UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award Past Winners List 1998-2019.

Portuguese Start, Cristiano Ronaldo & Argentina Forward Lionel Messi both has been nominated for UEFA Men's player of the year award 2018/19 for the record 9th times so far.

Both Ronaldo and Messi have won the prize in its previous editions as the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year award four & three times respectively.

Real Madrid leads Barcelona 4-3 in terms of UEFA Men's player of the year winners in the first eight editions of the competition. Bayern (with Franck Ribéry) are the only other club to boast a UEFA Men's Player of the Year.
Aside from Messi and Ronaldo, no player has been shortlisted more than once.

The prize was initially known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe award, changing to its current name from the 2017 edition.

Who has won the Most titles UEFA Men's Player of the Year award?

UEFA Men's Player of the Previous Season winners

4: Cristiano Ronaldo: (2008, 2014, 2016, 2017)
3: Lionel Messi: (2009, 2011, 2015)
1= Andrés Iniesta: (2012), Luka Modrić (2018), Franck Ribéry (2013)

UEFA Men's Player of the Year award Past winners, runners-up List

The UEFA Men's Player of the Year award will be handed out for the ninth time in Monaco; Sportshistori.com looks back at the full list of winners, runners-up, and nominees from past editions.

2019/20 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: TBC

Shortlisted: TBC

2018/19 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: TBC

Shortlisted: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)

2017/18 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Luka Modrić (Real Madrid)

Runners-up: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

2016/17 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Runners-up: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2015/16 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Runners-up: Gareth Bale (Real Madrid), Antoine Griezmann (Atlético)

2014/15 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Runners-up: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Luis Suárez (Barcelona)

2013/14 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

Runners-up: Manuel Neuer (Bayern München), Arjen Robben (Bayern München)

2012/13 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Franck Ribéry (Bayern München)

Runners-up: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2011/12 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona)

Runners-up: Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

2010/11 UEFA Men's Player of the Year

Winner: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

Runners-up: Xavi Hernández (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)

UEFA Club Footballer of the Year Winners list 1998–2010.

The UEFA Men's Player of the Year award replaced the UEFA Club Footballer of the Year prize, which was awarded from 1998–2010. The winners were as follows:

2009/10: Diego Milito (Internazionale)

2008/09: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)

2007/08: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)

2006/07: Kaká (AC Milan)

2005/06: Ronaldinho (Barcelona)

2004/05: Steven Gerrard (Liverpool)

2003/04: Deco (Porto)

2002/03: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus)

2001/02: Zinédine Zidane (Real Madrid)

2000/01: Stefan Effenberg (Bayern München)

1999/2000: Fernando Redondo (Real Madrid)

1998/99: David Beckham (Manchester United)

1997/98: Ronaldo (Internazionale)