UEFA Women's Player of the Year | |
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Sponsored by | ESM [1] |
Presented by | UEFA |
First awarded | 2013 |
Current holder | Aitana Bonmatí (1st award) |
Most awards | Pernille Harder Alexia Putellas (2 awards each) |
Website | uefa.com |
The UEFA Women's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe Award) was an association football award given to the female footballer that is considered the best player playing for a women's football club in Europe during the previous season. The award was announced in 2013, two years after the creation of the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award, the equivalent award for male footballers. [2]
Nadine Angerer, Lena Goeßling, and Lotta Schelin made the shortlist for the inaugural year, with Nadine Angerer being selected as the winner on 5 September 2013 during the round of 32 and 16 draws for the 2013–14 UEFA Women's Champions League. [2] [3]
According to UEFA, players are selected based on their performances that year in "all competitions, both domestic and international, and at club and national team levels". [2] For the inaugural award, players were nominated by the coaches of the twelve national teams that made the group stage of the UEFA Women's Euro 2013 competition and the coaches of the eight club teams that made the quarterfinals of the 2012–13 UEFA Women's Champions League. The nominees were then voted on by eighteen sports journalists that cover women's association football, chosen by trade organization European Sports Media. Each of the voters selected their pick for the top three players, giving their first choice five points, their second choice three points, and their third choice one point. From this initial round of voting, a three player shortlist is selected and the fourth through tenth-place finishers are determined. The winner, runner up, and third-place finisher are selected from the shortlist during a second round of voting, which takes place during the round of 32 and 16 draws for the UEFA Women's Champions League. [4]
Rank | Player | First place | Second place | Third place |
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1 | Pernille Harder | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2 | Alexia Putellas | 2 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Ada Hegerberg | 1 | 2 | 0 |
4 | Lucy Bronze | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Lieke Martens | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
6 | Nadine Angerer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nadine Keßler | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Célia Šašić | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Aitana Bonmatí | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
10 | Amandine Henry | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Lena Goeßling | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Martina Müller | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wendie Renard | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Jenni Hermoso | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Beth Mead | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Sam Kerr | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
17 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 0 | 0 | 3 |
18 | Lotta Schelin | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Nilla Fischer | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Lena Oberdorf | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Olga Carmona | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Rank | Country | First place | Second place | Third place |
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1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 4 |
2 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 1 |
3 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 0 |
4 | Norway | 1 | 2 | 0 |
5 | England | 1 | 1 | 1 |
6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | France | 0 | 3 | 2 |
8 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 |
9 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Rank | Club | First place | Second place | Third place |
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1 | Barcelona | 4 | 1 | 1 |
2 | VfL Wolfsburg | 3 | 3 | 2 |
3 | Lyon | 2 | 5 | 5 |
4 | Frankfurt | 2 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Arsenal | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chelsea | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
7 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Winner Shortlisted
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nadine Angerer | – | 10 | Frankfurt |
2 | Lena Goeßling | – | 6 | VfL Wolfsburg |
3 | Lotta Schelin | – | 2 | Lyon |
4 | Nadine Keßler | 16 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
5 | Verónica Boquete | 11 | – | Tyresö |
6 | Caroline Seger | 8 | – | Tyresö |
7 | Nilla Fischer | 6 | – | Linköping |
8 | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi | 4 | – | Frankfurt |
9 | Wendie Renard | 3 | – | Lyon |
10 | Louisa Nécib | 2 | – | Lyon |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
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1 | Nadine Keßler | – | 9 | VfL Wolfsburg |
2 | Martina Müller | – | 3 | VfL Wolfsburg |
3 | Nilla Fischer | – | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg |
4 | Lena Goeßling | 6 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
5 | Verónica Boquete | 5 | – | Tyresö |
Lotta Schelin | – | Lyon | ||
7 | Marta | 3 | – | Tyresö FF |
Alexandra Popp | – | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
Caroline Seger | – | Tyresö FF | ||
10 | Christen Press | 2 | – | Tyresö FF |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Célia Šašić | – | 11 | Frankfurt |
2 | Amandine Henry | – | 4 | Lyon |
3 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | – | 3 | Frankfurt |
4 | Verónica Boquete | 8 | – | Frankfurt |
Anja Mittag | – | Rosengård | ||
6 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 7 | – | Lyon |
7 | Ramona Bachmann | 6 | – | Rosengård |
8 | Wendie Renard | 4 | – | Lyon |
9 | Caroline Seger | 3 | – | Paris Saint-Germain |
10 | Nadine Angerer | 2 | – | Portland Thorns |
Simone Laudehr | – | Frankfurt | ||
12 | Alexandra Popp | 0 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
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1 | Ada Hegerberg | – | 13 | Lyon |
2 | Amandine Henry | – | 4 | Lyon |
3 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | – | 3 | Frankfurt |
4 | Saki Kumagai | 11 | – | Lyon |
5 | Wendie Renard | 10 | – | Lyon |
6 | Louisa Nécib | 9 | – | Lyon |
Alexandra Popp | – | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
8 | Camille Abily | 6 | – | Lyon |
9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 3 | – | Lyon |
10 | Amel Majri | 2 | – | Lyon |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lieke Martens | – | 95 | Barcelona |
2 | Pernille Harder | – | 81 | VfL Wolfsburg |
3 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | – | 47 | Lyon |
4 | Vivianne Miedema | – | Bayern Munich | |
5 | Eugénie Le Sommer | – | Lyon | |
6 | Wendie Renard | – | Lyon | |
7 | Jackie Groenen | – | Frankfurt | |
8 | Lucy Bronze | – | Manchester City | |
9 | Jodie Taylor | – | Arsenal | |
10 | Shanice van de Sanden | – | Liverpool |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
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1 | Pernille Harder | – | 106 | VfL Wolfsburg |
2 | Ada Hegerberg | – | 61 | Lyon |
3 | Amandine Henry | – | 41 | Lyon |
4 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 32 | – | Lyon |
5 | Lucy Bronze | 20 | – | Lyon |
6 | Lieke Martens | 17 | – | Barcelona |
7 | Wendie Renard | 16 | – | Lyon |
8 | Fran Kirby | 15 | – | Chelsea |
9 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 13 | – | Lyon |
10 | Shanice van de Sanden | 7 | – | Lyon |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lucy Bronze | – | 88 | Lyon |
2 | Ada Hegerberg | – | 56 | Lyon |
3 | Amandine Henry | – | 44 | Lyon |
4 | Vivianne Miedema | 31 | – | Arsenal |
5 | Ellen White | 22 | – | Birmingham City |
6 | Pernille Harder | 21 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
7 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 12 | – | Lyon |
8 | Caroline Graham Hansen | 10 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
9 | Lieke Martens | 9 | – | Barcelona |
Wendie Renard | – | Lyon |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pernille Harder | – | 92 | VfL Wolfsburg |
2 | Wendie Renard | – | 81 | Lyon |
3 | Lucy Bronze | – | 28 | Lyon |
4 | Vivianne Miedema | 26 | – | Arsenal |
5 | Delphine Cascarino | 24 | – | Lyon |
6 | Eugénie Le Sommer | 13 | – | Lyon |
7 | Ada Hegerberg | 11 | – | Lyon |
Amel Majri | – | Lyon | ||
9 | Marie-Antoinette Katoto | 8 | – | Paris Saint-Germain |
10 | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 7 | – | Lyon |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexia Putellas | – | 50 | Barcelona |
2 | Jenni Hermoso | – | 42 | Barcelona |
3 | Lieke Martens | – | 40 | Barcelona |
4 | Vivianne Miedema | 32 | – | Arsenal |
5 | Aitana Bonmatí | 29 | – | Barcelona |
6 | Caroline Graham Hansen | 28 | – | Barcelona |
7 | Sam Kerr | 18 | – | Chelsea |
Fran Kirby | – | Chelsea | ||
9 | Pernille Harder | 17 | – | Chelsea |
10 | Irene Paredes | 11 | – | Paris Saint-Germain |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Alexia Putellas | – | 97 | Barcelona |
2 | Beth Mead | – | 84 | Arsenal |
3 | Lena Oberdorf | – | 47 | VfL Wolfsburg |
4 | Alexandra Popp | 35 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
5 | Aitana Bonmatí | 25 | – | Barcelona |
6 | Keira Walsh | 18 | – | Manchester City |
7 | Leah Williamson | 17 | – | Arsenal |
8 | Ada Hegerberg | 12 | – | Lyon |
Wendie Renard | – | Lyon | ||
10 | Lina Magull | 10 | – | Bayern Munich |
11 | Delphine Cascarino | 9 | – | Lyon |
12 | Amandine Henry | 8 | – | Lyon |
Mapi León | – | Barcelona | ||
14 | Tabea Waßmuth | 6 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
15 | Selma Bacha | 5 | – | Lyon |
Mary Earps | – | Manchester United | ||
17 | Sakina Karchaoui | 4 | – | Paris Saint-Germain |
Marie-Antoinette Katoto | – | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
19 | Merle Frohms | 2 | – | Eintracht Frankfurt |
20 | Fridolina Rolfö | 1 | – | Barcelona |
21 | Christiane Endler | 0 | – | Lyon |
Marina Hegering | – | Bayern Munich |
Rank | Player | First round | Final round | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Aitana Bonmatí | – | 308 | Barcelona |
2 | Sam Kerr | – | 88 | Chelsea |
3 | Olga Carmona | – | 72 | Real Madrid |
4 | Mary Earps | 55 | – | Manchester United |
5 | Salma Paralluelo | 48 | – | Barcelona |
Alexandra Popp | – | VfL Wolfsburg | ||
7 | Keira Walsh | 24 | – | Barcelona |
8 | Caroline Graham Hansen | 11 | – | Barcelona |
9 | Rachel Daly | 8 | – | Aston Villa |
10 | Ewa Pajor | 5 | – | VfL Wolfsburg |
11 | Kadidiatou Diani | 4 | – | Paris Saint-Germain |
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