Paris Saint-Germain forwards Neymar Jr and Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 both feature in UEFA\u2019s Top 10 Players of the Year, in fourth and seventh places respectively..<\/p>\n
For this award, players of any nationality playing in Europe were judged on their performances throughout the season, in all competitions \u2013 national and international \u2013 for club and country.<\/p>\n
The final list of players was decided by 80 club coaches taking part in the UEFA Champions League 2019-2020 (32) and UEFA Europa League (48), as well as 55 journalists chosen by European Sports Media from each of the UEFA member states. Each jury member could rank their top 3 with the first player receiving five points, the second three and the third one point. Coaches were not allowed to vote for players in their own teams.<\/p>\n
The UEFA Male Player of the Year will be decided between the top three contenders, Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich\/GER \u2013 Germany), midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City\/ENG \u2013 Belgium) and forward Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich\/GER \u2013 Poland). The winner, along with the winner of the other awards, will be announced on Thursday 1 October in Nyon, in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
The two Rouge et Bleu stars are in the running for the Forward of the Year award, while teammate Keylor Navas has been nominated for the Male Goalkeeper of the Year award with Christiane Endler nominated for the Female Goalkeeper of the Year award.<\/p>\n
UEFA PLAYER OF THE YEAR:<\/p>\n
4. Lionel Messi (Barcelona\/ESP \u2013 Argentina) and Neymar Jr ( Paris Saint-Germain\/FRA \u2013 Brazil): 53 votes
\n6. Thomas M\u00fcller (Bayern Munich\/GER \u2013 Germany): 41 votes
\n7. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain\/FRA \u2013 France): 39 votes
\n8. Thiago Alcantara (Bayern Munich\/GER \u2013 Spain): 27 votes
\n9. Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich\/GER \u2013 Germany): 26 votes
\n10. Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus\/ITA \u2013 Portugal): 25 votes<\/p>\n
THE OTHER NOMINEES:<\/p>\n
UEFA Female Player of the Year: Bronze, Harder, Renard
\nMale team Coach of the Year: Flick, Klopp, Nagelsmann
\nWomen\u2019s team Coach of the Year: Hayes, Lerch, Vasseur
\nMale goalkeeper of the Year: Navas, Neuer, Oblak
\nFemale goalkeeper of the Year: Bouhaddi, Endler, Pa\u00f1os
\nMale Defender of the Year: Alaba, Davies, Kimmich
\nFemale Defender of the Year: Bronze, Goessling, Renard
\nMale Midfielder of the Year: De Bruyne, M\u00fcller, Thiago Alcantara
\nFemale Midfielder of the Year: Gunnarsdottir, Marozsan, Popp
\nMale Forward of the Year: Lewandowski, Mbapp\u00e9, Neymar Jr
\nFemale Forward of the Year: Cascarino, Harder, Miedema
\nUEFA Europa League Player of the Year: Banega, Bruno Fernandes, Lukaku<\/p>\n
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