Van dijk beats messi and ronaldo to uefa player of the year the champions league award winners from last season have been announced during the draw for the 2019 20. Champions league awards 2019. 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. Van dijk s brilliant performance in the last season helped his club lift the champions league title. Liverpool defender virgil van dijk won the uefa men s player of the year and the defender of the season award for the 2018 19 uefa champions league campaign here on thursday.
The dutch international beat off competition from three time uefa men s player of the year cristiano. Liverpool defender virgil van dijk has been named uefa men s player of the year for 2018 19. 15 08 2019 live women s player of the year shortlist.
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.