These are for all players who have played in europe and are based on performances. The five competition specific prizes complement the existing uefa men s and women s player of the year awards. The 27 year old will now have bragging rights at lyon after beating ada hegerberg and amandine henry to the uefa player of the year award with the announcement made following the men s champions.
Pernille harder of wolfsburg and denmark has been voted the 2017 18 uefa women s player of the year. For this award players in europe irrespective of nationality were judged according to their performances over the whole season in all. What is the uefa men s player of the year award.
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.
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.
