Ten Players Shortlisted For UEFA’s Best Player In Europe Award

By Kush | July 19, 2016 |

UEFA have announced their 10-man shortlist for the Best Player in Europe award.

55 journalists from UEFA’s member association provided a list of their five best-ranked players based in Europe, and from those lists, the final 10 players were shortlisted.

The statement from UEFA’s official website read: “Journalists from each of UEFA’s 55 member associations provided a list of their five best-ranked players, with the first receiving five points, the second four and so on.

“The ten players with the most points advance to the second vote, which will determine the three finalists to be named on 5 August.

“The jury will then cast their votes for the outright winner, which will be announced during the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Monaco on 25 August.”

The 10-man shortlist is as follow:

  • Gareth Bale (Real Madrid & Wales)
  • Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus & Italy)
  • Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid & France)
  • Toni Kroos (Real Madrid & Germany)
  • Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina)
  • Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich & Germany)
  • Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich & Germany)
  • Pepe (Real Madrid & Portugal)
  • Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid & Portugal)
  • Luis Suarez (Barcelona & Uruguay)

The top players from Europe to miss out from the final 10-man shortlist are:

  • 11 Riyad Mahrez (Leicester & Algeria)
  • 12 Jamie Vardy (Leicester & England)
  • 13 Dimitri Payet (West Ham & France)
  • 14 Jérôme Boateng (Bayern Munich & Germany)
  • 15 Arturo Vidal (Bayern Munich & Chile)
  • 16 Luka Modrić (Real Madrid & Croatia)
  • 17 N’Golo Kanté (Leicester & France)
  • 18 Zlatan Ibrahimović (Paris Saint-Germain/Manchester United & Sweden)
  • 19= Eden Hazard (Chelsea & Belgium)
  • 19= Andrés Iniesta (Barcelona & Spain)
  • 19= Neymar (Barcelona & Brazil)
  • 19= Renato Sanches (Benfica/Bayern Munich & Portugal)
  • 23 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich & Poland)
  • 24 Gonzalo Higuaín (Napoli & Argentina)
  • 25= Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus & Italy)
  • 25= Diego Godin (Atlético Madrid & Uruguay)
  • 25= Will Grigg (Wigan & Northern Ireland)
  • 25= Hugo Lloris (Tottenham & France)
  • 25= Paul Pogba (Juventus & France)
  • 30= Toby Alderweireld (Tottenham & Belgium)
  • 30= Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Borussia Dortmund & Gabon)
  • 30= Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
  • 30= Kevin Gameiro (Sevilla & France)
  • 30= Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla/Paris Saint-Germain & Poland)
  • 30= Blaise Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain & France)
  • 30= Georges-Kévin N’Koudou (Marseille & France)
  • 30= Jan Oblak (Atlético Madrid & Slovenia)

 

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