UEFA Club Football Awards explained
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
See main article: article, UEFA Club Footballer of the Year and UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.
UEFA Women's Player of the Year
See main article: article and UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award.
UEFA Champions League Player of the Season
By country
By club
UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season
By country
By club
UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season
By club
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.
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|
| 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
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.
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|
| 3 | 4 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
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.
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year.
By country
By club
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.
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
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
By club
Coach(es) of the Year
See main article: article, UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award and UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award.
European Football Coach of the Season
UEFA Men's Coach of the Year
By country
| Country | Coaches | Wins |
|---|
| 4 | 5 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
UEFA Women's Coach of the Year
By country
By club
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.
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.
By country
| Country | Players | Wins |
|---|
| 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | |
By club
See also
External links
Notes and References
- News: Goal of the Season: see the 2014/15 winners. UEFA.com. UEFA.com. 14 September 2015.
- News: Goal of the Season: see the 2015/16 winners. UEFA.com. 18 July 2016.
- News: Mario Mandžukić Wins UEFA Goal of Season!. Total-Croatia News. 29 August 2017. 11 August 2019.
- News: Goal of the Season: see the 2017/18 winners. UEFA.com. UEFA.com. 28 August 2018.
- Web site: UEFA.com Goal of the Season. UEFA.com. 2 June 2019. 2 June 2019.
- News: Top ten goals of the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League. UEFA.com. 29 August 2020. 29 August 2020.
- News: 2021/22 UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Karim Benzema tops Technical Observer selection. UEFA.com. UEFA.com. 31 May 2022. 31 May 2022.
- News: 2022/23 UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Erling Haaland tops Technical Observer selection. UEFA.com. 11 June 2023. 11 June 2023.
- News: UEFA Champions League Goal of the Season: Federico Valverde tops Technical Observer selection. UEFA.com. 3 June 2024. 3 June 2024.
- Web site: 29 June 2023 . Lionel Messi tops fan vote for best goal of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League . 30 June 2023 . UEFA.com.
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Gianluigi Buffon
Petr Čech
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Roberto Ayala
Kevin De Bruyne
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Samuel Eto'o
Robert Lewandowski
Erling Haaland
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