Virgil Van Dijk won the UEFA Men 's Player of the Year Award in 2019 .
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 ) .
UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award