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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

UEFA Men's Player of the Year

UEFA Women's Player of the Year

UEFA Champions League Player of the Season

Season	Player	Club
2021–22	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
2022–23	Rodri	Manchester City
2023–24	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid

By country

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

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Real Madrid	2	2
Manchester City	1	1

UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season

Season	Player	Club
2021–22	Vinícius Júnior	Real Madrid
2022–23	Khvicha Kvaratskhelia	Napoli
2023–24	Jude Bellingham	Real Madrid

By country

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

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Real Madrid	2	2
Napoli	1	1

UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season

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

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Spain	2	3

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Barcelona	2	3

Best Goalkeeper

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

Men's award

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

By country

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

Club	Players	Wins
Bayern Munich	2	5
Chelsea	2	4
Manchester United	2	2
Juventus	1	2
Porto	1	1
Arsenal	1	1
Internazionale	1	1
Real Madrid	1	1
Liverpool	1	1

Women's award

*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	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon
2020–21	Sandra Paños	Barcelona

By country

Country	Players	Wins
France	1	1
Spain	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Lyon	1	1
Barcelona	1	1

Best Defender

Men's award

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

By country

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

By club

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

Women's award

*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	Wendie Renard	Lyon
2020–21	Irene Paredes	Paris Saint-Germain

By country

Country	Players	Wins
France	1	1
Spain	1	1

By club

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

Best Midfielder

Men's award

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

By country

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

Club	Players	Wins
Juventus	2	2
Milan	2	2
Barcelona	2	2
Chelsea	2	2
Valencia	1	2
Real Madrid	1	2
Manchester United	1	1
Bayer Leverkusen	1	1
Porto	1	1
Internazionale	1	1
Ajax	1	1
Manchester City	1	1

Women's award

*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	Dzsenifer Marozsán	Lyon
2020–21	Alexia Putellas	Barcelona

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Germany	1	1
Spain	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Lyon	1	1
Barcelona	1	1

Best Forward

Men's award

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

By country

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

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Real Madrid	2	5
Barcelona	3	4
Manchester United	2	2
Internazionale	2	2
Dynamo Kyiv	1	1
Monaco	1	1
Milan	1	1
Bayern Munich	1	1
Borussia Dortmund	1	1

Women's award

*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	Pernille Harder	VfL Wolfsburg
2020–21	Jennifer Hermoso	Barcelona

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Denmark	1	1
Spain	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
VfL Wolfsburg	1	1
Barcelona	1	1

Coach(es) of the Year

European Football Coach of the Season

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

UEFA Men's Coach of the Year

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

By country

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

Club	Coaches	Wins
Valencia	2	2
Bayern Munich	2	2
Real Madrid	2	2
Porto	1	2
Juventus	1	1
Manchester United	1	1
Milan	1	1
Liverpool	1	1
CSKA Moscow	1	1
Barcelona	1	1
Sevilla	1	1
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1
Chelsea	1	1
Manchester City	1	1

UEFA Women's Coach of the Year

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

By country

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

By club

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

UEFA Technical Observers Best Goal of the Season

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	Son Heung-min	Bayer Leverkusen
2015–16	Stephan Lichtsteiner	Juventus
2016–17	Mario Mandžukić	Juventus
2017–18	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid
2018–19	Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus
2019–20	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2020–21	Not awarded
2021–22	Karim Benzema	Real Madrid
2022–23	Erling Haaland	Manchester City
2023–24	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid

UEFA Fans' Goal of the Tournament

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	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2015–16	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2016–17	Mario Mandžukić	Juventus
2017–18	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid
2018–19	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2019–20	Not awarded
2020–21	Mehdi Taremi	Porto
2021–22	Thiago	Liverpool
2022–23	Lionel Messi	Paris Saint-Germain

By country

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

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Barcelona	1	3
Juventus	1	1
Liverpool	1	1
Porto	1	1
Real Madrid	1	1
Paris Saint-Germain	1	1

See also

• UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award
• UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award
• UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award
• UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award
• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
• UEFA Team of the Year

References

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.

External links

• UEFA Club Football Awards

• UEFA trophies and awards