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 awards are presented in August each year at a special gala in Monaco; 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 ceremony has been combined with the UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Internazionale and Real Madrid are the only teams whose players won all of the available awards in the same season (in the 2009–10 and 2017–18 seasons, respectively).
For the 2010–11 season, the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award was replaced by the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, but the positional awards returned in 2016–17. Positional awards for players in the UEFA Women's Champions League were introduced in 2019–20.
Player(s) of the Year
UEFA Men's Player of the Year
UEFA Women's Player of the Year
UEFA Champions League Player of the Season SeasonPlayerClub2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2022–23 Rodri Manchester City2023–24 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid2024–25 Ousmane Dembélé Paris Saint-Germain2025–26 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Paris Saint-Germain
By country CountryPlayersWins 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Paris Saint-Germain 2 2 Real Madrid 2 2 Manchester City 1 1
UEFA Champions League Young Player of the Season SeasonPlayerClub2021–22 Vinícius Júnior Real Madrid2022–23 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Napoli2023–24 Jude Bellingham Real Madrid2024–25 Désiré Doué Paris Saint-Germain2025–26 Arda Güler Real Madrid
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Real Madrid 3 3 Napoli 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
UEFA Women's Champions League Player of the Season SeasonPlayerClub2021–22 Alexia Putellas Barcelona2022–23 Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona2023–24 Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona2024–25 Aitana Bonmatí Barcelona2025–26 Alexia Putellas Barcelona
By country CountryPlayersWins 2 5
By club ClubPlayersWins Barcelona 2 5
UEFA Women's Champions League Young Player of the Season SeasonPlayerClub2021–22 Selma Bacha Lyon2022–23 Lena Oberdorf VfL Wolfsburg2023–24 Melchie Dumornay Lyon2024–25 Melchie Dumornay Lyon2025–26 Lily Yohannes Lyon
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Lyon 3 4 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1
Best Goalkeeper From 1998 to 2009 the Best European Goalkeeper was awarded to the same goalkeepers that won this award.
Men's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Club Goalkeeper of the Year1997–98 Peter Schmeichel Manchester United1998–99 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich1999–2000 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich2000–01 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich2001–02 Oliver Kahn Bayern Munich2002–03 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus2003–04 Vítor Baía Porto2004–05 Petr Čech Chelsea2005–06 Jens Lehmann Arsenal2006–07 Petr Čech Chelsea2007–08 Petr Čech Chelsea2008–09 Edwin van der Sar Manchester United2009–10 Júlio César Internazionale2010–16Not awardedUEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season2016–17 Gianluigi Buffon Juventus 2017–18 Keylor Navas Real Madrid2018–19 Alisson Liverpool2019–20 Manuel Neuer Bayern Munich2020–21 Édouard Mendy Chelsea
By country CountryPlayersWins 3 6 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Bayern Munich 2 5 Chelsea 2 4 Manchester United 2 2 Juventus 1 2 Porto 1 1 Arsenal 1 1 Internazionale 1 1 Real Madrid 1 1 Liverpool 1 1
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Champions League Goalkeeper of the Season2019–20 Sarah Bouhaddi Lyon2020–21 Sandra Paños Barcelona
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Lyon 1 1 Barcelona 1 1
Best Defender Men's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year.
SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Club Defender of the Year1997–98 Fernando Hierro Real Madrid1998–99 Jaap Stam Manchester United1999–2000 Jaap Stam Manchester United2000–01 Roberto Ayala Valencia2001–02 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid2002–03 Roberto Carlos Real Madrid2003–04 Ricardo Carvalho Porto2004–05 John Terry Chelsea2005–06 Carles Puyol Barcelona2006–07 Paolo Maldini Milan2007–08 John Terry Chelsea2008–09 John Terry Chelsea2009–10 Maicon Internazionale2010–16Not awardedUEFA Champions League Defender of the Season2016–17 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid2017–18 Sergio Ramos Real Madrid2018–19 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool2019–20 Joshua Kimmich Bayern Munich2020–21 Rúben Dias Manchester City
By country CountryPlayersWins 3 4 2 3 2 3 1 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Real Madrid 3 5 Chelsea 1 3 Manchester United 1 2 Valencia 1 1 Porto 1 1 Barcelona 1 1 Milan 1 1 Internazionale 1 1 Liverpool 1 1 Bayern Munich 1 1 Manchester City 1 1
Women's award
*Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Champions League Defender of the Season2019–20 Wendie Renard Lyon2020–21 Irene Paredes Paris Saint-Germain
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Lyon 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1
Best Midfielder Men's award
*Bold notes a player who also won the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Club Midfielder of the Year1997–98 Zinedine Zidane Juventus1998–99 David Beckham Manchester United1999–2000 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia2000–01 Gaizka Mendieta Valencia2001–02 Michael Ballack Bayer Leverkusen2002–03 Pavel Nedvěd Juventus2003–04 Deco Porto2004–05 Kaká Milan2005–06 Deco Barcelona2006–07 Clarence Seedorf Milan2007–08 Frank Lampard Chelsea2008–09 Xavi Barcelona2009–10 Wesley Sneijder Internazionale2010–16Not awardedUEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season2016–17 Luka Modrić Real Madrid2017–18 Luka Modrić Real Madrid2018–19 Frenkie de Jong Ajax2019–20 Kevin De Bruyne Manchester City2020–21 N'Golo Kanté Chelsea
By country CountryPlayersWins 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Juventus 2 2 Milan 2 2 Barcelona 2 2 Chelsea 2 2 Valencia 1 2 Real Madrid 1 2 Manchester United 1 1 Bayer Leverkusen 1 1 Porto 1 1 Internazionale 1 1 Ajax 1 1 Manchester City 1 1
Women's award *Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season2019–20 Dzsenifer Marozsán Lyon2020–21 Alexia Putellas Barcelona
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Lyon 1 1 Barcelona 1 1
Best Forward Men's award
*Bold notes a player who won the UEFA Club Footballer Of The Year/UEFA Best Player in Europe award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Club Forward of the Year1997–98 Ronaldo Internazionale1998–99 Andriy Shevchenko Dynamo Kyiv1999–2000 Raúl Real Madrid2000–01 Raúl Real Madrid2001–02 Raúl Real Madrid2002–03 Ruud van Nistelrooy Manchester United2003–04 Fernando Morientes Monaco2004–05 Ronaldinho Barcelona2005–06 Samuel Eto'o Barcelona2006–07 Kaká Milan2007–08 Cristiano Ronaldo Manchester United2008–09 Lionel Messi Barcelona2009–10 Diego Milito Internazionale2010–16Not awardedUEFA Champions League Forward of the Season2016–17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid2017–18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid2018–19 Lionel Messi Barcelona2019–20 Robert Lewandowski Bayern Munich2020–21 Erling Haaland Borussia Dortmund
By country CountryPlayersWins 2 4 3 3 2 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Real Madrid 2 5 Barcelona 3 4 Manchester United 2 2 Internazionale 2 2 Dynamo Kyiv 1 1 Monaco 1 1 Milan 1 1 Bayern Munich 1 1 Borussia Dortmund 1 1
Women's award *Bold notes a player that won the UEFA Women's Player of the Year award the same year. SeasonPlayerClubUEFA Champions League Forward of the Season2019–20 Pernille Harder VfL Wolfsburg2020–21 Jennifer Hermoso Barcelona
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 Barcelona 1 1
Coach(es) of the Year
European Football Coach of the Season SeasonCoach(es)Club(s)1997–98 Marcello Lippi Juventus1998–99 Alex Ferguson Manchester United1999–2000 Héctor Cúper Valencia2000–01 Ottmar Hitzfeld Bayern Munich2001–02 Vicente del Bosque Real Madrid2002–03 Carlo Ancelotti José Mourinho Milan Porto2003–04 José Mourinho Rafael Benítez Porto Valencia2004–05 Rafael Benítez Valery Gazzaev Liverpool CSKA Moscow2005–06 Frank Rijkaard Juande Ramos Barcelona Sevilla
UEFA Men's Coach of the Year SeasonCoachTeam(s)2019–20 Hansi Flick Bayern Munich2020–21 Thomas Tuchel Paris Saint-Germain Chelsea2021–22 Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid2022–23 Pep Guardiola Manchester City
By country CountryCoachesWins 4 5 3 3 2 3 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubCoachesWins Valencia 2 2 Bayern Munich 2 2 Real Madrid 2 2 Porto 1 2 Juventus 1 1 Manchester United 1 1 Milan 1 1 Liverpool 1 1 CSKA Moscow 1 1 Barcelona 1 1 Sevilla 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 Chelsea 1 1 Manchester City 1 1
UEFA Women's Coach of the Year SeasonCoachTeam(s)2019–20 Jean-Luc Vasseur Lyon2020–21 Lluís Cortés Barcelona2021–22 Sarina Wiegman2022–23 Sarina Wiegman
By country CountryCoachesWins 1 2 1 1 1 1
By club ClubCoachesWins 1 2 Lyon 1 1 Barcelona 1 1
UEFA Technical Observers Best Goal of the Season This award is chosen by UEFA Technical Observers as the best goal of the season. Cristiano Ronaldo and Federico Valverde have both won this award twice, more than any other player.
SeasonPlayerTeam2014–15 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen2015–16 Stephan Lichtsteiner Juventus2016–17 Mario Mandžukić Juventus2017–18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid2018–19 Cristiano Ronaldo Juventus2019–20 Lionel Messi Barcelona2020–21Not awarded2021–22 Karim Benzema Real Madrid2022–23 Erling Haaland Manchester City2023–24 Federico Valverde Real Madrid2024–25 Lamine Yamal Barcelona2025–26 Federico Valverde Real Madrid
UEFA Fans' Goal of the Tournament This award is voted by the fans as the best goal of the season. Lionel Messi has won this award four times, more than any other player.
SeasonPlayerTeam2014–15 Lionel Messi Barcelona2015–16 Lionel Messi Barcelona2016–17 Mario Mandžukić Juventus2017–18 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid2018–19 Lionel Messi Barcelona2019–20Not awarded2020–21 Mehdi Taremi Porto2021–22 Thiago Liverpool2022–23 Lionel Messi Paris Saint-Germain2023–24 Tetê Galatasaray2024–25 Lamine Yamal Barcelona
By country CountryPlayersWins 1 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
By club ClubPlayersWins Barcelona 2 4 Galatasaray 1 1 Juventus 1 1 Liverpool 1 1 Paris Saint-Germain 1 1 Porto 1 1 Real Madrid 1 1
See also UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award UEFA Men's Coach of the Year Award UEFA Women's Coach of the Year Award UEFA Club Footballer of the Year UEFA Team of the Year
References
External links UEFA Club Football Awards