# UEFA European Championship awards

At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.

## Awards

There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tournament:
* the Player of the Tournament for best player, first awarded in 1996;
* the Top Scorer Award (currently commercially termed Alipay Top Scorer Award) for most prolific goal scorer;
* the Young Player of the Tournament (currently commercially termed as SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament) for best under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2016;
* the Man of the Match Award for outstanding performance during each game of the tournament, first awarded in 1996;
* the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament.

## Player of the Tournament

The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996.
UEFA published on its website the Player of the Tournament in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The winners were Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Peter Schmeichel, respectively. However, these winners are unofficial.
Due to Schmeichel's award in 1992 being unofficial, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the first goalkeeper to officially win the award, at UEFA Euro 2020.
| Edition | Player |
| 1996 England | Matthias Sammer |
| 2000 Belgium/Netherlands | Zinedine Zidane |
| 2004 Portugal | Theodoros Zagorakis |
| 2008 Austria/Switzerland | Xavi |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Andrés Iniesta |
| 2016 France | Antoine Griezmann |
| 2020 Europe | Gianluigi Donnarumma |
| 2024 Germany | Rodri |

## Young Player of the Tournament

The Young Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player in the tournament who is at most 22 years old. For the UEFA Euro 2016, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1994. The award was first given out in 2016.
| Edition | Player | Age |
| 2016 France | Renato Sanches | 18 |
| 2020 Europe | Pedri | 18 |
| 2024 Germany | Lamine Yamal | 17 |

## Goal of the Tournament

The "Goal of the Tournament" is an honorary award selected by UEFA's technical observers. The award was first awarded at 2016.
| Edition | Player | Opponent |
| 2016 France | Xherdan Shaqiri | vs Poland |
| 2020 Europe | Patrik Schick | second goal vs Scotland |
| 2024 Germany | Lamine Yamal | vs France |

## Top goalscorer

Between the years 1960 and 2008, and since 2024, the Golden Boot has been awarded to the top goalscorer(s) of each edition of the UEFA European Championship.
From 2012 to 2020, the number of assists contributed by players was used as a tie-breaker if more than one player scored the same number of goals, with fewest minutes played used as a further tie-breaker if required.
| Edition | Golden Boot | Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot | Bronze Boot |
| Edition | Player(s) | Goals | Player | Goals | Player | Goals |
| 1960 France | Milan Galić François Heutte Valentin Ivanov Dražan Jerković Viktor Ponedelnik | 2 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1964 Spain | Ferenc Bene Dezső Novák Chus Pereda | 2 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1968 Italy | Dragan Džajić | 2 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1972 Belgium | Gerd Müller | 4 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1976 Yugoslavia | Dieter Müller | 4 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1980 Italy | Klaus Allofs | 3 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1984 France | Michel Platini | 9 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1988 West Germany | Marco van Basten | 5 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1992 Sweden | Dennis Bergkamp Tomas Brolin Henrik Larsen Karl-Heinz Riedle | 3 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 1996 England | Alan Shearer | 5 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 Belgium/Netherlands | Patrick Kluivert Savo Milošević | 5 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 2004 Portugal | Milan Baroš | 5 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 2008 Austria/Switzerland | David Villa | 4 goals | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 Poland/Ukraine | Fernando Torres | 3 goals, 1 assist (189 minutes) | Mario Gómez | 3 goals, 1 assist (282 minutes) | Alan Dzagoev | 3 goals, 0 assist (253 minutes) |
| 2016 France | Antoine Griezmann | 6 goals, 2 assists (555 minutes) | Cristiano Ronaldo | 3 goals, 3 assists (625 minutes) | Olivier Giroud | 3 goals, 2 assists (456 minutes) |
| 2020 Europe | Cristiano Ronaldo | 5 goals, 1 assist (360 minutes) | Patrik Schick | 5 goals, 0 assists (404 minutes) | Karim Benzema | 4 goals, 0 assists (349 minutes) |
| 2024 Germany | Cody Gakpo Harry Kane Georges Mikautadze Jamal Musiala Dani Olmo Ivan Schranz | 3 goals | — | — | — | — |

### Statistics (1960–2024)

| Rank | Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | France | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | England | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Denmark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Georgia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Slovakia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | Totals (14 entries) | 32 | 3 | 3 | 38 |

## Man of the Match Award

The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 1996.
Most Man of the Match awards won by tournament :
| Edition | Player(s) | Awards |
| 1996 England | Karel Poborský | 3 |
| 2000 Belgium / Netherlands | Thierry Henry | 3 |
| 2004 Portugal | Michael Ballack Milan Baroš Wayne Rooney Ruud van Nistelrooy Theodoros Zagorakis Zinedine Zidane | 2 |
| 2008 Austria / Switzerland | Andrey Arshavin Wesley Sneijder David Villa | 2 |
| 2012 Poland / Ukraine | Andrés Iniesta Andrea Pirlo | 3 |
| 2016 France | Cristiano Ronaldo Antoine Griezmann Eden Hazard Andrés Iniesta Dimitri Payet Renato Sanches Granit Xhaka | 2 |
| 2020 Europe | Sergio Busquets Federico Chiesa Denzel Dumfries Harry Kane Romelu Lukaku Leonardo Spinazzola | 2 |
| 2024 Germany | Jude Bellingham Kevin De Bruyne Christian Eriksen Cody Gakpo N'Golo Kanté Stanislav Lobotka Nico Williams Granit Xhaka | 2 |
Total awards
    As of 14 July 2024
Players in bold are still active.
Players with at least three Euro Man of the Match awards :
| Rank | Player | Country | Awards | Euros with awards |
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal | 6 | 2008, 2012 (2), 2016 (2), 2020 |
| 1 | Andrés Iniesta | Spain | 6 | 2008, 2012 (3), 2016 (2) |
| 3 | Granit Xhaka | Switzerland | 5 | 2016 (2), 2020, 2024 (2) |
| 4 | Luka Modrić | Croatia | 4 | 2008, 2016, 2020, 2024 |
| 4 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy | 4 | 2008, 2012 (3) |
| 4 | Zinedine Zidane | France | 4 | 2000 (2), 2004 (2) |
| 7 | Michael Ballack | Germany | 3 | 2004 (2), 2008 |
| 7 | Federico Chiesa | Italy | 3 | 2020 (2), 2024 |
| 7 | Kevin De Bruyne | Belgium | 3 | 2020, 2024 (2) |
| 7 | Christian Eriksen | Denmark | 3 | 2020, 2024 (2) |
| 7 | Luís Figo | Portugal | 3 | 2000 (2), 2004 |
| 7 | Thierry Henry | France | 3 | 2000 (3) |
| 7 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Sweden | 3 | 2004, 2008, 2012 |
| 7 | Mesut Özil | Germany | 3 | 2012 (2), 2016 |
| 7 | Pepe | Portugal | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| 7 | Karel Poborský | Czech Republic | 3 | 1996 (3) |

## Team of the Tournament
### Editions

The Team of the Tournament is a team of the best performers at each respective UEFA European Championship edition, as chosen by the UEFA Technical Study Group since 1996. UEFA also retroactively named teams of the best 11 players from the 1960 to 1992 tournaments. The number of players in these squads has changed, from 18 players in 1996, 22 players in 2000, and 23 players from 2004 until 2012. Since 2016, a team of 11 players has been named.
| Edition | Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| France 1960 (11 player squad) | Lev Yashin | Vladimir Durković Ladislav Novák | Igor Netto Josef Masopust Valentin Ivanov Dragoslav Šekularac Bora Kostić | Slava Metreveli Milan Galić Viktor Ponedelnik |
| Spain 1964 (11 player squad) | Lev Yashin | Feliciano Rivilla Dezső Novák Ferran Olivella | Ignacio Zoco Amancio Amaro Valentin Ivanov Chus Pereda | Ferenc Bene Flórián Albert Luis Suárez |
| Italy 1968 (11 player squad) | Dino Zoff | Mirsad Fazlagić Giacinto Facchetti Bobby Moore Albert Shesternyov | Dragan Džajić Angelo Domenghini Sandro Mazzola Ivica Osim | Geoff Hurst Luigi Riva |
| Belgium 1972 (11 player squad) | Yevhen Rudakov | Revaz Dzodzuashvili Paul Breitner Murtaz Khurtsilava Franz Beckenbauer | Herbert Wimmer Uli Hoeneß Günter Netzer | Jupp Heynckes Gerd Müller Raoul Lambert |
| Yugoslavia 1976 (11 player squad) | Ivo Viktor | Ján Pivarník Ruud Krol Franz Beckenbauer Anton Ondruš | Jaroslav Pollák Rainer Bonhof Dragan Džajić Antonín Panenka | Zdeněk Nehoda Dieter Müller |
| Italy 1980 (11 player squad) | Dino Zoff | Claudio Gentile Karlheinz Förster Gaetano Scirea Hans-Peter Briegel | Jan Ceulemans Marco Tardelli Bernd Schuster Hansi Müller | Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Horst Hrubesch |
| France 1984 (11 player squad) | Harald Schumacher | João Pinto Karlheinz Förster Morten Olsen Andreas Brehme | Fernando Chalana Jean Tigana Michel Platini Alain Giresse Frank Arnesen | Rudi Völler |
| West Germany 1988 (11 player squad) | Hans van Breukelen | Giuseppe Bergomi Frank Rijkaard Ronald Koeman Paolo Maldini | Ruud Gullit Jan Wouters Giuseppe Giannini Lothar Matthäus | Marco van Basten Gianluca Vialli |
| Sweden 1992 (11 player squad) | Peter Schmeichel | Jocelyn Angloma Laurent Blanc Andreas Brehme Jürgen Kohler | Stefan Effenberg Ruud Gullit Thomas Häßler Brian Laudrup | Marco van Basten Dennis Bergkamp |
| England 1996 (18 player squad) | David Seaman Andreas Köpke | Radoslav Látal Laurent Blanc Marcel Desailly Matthias Sammer Paolo Maldini | Didier Deschamps Steve McManaman Paul Gascoigne Rui Costa Karel Poborský Dieter Eilts | Alan Shearer Hristo Stoichkov Davor Šuker Youri Djorkaeff Pavel Kuka |
| Belgium and Netherlands 2000 (22 player squad) | Francesco Toldo Fabien Barthez | Lilian Thuram Laurent Blanc Marcel Desailly Alessandro Nesta Fabio Cannavaro Paolo Maldini Frank de Boer | Patrick Vieira Zinedine Zidane Luís Figo Rui Costa Edgar Davids Demetrio Albertini Pep Guardiola | Thierry Henry Patrick Kluivert Nuno Gomes Raúl Francesco Totti Savo Milošević |
| Portugal 2004 (23 player squad) | Petr Čech Antonios Nikopolidis | Sol Campbell Ashley Cole Traianos Dellas Olof Mellberg Ricardo Carvalho Giourkas Seitaridis Gianluca Zambrotta | Michael Ballack Luís Figo Frank Lampard Maniche Pavel Nedvěd Theodoros Zagorakis Zinedine Zidane | Milan Baroš Angelos Charisteas Henrik Larsson Cristiano Ronaldo Wayne Rooney Jon Dahl Tomasson Ruud van Nistelrooy |
| Austria and Switzerland 2008 (23 player squad) | Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Edwin van der Sar | José Bosingwa Philipp Lahm Carlos Marchena Pepe Carles Puyol Yuri Zhirkov | Hamit Altıntop Luka Modrić Marcos Senna Xavi Konstantin Zyryanov Michael Ballack Cesc Fàbregas Andrés Iniesta Lukas Podolski Wesley Sneijder | Andrey Arshavin Roman Pavlyuchenko Fernando Torres David Villa |
| Poland and Ukraine 2012 (23 player squad) | Gianluigi Buffon Iker Casillas Manuel Neuer | Gerard Piqué Fábio Coentrão Philipp Lahm Pepe Sergio Ramos Jordi Alba | Daniele De Rossi Steven Gerrard Xavi Andrés Iniesta Sami Khedira Sergio Busquets Mesut Özil Andrea Pirlo Xabi Alonso | Mario Balotelli Cesc Fàbregas Cristiano Ronaldo Zlatan Ibrahimović David Silva |
| France 2016 (11 player squad) | Rui Patrício | Joshua Kimmich Jérôme Boateng Pepe Raphaël Guerreiro | Toni Kroos Joe Allen Antoine Griezmann Aaron Ramsey Dimitri Payet | Cristiano Ronaldo |
| Europe 2020 (11 player squad) | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Kyle Walker Leonardo Bonucci Harry Maguire Leonardo Spinazzola | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Jorginho Pedri | Federico Chiesa Romelu Lukaku Raheem Sterling |
| Germany 2024 (11 player squad) | Mike Maignan | Kyle Walker William Saliba Manuel Akanji Marc Cucurella | Rodri Dani Olmo Fabián Ruiz | Lamine Yamal Jamal Musiala Nico Williams |

### Multiple awards

    As of 2024
The following table lists players who have been chosen in at least two Teams of the Tournament.
Players in bold are still active.
| Total | Player | Years |
| 3 | Laurent Blanc | 1992, 1996, 2000 |
| 3 | Paolo Maldini | 1988, 1996, 2000 |
| 3 | Pepe | 2008, 2012, 2016 |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | 2004, 2012, 2016 |
| 2 | Valentin Ivanov | 1960, 1964 |
| 2 | Lev Yashin | 1960, 1964 |
| 2 | Franz Beckenbauer | 1968, 1976 |
| 2 | Dino Zoff | 1968, 1976 |
| 2 | Dragan Džajić | 1968, 1976 |
| 2 | Karlheinz Förster | 1980, 1984 |
| 2 | Andreas Brehme | 1984, 1992 |
| 2 | Marco van Basten | 1988, 1992 |
| 2 | Ruud Gullit | 1988, 1992 |
| 2 | Marcel Desailly | 1996, 2000 |
| 2 | Rui Costa | 1996, 2000 |
| 2 | Zinedine Zidane | 2000, 2004 |
| 2 | Luís Figo | 2000, 2004 |
| 2 | Michael Ballack | 2004, 2008 |
| 2 | Philipp Lahm | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Gianluigi Buffon | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Iker Casillas | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Cesc Fàbregas | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Andrés Iniesta | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Xavi | 2008, 2012 |
| 2 | Kyle Walker | 2020, 2024 |

### Awards by team (1960–2024)

| Rank | Team | G | D | M | F | Total |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 40 |
| 2 | Spain | 2 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 34 |
| 3 | Italy | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 4 | France | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Portugal | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 8 | Czech Republic | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 11 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Greece | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 14 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 22 teams | 24 | 76 | 87 | 54 | 241 |

### All-time Euro XI

In June 2016, ahead of UEFA Euro 2016 in France, UEFA published an All-time Euro XI; the winning team was chosen based on votes cast on EURO2016.com and Twitter. The application featured the 11 players who have made the greatest impact at EURO final tournaments. Nominees had to meet at least two of the following four criteria:
* Appeared in at least a semi-final
* Featured in a Team of the Tournament
* Finished a EURO tournament as top scorer
* Produced an iconic EURO moment

#### Goalkeeper

* Gianluigi Buffon

#### Defenders

* Paolo Maldini
* Franz Beckenbauer
* Carles Puyol
* Philipp Lahm

#### Midfielders

* Andrés Iniesta
* Andrea Pirlo
* Zinedine Zidane

#### Forwards

* Cristiano Ronaldo
* Thierry Henry
* Marco van Basten