Goalkeeper of the uefa champions league season. These accolades are presented alongside the annual uefa men s player of the year and uefa women s player of the year awards in monaco each august. Uefa also named the women s player of the year at the ceremony with wolfsburg s pernille harder beating lyon duo ada hegerberg and amandine henry to the top prize.
The award was announced in 2013 two years after the creation of the uefa best player in europe award the equivalent. The uefa women s player of the year award previously known as the uefa best women s player in europe award is an association football award given to the female footballer that is considered the best player playing for a football club in europe during the previous season. 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 belgian attacking midfielder 28 finished well clear of former chelsea club mate olivier giroud and luka jović.
Eden hazard has been named the 2018 19 uefa europa league player of the season. Monaco liverpool s dutch champions league winning defender virgil van dijk was named uefa s men s player of the year on thursday with england and olympique lyonnais defender lucy bronze. Pernille harder of wolfsburg and denmark has been voted the 2017 18 uefa women s player of the year.
Given out every year since 1948 is given to the player considered both to have had. Liverpool s captain lifted the premier league trophy on wednesday and now has an. Uefa champions league.
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.
