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

UEFA Men's Player of the Year

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

UEFA Women's Player of the Year

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

Best Goalkeeper

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

Men's award

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	Name	Club
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
2016–17	Gianluigi Buffon	Juventus
2017–18	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid
2018–19	Alisson	Liverpool
2019–20	Manuel Neuer	Bayern Munich

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

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Bayern Munich	2	5
Chelsea	1	3
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	Name	Club
2019–20	Sarah Bouhaddi	Lyon

By country

Country	Players	Wins
France	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Lyon	1	1

Best Defender

Men's award

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	Name	Club
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
2016–17	Sergio Ramos	Real Madrid
2017–18	Sergio Ramos	Real Madrid
2018–19	Virgil van Dijk	Liverpool
2019–20	Joshua Kimmich	Bayern Munich

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Spain	3	4
Brazil	2	3
Netherlands	2	3
England	1	3
Argentina	1	1
Portugal	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

Women's award

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

Season	Name	Club
2019–20	Wendie Renard	Lyon

By country

Country	Players	Wins
France	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Lyon	1	1

Best Midfielder

Men's award

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	Name	Club
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
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

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Netherlands	3	3
Spain	2	3
England	2	2
Portugal	1	2
Croatia	1	2
France	1	1
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
Valencia	1	2
Real Madrid	1	2
Manchester United	1	1
Bayer Leverkusen	1	1
Porto	1	1
Chelsea	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	Name	Club
2019–20	Dzsenifer Marozsán	Lyon

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Germany	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Lyon	1	1

Best Forward

Men's award

Raúl, one of only two players who won this award three times, all with Real Madrid.

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

Season	Name	Club
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
2016–17	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid
2017–18	Cristiano Ronaldo	Real Madrid
2018–19	Lionel Messi	Barcelona
2019–20	Robert Lewandowski	Bayern Munich

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

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

Women's award

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

Season	Name	Club
2019–20	Pernille Harder	VfL Wolfsburg

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Denmark	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
VfL Wolfsburg	1	1

Coach(es) of the Year

Main articles: European Football Coach of the Season, UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award, and UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award

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	Hans-Dieter Flick	Bayern Munich

By country

Country	Coaches	Wins
Spain	3	4
Italy	2	2
Germany	2	2
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
Porto	1	2
Juventus	1	1
Manchester United	1	1
Real Madrid	1	1
Milan	1	1
Liverpool	1	1
CSKA Moscow	1	1
Barcelona	1	1
Sevilla	1	1

UEFA Women's Coach of the Year

Season	Coach	Team(s)
2019–20	Jean-Luc Vasseur	Lyon

By country

Country	Coaches	Wins
France	1	1

By club

Club	Coaches	Wins
Lyon	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	Name	Club
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

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 three times, more than any other player.

Season	Name	Club
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	Cristiano Ronaldo	Juventus

By country

Country	Players	Wins
Argentina	1	3
Portugal	1	2
Croatia	1	1

By club

Club	Players	Wins
Barcelona	1	3
Juventus	2	2
Real Madrid	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

External links

• UEFA Club Football Awards