 Netherlands 1 2
 France 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Coaches Wins
 England 1 2
France Lyon 1 1
Spain Barcelona 1 1

UEFA Technical Observers Best Goal of the Season

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This award is chosen by UEFA Technical Observers as the best goal of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo has won this award twice, more than any other player.

Season Player Team
2014–15 South Korea Son Heung-min[1] Germany Bayer Leverkusen
2015–16 Switzerland Stephan Lichtsteiner[2] Italy Juventus
2016–17 Croatia Mario Mandžukić[3] Italy Juventus
2017–18 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[4] Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo[5] Italy Juventus
2019–20 Argentina Lionel Messi[6] Spain Barcelona
2020–21 Not awarded
2021–22 France Karim Benzema[7] Spain Real Madrid
2022–23 Norway Erling Haaland[8] England Manchester City
2023–24 Uruguay Federico Valverde[9] Spain Real Madrid

UEFA Fans' Goal of the Tournament

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This award is voted by the fans as the best goal of the season. Lionel Messi has won this award four times, more than any other player.

Season Player Team
2014–15 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2015–16 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2016–17 Croatia Mario Mandžukić Italy Juventus
2017–18 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo Spain Real Madrid
2018–19 Argentina Lionel Messi Spain Barcelona
2019–20 Not awarded
2020–21 Iran Mehdi Taremi Portugal Porto
2021–22 Spain Thiago England Liverpool
2022–23 Argentina Lionel Messi[10] France Paris Saint-Germain

By country

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Country Players Wins
 Argentina 1 4
 Croatia 1 1
 Iran 1 1
 Portugal 1 1
 Spain 1 1

By club

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Club Players Wins
Spain Barcelona 1 3
Italy Juventus 1 1
England Liverpool 1 1
Portugal Porto 1 1
Spain Real Madrid 1 1
France Paris Saint-Germain 1 1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ UEFA.com. "Goal of the Season: see the 2014/15 winners". UEFA.com. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Goal of the Season: see the 2015/16 winners". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Mario Mandžukić Wins UEFA Goal of Season!". Total-Croatia News. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  4. ^ UEFA.com. "Goal of the Season: see the 2017/18 winners". UEFA.com. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ "UEFA.com Goal of the Season". UEFA.com. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Top ten goals of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  7. ^ UEFA.com (31 May 2022). "2021/22 UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Karim Benzema tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "2022/23 UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Erling Haaland tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA.com. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 11 June 2023.
  9. ^ "UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Federico Valverde tops Technical Observer selection". UEFA.com. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Lionel Messi tops fan vote for best goal of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
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