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List of winners of the UEFA Player of the Year award

Cristiano Ronaldo Ronaldo has more UEFA Player of the Year award than any player.

The 33-year-old striker has been shortlisted alongside Luca Modric and Mohammed Salah and should he named once again he will extend his record to four times recipient of the enviable silverware.

At the beginning, the award's voting format was a return to the old Ballon d'Or, which was decided purely by journalists.

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In the first round of voting, 54 sports journalists representing each of the UEFA national associations provided a list of their three best-ranked players from one to three, with the first player receiving five points, the second three points and the third one point. The three players with the most points overall were shortlisted.

The jury comprised renowned sports journalists representing each of UEFA's national associations, from RTV Albania to the Daily Post in Wales via members of European Sports Media, with whom UEFA collaborated on this award.

The final vote, also by the journalists, then takes place live via electronic voting during the presentation ceremony.

In 2018, however, UEFA added 80 coaches, from the clubs that participated in the group stages of that year's UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League, to its jury. The amount of journalists selected by the European Sports Media association was also increased to 55, representing each of UEFA's member associations.

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Below is a list of all the past winners of the UEFA Player of the Year

2010–11               Argentina Lionel Messi  Spain Barcelona

2011–12               Spain Andrés Iniesta       Spain Barcelona

2012–13               France Franck Ribéry      Germany Bayern Munich

2013–14               Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo           Spain Real Madrid

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2014–15               Argentina Lionel Messi  Spain Barcelona

2015–16               Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo           Spain Real Madrid

UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award

2016–17               Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo           Spain Real Madrid

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