From Jorginho to Alexia Putellas: List of UEFA Player of the Year winners

Manchester City`s Kevin de Bruyne and Chelsea pair N`Golo Kante and Jorginho are in the running for UEFA`s 2020-21 male player of the year award after topping an all-midfield shortlist published on Thursday. 
 
All featured in Euro 2020 -- De Bruyne for Belgium, Kante with France and Jorginho with winners Italy -- and the shortlist is the first in the 11-year existence of the award to feature only midfielders. 
 
UEFA did not reveal the number of votes cast for the three. 
 
Barcelona`s Lionel Messi, the six times Ballon d`Or winner who has moved from Barcelona to Paris St Germain, was fourth on the list. 
 
Bayern Munich`s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, last year`s winner, came in fifth with PSG`s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Kylian Mbappe sixth and seventh. 
 
The top player from Euro 2020 finalists England was Manchester City`s Raheem Sterling in eighth. Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was ninth and Norway and Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland 10th. 
 
The votes were cast by coaches of the 24 national teams that featured at Euro 2020 as well as 80 coaches of clubs that played in the group stages of UEFA`s competitions and journalists from each of UEFA`s 55 member associations. 
 
The winner will be named on Aug. 26, along with UEFA`s women`s player of the year and Champions League positional award winners, at the Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul. 
 
The women`s shortlist is comprised of three Barcelona midfielders -- Jennifer Hermoso and Lieke Martens along with Alexia Putellas. 
 
The shortlist for men`s coach of the year featured Champions league finalists Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea along with Italy`s Roberto Mancini. 
 
The women`s team coach of the year has two men in the running with Barcelona`s Lluis Cortes and Sweden`s Peter Gerhardsson up against Chelsea`s Emma Hayes. 
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Manchester City`s Kevin de Bruyne and Chelsea pair N`Golo Kante and Jorginho are in the running for UEFA`s 2020-21 male player of the year award after topping an all-midfield shortlist published on Thursday.

Manchester City`s Kevin de Bruyne and Chelsea pair N`Golo Kante and Jorginho are in the running for UEFA`s 2020-21 male player of the year award after topping an all-midfield shortlist published on Thursday. All featured in Euro 2020 -- De Bruyne for Belgium, Kante with France and Jorginho with winners Italy -- and the shortlist is the first in the 11-year existence of the award to feature only midfielders. UEFA did not reveal the number of votes cast for the three. Barcelona`s Lionel Messi, the six times Ballon d`Or winner who has moved from Barcelona to Paris St Germain, was fourth on the list. Bayern Munich`s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, last year`s winner, came in fifth with PSG`s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Kylian Mbappe sixth and seventh. The top player from Euro 2020 finalists England was Manchester City`s Raheem Sterling in eighth. Portugal and Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo was ninth and Norway and Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Haaland 10th. The votes were cast by coaches of the 24 national teams that featured at Euro 2020 as well as 80 coaches of clubs that played in the group stages of UEFA`s competitions and journalists from each of UEFA`s 55 member associations. The winner will be named on Aug. 26, along with UEFA`s women`s player of the year and Champions League positional award winners, at the Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul. The women`s shortlist is comprised of three Barcelona midfielders -- Jennifer Hermoso and Lieke Martens along with Alexia Putellas. The shortlist for men`s coach of the year featured Champions league finalists Pep Guardiola of Manchester City and Thomas Tuchel of Chelsea along with Italy`s Roberto Mancini. The women`s team coach of the year has two men in the running with Barcelona`s Lluis Cortes and Sweden`s Peter Gerhardsson up against Chelsea`s Emma Hayes.

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The UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2020 award was awarded to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski as he raked up more points than other top players in contention for the award. The Poland international pipped the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the coveted award.

But how many points did the likes of Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and other top 10 contenders for the UEFA Player of the Year award get?

Lewandowski enjoyed a scintillating season where the lethal forward not only outscored everyone but also bagged as many as five titles with Bayern Munich – Bundesliga, DFB Poka, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and DFB Super Cup – to wrap up a trophy-laden season.

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The 31-year-old Bayern Munich striker was followed by Man City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who won the UEFA Midfielder of the Year award and teammate Manuel Neuer.&nbsp;

While Lewandowski got 477 voting points, second-placed de Bruyne could get only 90 points while Neuer had 66 points to his name.

<h2>UEFA Men's Player of the Year Vote Count:</h2>

<ol>
	<li>Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 477 points</li>
	<li>Kevin de Bruyne (Man City) – 90 points</li>
	<li>Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – 66 points</li>
	<li>Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 53 points</li>
	<li>Neymar (PSG) – 53 points</li>
	<li>Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) – 41 points&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – 39 points</li>
	<li>Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich/Liverpool) – 27 points</li>
	<li>Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 26 points</li>
	<li>Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 25 points</li>
</ol>

Talking about Messi and Ronaldo, the former ended up trophyless with Barcelona but had some great stats when it comes to goals and assists. Whereas Ronaldo won the Serie A with Juventus and had a prolific season in front of the goal.&nbsp;

However, Lewandowski was the top scorer in every competition in played as he netted a whopping 55 goals in all competitions. 
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The UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2020 award was awarded to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski as he raked up more points than other top players in contention for the award.

The UEFA Men’s Player of the Year 2020 award was awarded to Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski as he raked up more points than other top players in contention for the award. The Poland international pipped the likes of Kevin de Bruyne and Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer for the coveted award. But how many points did the likes of Lewandowski, Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and other top 10 contenders for the UEFA Player of the Year award get? Lewandowski enjoyed a scintillating season where the lethal forward not only outscored everyone but also bagged as many as five titles with Bayern Munich – Bundesliga, DFB Poka, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and DFB Super Cup – to wrap up a trophy-laden season. ALSO READ: UEFA Champions League 2020-21 Draw: Man United, PSG get Group of Death; Lewandowski wins Player of the Year The 31-year-old Bayern Munich striker was followed by Man City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne, who won the UEFA Midfielder of the Year award and teammate Manuel Neuer. While Lewandowski got 477 voting points, second-placed de Bruyne could get only 90 points while Neuer had 66 points to his name. UEFA Men's Player of the Year Vote Count: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich) – 477 points Kevin de Bruyne (Man City) – 90 points Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich) – 66 points Lionel Messi (Barcelona) – 53 points Neymar (PSG) – 53 points Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) – 41 points Kylian Mbappe (PSG) – 39 points Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich/Liverpool) – 27 points Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich) – 26 points Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus) – 25 points Talking about Messi and Ronaldo, the former ended up trophyless with Barcelona but had some great stats when it comes to goals and assists. Whereas Ronaldo won the Serie A with Juventus and had a prolific season in front of the goal. However, Lewandowski was the top scorer in every competition in played as he netted a whopping 55 goals in all competitions.

UEFA Player of the Year 2020: How many points did Lewandowski, Messi, Ronaldo acquire?

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