At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
Awards There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament: the Player of the Tournament for best player, first awarded in 1996; the Top Scorer Award (currently commercially termed Alipay Top Scorer Award) for most prolific goal scorer; the Young Player of the Tournament (currently commercially termed as SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament) for best under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2016; the Man of the Match Award for outstanding performance during each game of the tournament, first awarded in 1996; the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament.
Player of the Tournament The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996.
UEFA published on its website the Player of the Tournament in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The winners were Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Peter Schmeichel, respectively. However, these winners are unofficial.
Due to Schmeichel's award in 1992 being unofficial, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the first goalkeeper to officially win the award, at UEFA Euro 2020.
EditionPlayerRef.1996 England Matthias Sammer2000 Belgium/Netherlands Zinedine Zidane2004 Portugal Theodoros Zagorakis2008 Austria/Switzerland Xavi2012 Poland/Ukraine Andrés Iniesta2016 France Antoine Griezmann2020 Europe Gianluigi Donnarumma2024 Germany Rodri
Young Player of the Tournament The Young Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player in the tournament who is at most 22 years old. For the UEFA Euro 2016, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1994. The award was first given out in 2016.
EditionPlayerAgeRef.2016 France Renato Sanches182020 Europe Pedri182024 Germany Lamine Yamal17
Goal of the Tournament The "Goal of the Tournament" is an honorary award selected by UEFA's technical observers. The award was first awarded at 2016.
EditionPlayerOpponent2016 France Xherdan Shaqirivs Poland2020 Europe Patrik Schicksecond goal vs Scotland2024 Germany Lamine Yamalvs France
Top goalscorer Between the years 1960 and 2008, and since 2024, the Golden Boot has been awarded to the top goalscorer(s) of each edition of the UEFA European Championship.
From 2012 to 2020, the number of assists contributed by players was used as a tie-breaker if more than one player scored the same number of goals, with fewest minutes played used as a further tie-breaker if required.
Edition Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze BootPlayer(s)GoalsPlayerGoalsPlayerGoals1960 France Milan Galić François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Dražan Jerković Viktor Ponedelnik 2 goalscolspan="4" rowspan="13" 1964 Spain Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák Chus Pereda 2 goals1968 Italy Dragan Džajić 2 goals1972 Belgium Gerd Müller 4 goals1976 Yugoslavia Dieter Müller 4 goals1980 Italy Klaus Allofs 3 goals1984 France Michel Platini 9 goals1988 West Germany Marco van Basten 5 goals1992 Sweden Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin Henrik Larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle 3 goals1996 England Alan Shearer 5 goals2000 Belgium/Netherlands Patrick Kluivert Savo Milošević 5 goals2004 Portugal Milan Baroš 5 goals2008 Austria/Switzerland David Villa 4 goals2012 Poland/Ukraine Fernando Torres (189 minutes) Mario Gómez (282 minutes) Alan Dzagoev (253 minutes) 2016 France Antoine Griezmann (555 minutes) Cristiano Ronaldo (625 minutes) Olivier Giroud (456 minutes)2020 Europe Cristiano Ronaldo (360 minutes) Patrik Schick (404 minutes) Karim Benzema (349 minutes)2024 Germany Cody Gakpo Harry Kane Georges Mikautadze Jamal Musiala Dani Olmo Ivan Schranz 3 goals colspan="4"
Statistics (1960–2024)
Man of the Match Award The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 1996.
+ Most Man of the Match awards won by tournamentEditionPlayer(s)Awards1996 England Karel Poborský32000 Belgium / Netherlands Thierry Henry32004 Portugal Michael Ballack Milan Baroš Wayne Rooney Ruud van Nistelrooy Theodoros Zagorakis Zinedine Zidane22008 Austria / Switzerland Andrey Arshavin Wesley Sneijder David Villa22012 Poland / Ukraine Andrés Iniesta Andrea Pirlo32016 France Cristiano Ronaldo Antoine Griezmann Eden Hazard Andrés Iniesta Dimitri Payet Renato Sanches Granit Xhaka22020 Europe Sergio Busquets Federico Chiesa Denzel Dumfries Harry Kane Romelu Lukaku Leonardo Spinazzola22024 Germany Jude Bellingham Kevin De Bruyne Christian Eriksen Cody Gakpo N'Golo Kanté Stanislav Lobotka Nico Williams Granit Xhaka2
Total awards
Players in bold are still active. + Players with at least three Euro Man of the Match awardsRankPlayerCountryAwardsEuros with awards1Cristiano Ronaldo62008, 2012 (2), 2016 (2), 2020Andrés Iniesta2008, 2012 (3), 2016 (2)3Granit Xhaka52016 (2), 2020, 2024 (2)4Luka Modrić42008, 2016, 2020, 2024Andrea Pirlo2008, 2012 (3)Zinedine Zidane2000 (2), 2004 (2)7Michael Ballack32004 (2), 2008Federico Chiesa2020 (2), 2024Kevin De Bruyne2020, 2024 (2)Christian Eriksen2020, 2024 (2)Luís Figo2000 (2), 2004Thierry Henry2000 (3)Zlatan Ibrahimović2004, 2008, 2012Mesut Özil2012 (2), 2016Pepe2008, 2012, 2016Karel Poborský1996 (3)
Team of the Tournament Editions The Team of the Tournament is a team of the best performers at each respective UEFA European Championship edition, as chosen by the UEFA Technical Study Group since 1996. UEFA also retroactively named teams of the best 11 players from the 1960 to 1992 tournaments. The number of players in these squads has changed, from 18 players in 1996, 22 players in 2000, and 23 players from 2004 until 2012. Since 2016, a team of 11 players has been named.
EditionGoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsFrance 1960(11 player squad) Lev Yashin Vladimir Durković Ladislav Novák Igor Netto Josef Masopust Valentin Ivanov Dragoslav Šekularac Bora Kostić Slava Metreveli Milan Galić Viktor PonedelnikSpain 1964(11 player squad) Lev Yashin Feliciano Rivilla Dezső Novák Ferran Olivella Ignacio Zoco Amancio Amaro Valentin Ivanov Chus Pereda Ferenc Bene Flórián Albert Luis SuárezItaly 1968(11 player squad) Dino Zoff Mirsad Fazlagić Giacinto Facchetti Bobby Moore Albert Shesternyov Dragan Džajić Angelo Domenghini Sandro Mazzola Ivica Osim Geoff Hurst Luigi RivaBelgium 1972(11 player squad) Yevhen Rudakov Revaz Dzodzuashvili Paul Breitner Murtaz Khurtsilava Franz Beckenbauer Herbert Wimmer Uli Hoeneß Günter Netzer Jupp Heynckes Gerd Müller Raoul LambertYugoslavia 1976(11 player squad) Ivo Viktor Ján Pivarník Ruud Krol Franz Beckenbauer Anton Ondruš Jaroslav Pollák Rainer Bonhof Dragan Džajić Antonín Panenka Zdeněk Nehoda Dieter MüllerItaly 1980(11 player squad) Dino Zoff Claudio Gentile Karlheinz Förster Gaetano Scirea Hans-Peter Briegel Jan Ceulemans Marco Tardelli Bernd Schuster Hansi Müller Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Horst HrubeschFrance 1984(11 player squad) Harald Schumacher João Pinto Karlheinz Förster Morten Olsen Andreas Brehme Fernando Chalana Jean Tigana Michel Platini Alain Giresse Frank Arnesen Rudi VöllerWest Germany 1988(11 player squad) Hans van Breukelen Giuseppe Bergomi Frank Rijkaard Ronald Koeman Paolo Maldini Ruud Gullit Jan Wouters Giuseppe Giannini Lothar Matthäus Marco van Basten Gianluca VialliSweden 1992(11 player squad) Peter Schmeichel Jocelyn Angloma Laurent Blanc Andreas Brehme Jürgen Kohler Stefan Effenberg Ruud Gullit Thomas Häßler Brian Laudrup Marco van Basten Dennis BergkampEngland 1996(18 player squad) David Seaman Andreas Köpke Radoslav Látal Laurent Blanc Marcel Desailly Matthias Sammer Paolo Maldini Didier Deschamps Steve McManaman Paul Gascoigne Rui Costa Karel Poborský Dieter Eilts Alan Shearer Hristo Stoichkov Davor Šuker Youri Djorkaeff Pavel KukaBelgium and Netherlands 2000(22 player squad) Francesco Toldo Fabien Barthez Lilian Thuram Laurent Blanc Marcel Desailly Alessandro Nesta Fabio Cannavaro Paolo Maldini Frank de Boer Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Luís Figo Rui Costa Edgar Davids Demetrio Albertini Pep Guardiola Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Nuno Gomes Raúl Francesco Totti Savo MiloševićPortugal 2004(23 player squad) Petr Čech Antonios Nikopolidis Sol Campbell Ashley Cole Traianos Dellas Olof Mellberg Ricardo Carvalho Giourkas Seitaridis Gianluca Zambrotta Michael Ballack Luís Figo Frank Lampard Maniche Pavel Nedvěd Theodoros Zagorakis Zinedine Zidane Milan Baroš Angelos Charisteas Henrik Larsson Cristiano Ronaldo Wayne Rooney Jon Dahl Tomasson Ruud van NistelrooyAustria and Switzerland 2008(23 player squad) Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Edwin van der Sar José Bosingwa Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Pepe Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov Hamit Altıntop Luka Modrić Marcos Senna Xavi Konstantin Zyryanov Michael Ballack Cesc Fàbregas Andrés Iniesta Lukas Podolski Wesley Sneijder Andrey Arshavin Roman Pavlyuchenko Fernando Torres David VillaPoland and Ukraine 2012(23 player squad) Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Manuel Neuer Gerard Piqué Fábio Coentrão Philipp Lahm Pepe Sergio Ramos Jordi Alba Daniele De Rossi Steven Gerrard Xavi Andrés Iniesta Sami Khedira Sergio Busquets Mesut Özil Andrea Pirlo Xabi Alonso Mario Balotelli Cesc Fàbregas Cristiano Ronaldo Zlatan Ibrahimović David SilvaFrance 2016(11 player squad) Rui Patrício Joshua Kimmich Jérôme Boateng Pepe Raphaël Guerreiro Toni Kroos Joe Allen Antoine Griezmann Aaron Ramsey Dimitri Payet Cristiano RonaldoEurope 2020(11 player squad) Gianluigi Donnarumma Kyle Walker Leonardo Bonucci Harry Maguire Leonardo Spinazzola Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Jorginho Pedri Federico Chiesa Romelu Lukaku Raheem SterlingGermany 2024(11 player squad) Mike Maignan Kyle Walker William Saliba Manuel Akanji Marc Cucurella Rodri Dani Olmo Fabián Ruiz Lamine Yamal Jamal Musiala Nico Williams
Multiple awards
The following table lists players who have been chosen in at least two Teams of the Tournament.
Players in bold are still active.
TotalPlayerYears3 Laurent Blanc1992, 1996, 2000 Paolo Maldini1988, 1996, 2000 Pepe2008, 2012, 2016 Cristiano Ronaldo2004, 2012, 20162 Valentin Ivanov1960, 1964 Lev Yashin1960, 1964 Franz Beckenbauer1972, 1976 Dino Zoff1968, 1976 Dragan Džajić1968, 1976 Karlheinz Förster1980, 1984 Andreas Brehme1984, 1992 Marco van Basten1988, 1992 Ruud Gullit1988, 1992 Marcel Desailly1996, 2000 Rui Costa1996, 2000 Zinedine Zidane2000, 2004 Luís Figo2000, 2004 Michael Ballack2004, 2008 Philipp Lahm2008, 2012 Gianluigi Buffon2008, 2012 Iker Casillas2008, 2012 Cesc Fàbregas2008, 2012 Andrés Iniesta2008, 2012 Xavi2008, 2012 Kyle Walker2020, 2024
Awards by team (1960–2024)
RankTeamTotal13141674022816834361285314289221518641962455167164415824531493332111002518111131612121151301124140012301020102170011200201900011000101000010Total22 teams24768754241
All-time Euro XI
In June 2016, ahead of UEFA Euro 2016 in France, UEFA published an All-time Euro XI; the winning team was chosen based on votes cast on EURO2016.com and Twitter. The application featured the 11 players who have made the greatest impact at EURO final tournaments. Nominees had to meet at least two of the following four criteria:
Appeared in at least a semi-final Featured in a Team of the Tournament Finished a EURO tournament as top scorer Produced an iconic EURO moment
Goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon
Defenders Paolo Maldini Franz Beckenbauer Carles Puyol Philipp Lahm
Midfielders Andrés Iniesta Andrea Pirlo Zinedine Zidane
Forwards Cristiano Ronaldo Thierry Henry Marco van Basten
See also FIFA World Cup awards Copa América awards Africa Cup of Nations awards AFC Asian Cup awards CONCACAF Gold Cup awards OFC Nations Cup awards
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