UEFA Men 's Player of the Year award - wikipedia UEFA Men 's Player of the Year award This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 October 2018. This article is about the men 's award. For the women 's award, see UEFA Women 's Player of the Year Award. UEFA Men 's Player of the Year Presented by UEFA Formerly called UEFA Club Footballer of the Year First awarded 2011 Current holder Luka Modrić Most awards Cristiano Ronaldo ( 3 times ) Website www.uefa.com The UEFA Men 's Player of the Year Award ( previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award ) is an association football award given to the footballer playing for a football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. The award, created in 2011 by UEFA, is aimed at reviving the European Footballer of the Year Award ( Ballon d'Or ), which was merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year Award in 2010 to become the FIFA Ballon d'Or. It also replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award. Cristiano Ronaldo is the only player to win the award three times as well as twice in a row. Since its inception, the award has been won by Lionel Messi ( 2011, 2015 ), Andrés Iniesta ( 2012 ), Franck Ribéry ( 2013 ), Cristiano Ronaldo ( 2014, 2016, 2017 ) and Luka Modrić ( 2018 ). Female players are awarded the UEFA Best Women 's Player in Europe Award, introduced in 2013. Contents 1 Criteria 2 Voting 3 Award history 3.1 Winners 3.2 Finalists 3.2. 1 2010 -- 11 3.2. 2 2011 -- 12 3.2. 3 2012 -- 13 3.2. 4 2013 -- 14 3.2. 5 2014 -- 15 3.2. 6 2015 -- 16 3.2. 7 2016 -- 17 3.2. 8 2017 -- 18 4 Most wins 5 See also 6 References 7 External links Criteria According to UEFA, the award `` recognise ( s ) the best player, irrespective of his nationality, playing for a football club within the territory of a UEFA member association during the previous season. '' Players are judged by their performances in all competitions, domestic and international, and at club and national team levels throughout the season. Voting At the beginning, the award 's voting format was a return to the old Ballon d'Or, which was decided purely by journalists. In the first round of voting, 54 sports journalists representing each of the UEFA national associations provided a list of their three best - ranked players from one to three, with the first player receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. The three players with the most points overall were shortlisted. The jury comprised renowned sports journalists representing each of UEFA 's national associations, from RTV Albania to the Daily Post in Wales via members of European Sports Media, with whom UEFA collaborated on this award. The final vote, also by the journalists, then takes place live via electronic voting during the presentation ceremony. In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year 's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA 's member associations. Award history For the 1997 -- 2010 award, see UEFA Club Footballer of the Year. Winners Year Player Club UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2010 -- 11 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2011 -- 12 Andrés Iniesta Barcelona 2012 -- 13 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich 2013 -- 14 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2014 -- 15 Lionel Messi Barcelona 2015 -- 16 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid UEFA Men 's Player of the Year Award 2016 -- 17 Cristiano Ronaldo Real Madrid 2017 -- 18 Luka Modrić Real Madrid Finalists Winner Shortlisted 2010 -- 11 Rank Player First round Final round Team Lionel Messi -- 39 Barcelona Xavi -- 11 Barcelona Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid Andrés Iniesta 33 -- Barcelona 5 Radamel Falcao 17 -- Porto 6 Wayne Rooney 15 -- Manchester United 7 Nemanja Vidić 5 -- Manchester United 8 Zlatan Ibrahimović -- Milan Gerard Piqué -- Barcelona 10 Manuel Neuer -- Schalke 04 2011 -- 12 Rank Player First round Final round Team Andrés Iniesta -- 19 Barcelona Lionel Messi -- 17 Barcelona Cristiano Ronaldo -- 17 Real Madrid Andrea Pirlo 90 -- Juventus 5 Xavi 57 -- Barcelona 6 Iker Casillas 53 -- Real Madrid 7 Didier Drogba 31 -- Chelsea 8 Petr Čech 14 -- Chelsea Radamel Falcao 14 -- Atlético Madrid 10 Mesut Özil 10 -- Real Madrid 2012 -- 13 Rank Player First round Final round Team Franck Ribéry -- 36 Bayern Munich Lionel Messi -- 14 Barcelona Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid Arjen Robben 57 -- Bayern Munich 5 Robert Lewandowski 39 -- Borussia Dortmund 6 Thomas Müller 38 -- Bayern Munich 7 Bastian Schweinsteiger 32 -- Bayern Munich 8 Gareth Bale 24 -- Tottenham Hotspur 9 Zlatan Ibrahimović 14 -- Paris Saint - Germain 10 Robin van Persie 10 -- Manchester United 2013 -- 14 Rank Player First round Final round Team Cristiano Ronaldo -- 27 Real Madrid Manuel Neuer -- 18 Bayern Munich Arjen Robben -- 9 Bayern Munich Thomas Müller 39 -- Bayern Munich 5 Philipp Lahm 24 -- Bayern Munich Lionel Messi 24 -- Barcelona 7 James Rodríguez 16 -- Monaco 8 Luis Suárez 13 -- Liverpool 9 Ángel Di María 12 -- Real Madrid 10 Diego Costa 8 -- Atlético Madrid 2014 -- 15 Rank Player First round Final round Team Lionel Messi -- 49 Barcelona Luis Suárez -- Barcelona Cristiano Ronaldo -- Real Madrid Gianluigi Buffon 24 -- Juventus 5 Neymar 23 -- Barcelona 6 Eden Hazard 21 -- Chelsea 7 Andrea Pirlo 12 -- Juventus 8 Arturo Vidal 11 -- Juventus 9 Carlos Tevez 8 -- Juventus 10 Paul Pogba 5 -- Juventus 2015 -- 16 Rank Player First round Final round Team Cristiano Ronaldo -- 40 Real Madrid Antoine Griezmann -- 8 Atlético Madrid Gareth Bale -- 7 Real Madrid Luis Suárez 29 -- Barcelona 5 Lionel Messi 25 -- Barcelona 6 Gianluigi Buffon 19 -- Juventus 7 Pepe 9 -- Real Madrid 8 Manuel Neuer 6 -- Bayern Munich 9 Toni Kroos 5 -- Real Madrid 10 Thomas Müller -- Bayern Munich 2016 -- 17 Rank Player First round Final round Team Cristiano Ronaldo -- 482 Real Madrid Lionel Messi -- 141 Barcelona Gianluigi Buffon -- 109 Juventus Luka Modrić -- Real Madrid 5 Toni Kroos -- Real Madrid 6 Paulo Dybala -- Juventus 7 Sergio Ramos -- Real Madrid 8 Kylian Mbappé -- Monaco 9 Robert Lewandowski -- Bayern Munich 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović -- Manchester United 2017 -- 18 Rank Player Points Team Luka Modrić 313 Real Madrid Cristiano Ronaldo 223 Real Madrid Mohamed Salah 134 Liverpool Antoine Griezmann 72 Atlético Madrid 5 Lionel Messi 55 Barcelona 6 Kylian Mbappé 43 Paris Saint - Germain 7 Kevin De Bruyne 28 Manchester City 8 Raphaël Varane 23 Real Madrid 9 Eden Hazard 15 Chelsea 10 Sergio Ramos 12 Real Madrid Most wins Cristiano Ronaldo has won the award three times, in 2014, 2016 and 2017, followed by Lionel Messi who has won it twice, in 2011 and 2015. See also UEFA Club Footballer of the Year UEFA Club Football Awards UEFA Team of the Year References ^ Jump up to : `` UEFA Best Player in Europe Award launched ''. UEFA. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2018. ^ Jump up to : Landolina, Salvatore ( 18 July 2011 ). `` Uefa Launches Best Player In Europe Award ''. Goal.com. Retrieved 18 July 2011. Jump up ^ `` UEFA announces new award ''. ESPNSoccernet. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` UEFA announces Shortlist for UEFA Best Player in Europe ''. UEFA. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Cristiano Ronaldo named Best Player in Europe ''. UEFA. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Ronaldo named 2016 / 17 Men 's Player of the Year ''. UEFA. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017. ^ Jump up to : `` Messi named Best Player in Europe for second time ''. UEFA. 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Iniesta wins Best Player in Europe Award ''. UEFA. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 23 July 2013. Jump up ^ `` Franck Ribéry wins UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2012 / 13 ''. UEFA. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Luka Modrić wins UEFA Men 's Player of the Year award ''. UEFA. 30 August 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` UEFA launches Best Women 's Player in Europe Award ''. UEFA. 22 August 2013. Retrieved 29 August 2013. Jump up ^ `` Best Player in Europe Award 2012 : The voting panel ''. UEFA. Retrieved 14 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Modrić, Ronaldo and Salah up for Player of the Year ''. UEFA. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018. Jump up ^ `` Iniesta, Messi, Ronaldo up for Best Player Award ''. UEFA. 14 August 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Neuer und Robben unter den Top 3 Europas '' ( in German ). FC Bayern München. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014. Jump up ^ `` Best Player in Europe : Messi, Ronaldo or Suárez ''. UEFA. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015. Jump up ^ `` Best Player in Europe : Bale, Griezmann or Ronaldo ''. UEFA. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016. Jump up ^ `` Buffon, Messi and Ronaldo on Player of the Year shortlist ''. UEFA. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017. External links Official site UEFA Men 's Player of the Year Award UEFA Best Player in Europe 2010 -- 11 : Messi 2011 -- 12 : Iniesta 2012 -- 13 : Ribéry 2013 -- 14 : Ronaldo 2014 -- 15 : Messi 2015 -- 16 : Ronaldo UEFA Men 's Player of the Year 2016 -- 17 : Ronaldo 2017 -- 18 : Modrić UEFA club competitions records and statistics Records and statistics European Cup / Champions League Cup Winners ' Cup UEFA Cup / Europa League Intercontinental Cup Awards Men 's Player of the Year Award Women 's Player of the Year Award Club Football Awards Club Footballer of the Year Best European Goalkeeper The UEFA Plaque Team of the Year Golden Jubilee Poll Jubilee Awards Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UEFA_Men%27s_Player_of_the_Year_Award&oldid=863308445 '' Categories : UEFA awards Association football player of the year awards Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Wikipedia pending changes protected pages Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Català Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Italiano עברית ქართული Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Português Русский Türkçe Українська Tiếng Việt 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 9 October 2018, at 23 : 46 ( UTC ). 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