UEFA Club Footballer of the Year
UEFA Club Footballer of the Year | |
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Presented by | UEFA |
First awarded | 1998 |
Last awarded | 2010 |
Most awards | 13 players (1 award each) |
Related | UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award |
The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of every European club football season. The award, along with "Best Goalkeeper," "Best Defender," "Best Midfielder," and "Best Forward," was given at the end of each season at a special gala in Monaco prior to the UEFA Super Cup. The honour had been bestowed upon first-class European football stars since the 1997–98 season, when it was awarded to Ronaldo, then of Internazionale. For the 2010–11 season, it was replaced by the newly formed UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award.
Winners[]
Below is a list of all the recipients of the award:
Season | Country | Player | Playing position | Club | Also won |
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1997–98 | ![]() |
Ronaldo | Forward | ![]() |
Best Forward |
1998–99 | ![]() |
David Beckham | Midfielder | ![]() |
Best Midfielder |
1999–2000 | ![]() |
Fernando Redondo | Midfielder | ![]() |
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2000–01 | ![]() |
Stefan Effenberg | Midfielder | ![]() |
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2001–02 | ![]() |
Zinedine Zidane | Midfielder | ![]() |
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2002–03 | ![]() |
Gianluigi Buffon | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Best Goalkeeper |
2003–04 | ![]() |
Deco | Midfielder | ![]() |
Best Midfielder |
2004–05 | ![]() |
Steven Gerrard | Midfielder | ![]() |
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2005–06 | ![]() |
Ronaldinho | Forward | ![]() |
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2006–07 | ![]() |
Kaká | Midfielder | ![]() |
Best Forward |
2007–08 | ![]() |
Cristiano Ronaldo | Forward | ![]() |
Best Forward |
2008–09 | ![]() |
Lionel Messi | Forward | ![]() |
Best Forward |
2009–10 | ![]() |
Diego Milito | Forward | ![]() |
Best Forward |
By country[]
Country | Players |
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3 |
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3 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
By club[]
Club | Players |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
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1 |
See also[]
External links[]
Categories:
- UEFA awards
- Association football player of the year awards