Tag uefa player of the year

Here are the winners of the UEFA Player of the Year award since its inception in 2011:

  1. 2011: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  2. 2012: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  3. 2013: Franck Ribéry (Bayern Munich)
  4. 2014: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  5. 2015: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
  6. 2016: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  7. 2017: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
  8. 2018: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)
  9. 2019: Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
  10. 2020: Not awarded (due to the COVID-19 pandemic)
  11. 2021: Jorginho (Chelsea)
  12. 2022: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)

Note: The award was previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe award from 2011 to 2016, and was rebranded as the UEFA Men's Player of the Year award in 2017.