UEFA has officially announced the names of the top three contenders for the 2022/23 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
The eagerly awaited revelation of the winner is scheduled to take place at the forthcoming 2023/24 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony. This significant event is marked on the calendar for Thursday, August 31, and is set to unfold at the prestigious Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Amidst the excitement of this occasion, UEFA will also pay tribute to the coach who made the most impactful contribution during the eventful 2022/23 season. The deserving recipient of the UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year award will be honored alongside the celebration of football excellence.
Concerning the Men’s Player of the Year, UEFA said:
“For the men’s player award, an initial shortlist of players was selected by the UEFA technical study group based on their performance during the 2022/23 season at both club and national team level.
“The top three nominees were then voted for by a jury composed of the coaches of the clubs which played in the group stages of the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League, together with the coaches of the men’s senior national teams of UEFA’s member associations.
“A group of journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) were also part of the jury.
“Coaches and journalists were asked to select their top three players from the shortlist by allocating them five points, three points and one point respectively.
The final result was based on the total number of votes cast by the coaches and journalists. The coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own team.”
