UEFA Club Footballer of the Year

The UEFA Club Footballer of the Year was a football award presented by UEFA to the most outstanding performers of the European club football season. The award, along with "Best Goalkeeper," "Best Defender," "Best Midfielder," and "Best Forward," was given at the end of each season at a special gala in Monaco prior to the UEFA Super Cup. The honour had been bestowed upon first-class European football stars since the 1997–98 season, when it was awarded to Ronaldo, then of Internazionale. For the 2010–11 season, it was replaced by the newly formed UEFA Best Player in Europe award.

Winners

Below is a list of all the recipients of the award:

Season	Country	Player	Playing position	Club	Also won
1997–98	BRA	Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima	Forward	Internazionale	Best Forward
1998–99	ENG	David Beckham	Midfielder	Manchester United	Best Midfielder
1999–2000	ARG	Fernando Redondo	Midfielder	Real Madrid
2000–01	GER	Stefan Effenberg	Midfielder	Bayern Munich
2001–02	FRA	Zinedine Zidane	Midfielder	Real Madrid
2002–03	ITA	Gianluigi Buffon	Goalkeeper	Juventus	Best Goalkeeper
2003–04	POR	Deco	Midfielder	Porto	Best Midfielder
2004–05	ENG	Steven Gerrard	Midfielder	Liverpool
2005–06	BRA	Ronaldinho	Forward	Barcelona
2006–07	BRA	Kaká	Midfielder	Milan	Best Forward
2007–08	POR	Cristiano Ronaldo	Forward	Manchester United	Best Forward
2008–09	ARG	Lionel Messi	Forward	Barcelona	Best Forward
2009–10	ARG	Diego Milito	Forward	Internazionale	Best Forward

By country

Country	Players
Argentina	3
Brazil	3
England	2
Portugal	2
Germany	1
France	1
Italy	1

By club

Club	Players
Internazionale	2
Manchester United	2
Real Madrid	2
FC Barcelona	2
Bayern Munich	1
Juventus	1
FC Porto	1
Liverpool	1
Milan	1

External links

• UEFA Club Footballer of the Year