UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award

The UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award) was 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. The award was announced in 2013, two years after the creation of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, the equivalent award for male footballers.

Nadine Angerer, Lena Goeßling, and Lotta Schelin made the shortlist for the inaugural year, with Nadine Angerer being selected as the winner on 5 September 2013 during the round of 32 and 16 draws for the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Criteria and voting

According to UEFA, players are selected based on their performances that year in "all competitions, both domestic and international, and at club and national team levels". For the inaugural award, players were nominated by the coaches of the twelve national teams that made the group stage of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 competition and the coaches of the eight club teams that made the quarterfinals of the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League. The nominees were then voted on by eighteen sports journalists that cover women's association football, chosen by trade organization European Sports Media. Each of the voters selected their pick for the top three players, giving their first choice five points, their second choice three points, and their third choice one point. From this initial round of voting, a three player shortlist is selected and the fourth through tenth-place finishers are determined. The winner, runner up, and third-place finisher are selected from the shortlist during a second round of voting, which takes place during the round of 32 and 16 draws for the UEFA Women's Champions League.

Award history

Winners Season1st2nd3rdUEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award 2012–13 Nadine Angerer Lena Goeßling Lotta Schelin 2013–14 Nadine Keßler Martina Müller Nilla Fischer 2014–15 Célia Šašić Amandine Henry Dzsenifer Marozsán 2015–16 Ada Hegerberg Amandine Henry Dzsenifer Marozsán UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award 2016–17 Lieke Martens Pernille Harder Dzsenifer Marozsán 2017–18 Pernille Harder Ada Hegerberg Amandine Henry 2018–19 Lucy Bronze Ada Hegerberg Amandine Henry 2019–20 Pernille Harder Wendie Renard Lucy Bronze 2020–21 Alexia Putellas Jenni Hermoso Lieke Martens 2021–22 Alexia Putellas Beth Mead Lena Oberdorf 2022–23 Aitana Bonmatí Sam Kerr Olga Carmona

By player Rank Player First place Second place Third place1 Pernille Harder2102 Alexia Putellas2003 Ada Hegerberg1204 Lucy Bronze101 Lieke Martens1016 Nadine Angerer100 Nadine Keßler100 Célia Šašić100 Aitana Bonmatí10010 Amandine Henry02211 Lena Goeßling010 Martina Müller010 Wendie Renard010 Jenni Hermoso010 Beth Mead010 Sam Kerr01017 Dzsenifer Marozsán00318 Lotta Schelin001 Nilla Fischer001 Lena Oberdorf001 Olga Carmona001

By country Rank Country First place Second place Third place132423113210412051116101703280109002

By club Rank Club First place Second place Third place1 Barcelona4112 VfL Wolfsburg3323 Lyon2554 Frankfurt2025 Arsenal010 Chelsea0107 Real Madrid001

Finalists

2012–13 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Nadine Angerer – 10 Frankfurt 2 Lena Goeßling – 6 VfL Wolfsburg 3 Lotta Schelin – 2 Lyon 4 Nadine Keßler 16 – VfL Wolfsburg 5 Verónica Boquete 11 – Tyresö 6 Caroline Seger 8 – Tyresö 7 Nilla Fischer 6 – Linköping 8 Célia Okoyino da Mbabi 4 – Frankfurt 9 Wendie Renard 3 – Lyon 10 Louisa Nécib 2 – Lyon Source:

2013–14 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Nadine Keßler – 9 VfL Wolfsburg 2 Martina Müller – 3 VfL Wolfsburg 3 Nilla Fischer – 0 VfL Wolfsburg 4 Lena Goeßling 6 – VfL Wolfsburg5 Verónica Boquete 5 – Tyresö Lotta Schelin – Lyon7 Marta 3 – Tyresö FF Alexandra Popp – VfL Wolfsburg Caroline Seger – Tyresö FF 10 Christen Press 2 – Tyresö FF

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2014–15 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Célia Šašić – 11 Frankfurt 2 Amandine Henry – 4 Lyon 3 Dzsenifer Marozsán – 3 Frankfurt4 Verónica Boquete 8 – Frankfurt Anja Mittag – Rosengård 6 Eugénie Le Sommer 7 – Lyon 7 Ramona Bachmann 6 – Rosengård 8 Wendie Renard 4 – Lyon 9 Caroline Seger 3 – Paris Saint-Germain10 Nadine Angerer 2 – Portland Thorns Simone Laudehr – Frankfurt 12 Alexandra Popp 0 – VfL Wolfsburg Source:

2015–16 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Ada Hegerberg – 13 Lyon 2 Amandine Henry – 4 Lyon 3 Dzsenifer Marozsán – 3 Frankfurt 4 Saki Kumagai 11 – Lyon 5 Wendie Renard 10 – Lyon6 Louisa Nécib 9 – Lyon Alexandra Popp – VfL Wolfsburg 8 Camille Abily 6 – Lyon 9 Eugénie Le Sommer 3 – Lyon 10 Amel Majri 2 – Lyon Source:

2016–17 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Lieke Martens –95 Barcelona 2 Pernille Harder –81 VfL Wolfsburg 3 Dzsenifer Marozsán –47 Lyon 4 Vivianne Miedema – Bayern Munich 5 Eugénie Le Sommer – Lyon 6 Wendie Renard – Lyon 7 Jackie Groenen – Frankfurt 8 Lucy Bronze – Manchester City 9 Jodie Taylor – Arsenal 10 Shanice van de Sanden – Liverpool Source:

2017–18 Rank Player First round Final round Club1 Pernille Harder – 106 VfL Wolfsburg2 Ada Hegerberg – 61 Lyon3 Amandine Henry – 41 Lyon 4 Dzsenifer Marozsán 32 – Lyon 5 Lucy Bronze 20 – Lyon 6 Lieke Martens 17 – Barcelona 7 Wendie Renard 16 – Lyon 8 Fran Kirby 15 – Chelsea 9 Eugénie Le Sommer 13 – Lyon 10 Shanice van de Sanden 7 – Lyon Source:

2018–19 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Lucy Bronze – 88 Lyon 2 Ada Hegerberg – 56 Lyon 3 Amandine Henry – 44 Lyon 4 Vivianne Miedema 31 – Arsenal 5 Ellen White 22 – Birmingham City 6 Pernille Harder 21 – VfL Wolfsburg 7 Dzsenifer Marozsán 12 – Lyon 8 Caroline Graham Hansen 10 – VfL Wolfsburg9 Lieke Martens 9 – Barcelona Wendie Renard – Lyon Source:

2019–20 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Pernille Harder – 92 VfL Wolfsburg 2 Wendie Renard – 81 Lyon 3 Lucy Bronze – 28 Lyon 4 Vivianne Miedema 26 – Arsenal 5 Delphine Cascarino 24 – Lyon 6 Eugénie Le Sommer 13 – Lyon7 Ada Hegerberg 11 – Lyon Amel Majri – Lyon 9 Marie-Antoinette Katoto 8 – Paris Saint-Germain 10 Dzsenifer Marozsán 7 – Lyon Source:

2020–21 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Alexia Putellas – 50 Barcelona 2 Jenni Hermoso – 42 Barcelona 3 Lieke Martens – 40 Barcelona 4 Vivianne Miedema 32 – Arsenal 5 Aitana Bonmatí 29 – Barcelona 6 Caroline Graham Hansen 28 – Barcelona7 Sam Kerr 18 – Chelsea Fran Kirby – Chelsea 9 Pernille Harder 17 – Chelsea 10 Irene Paredes 11 – Paris Saint-Germain Source:

2021–22 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Alexia Putellas – 97 Barcelona 2 Beth Mead – 84 Arsenal 3 Lena Oberdorf – 47 VfL Wolfsburg 4 Alexandra Popp 35 – VfL Wolfsburg 5 Aitana Bonmatí 25 – Barcelona 6 Keira Walsh 18 – Manchester City 7 Leah Williamson 17 – Arsenal8 Ada Hegerberg 12 – Lyon Wendie Renard – Lyon 10 Lina Magull 10 – Bayern Munich 11 Delphine Cascarino 9 – Lyon12 Amandine Henry 8 – Lyon Mapi León – Barcelona 14 Tabea Waßmuth 6 – VfL Wolfsburg15 Selma Bacha 5 – Lyon Mary Earps – Manchester United17 Sakina Karchaoui 4 – Paris Saint-Germain Marie-Antoinette Katoto – Paris Saint-Germain 19 Merle Frohms 2 – Eintracht Frankfurt 20 Fridolina Rolfö 1 – Barcelona21 Christiane Endler 0 – Lyon Marina Hegering – Bayern Munich Source:

2022–23 Rank Player First round Final round Club 1 Aitana Bonmatí – 308 Barcelona 2 Sam Kerr – 88 Chelsea 3 Olga Carmona – 72 Real Madrid 4 Mary Earps 55 – Manchester United5 Salma Paralluelo 48 – Barcelona Alexandra Popp – VfL Wolfsburg 7 Keira Walsh 24 – Barcelona 8 Caroline Graham Hansen 11 – Barcelona 9 Rachel Daly 8 – Aston Villa 10 Ewa Pajor 5 – VfL Wolfsburg 11 Kadidiatou Diani 4 – Paris Saint-Germain Source:

See also

List of sports awards honoring women

References

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