Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski has been named UEFA men’s Player of the Year 2019-20.
Lewandowski beat team-mate Manuel Neuer and Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne to the award.
The Poland striker, 32, scored 55 goals in 47 games last season as Bayern won the Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup.
The UEFA awards were announced alongside the Champions’ League group stage draw held in Geneva without club officials in attendance due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The award was dominated by Bayern with Hansi Flick named men’s coach of the year after leading his side to a sixth European title in less than a year as coach of the Bavarians. Flick triumphed over Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann to land the award.
Germany’s Neuer, 34, won goalkeeper of the year after recording six clean sheets in the Champions League, while team-mate Joshua Kimmich, 25, was named best defender.
Manchester City’s Belgium playmaker De Bruyne, 29, was named Champions League midfielder of the year which makes him the only neutral man in the men’s awards preventing an all Bayern affair.
Former Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba was awarded the UEFA President’s Award by Aleksander Ceferin for a “commitment to excellence both on and off the pitch”.
Chelsea forward Pernille Harder received the women’s Player of the Year award.
The voting for Player of the year was decided by the 80 coaches of the clubs in last season’s European competitions, along with 55 journalists – one from each of UEFA members’ association.
Below is the top 10 list
- Robert Lewandowski (Bayern) – 477 points
- Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) – 90 points
- Manuel Neuer (Bayern) – 66 points
- Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 53 point
- Neymar (Paris Saint-Germain) 53 points
- Thomas Müller (Bayern) 41 points
- Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) 39 points
- Thiago Alcántara (Bayern) 27 points
- Joshua Kimmich (Bayern) 26 points
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) 25 points
