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. The awards are presented in august each year at a special gala in monaco. 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.
Lucy bronze was named the uefa women s player of the 2018 19 season liverpool s alisson becker won the uefa goalkeeper of the season award van dijk also took home the uefa defender of the season prize. Luis suárez finished second with cristiano ronaldo in third. Watch the full ceremony as lionel messi was voted the uefa best player in europe award winner for 2014 15.
The three player shortlist for the women s award was selected by the coaches of the eight clubs that reached the quarter finals of the 2018 19 uefa women s champions league as well as the coaches. Uefa is set to name their men s player of the year on thursday with regulars lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo set to battle it out against virgil van dijk for the award. Liverpool s virgil van dijk beats out ronaldo messi for men s player of the year van dijk had himself quite the 2018 19 season.
Uefa awards 2019 winners. The uefa best player in europe award was born out of an initiative by uefa president michel platini and has the intention of reviving the spirit of the old european footballer of the year award. A uefa champions league winner with real madrid and a european champion with portugal cristiano ronaldo has claimed the 2015 16 uefa best player in europe award.
The award created in 2011 by uefa in partnership with european sports media esm group was initially. 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 football club in europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition.
