UEFA has released nominees for the prestigious awards for the categories of Best Goal of the Season and Best Positional Award. The players are nominated base on their performance on all games played under UEFA flagship spanning from June 2018 to June 2019.
Nominees For Best Goal of the Season
Player: Cristiano Ronaldo
Team: Juventus
Goal: Goal scored against Manchester United in the group stage of the UCL.
Player: Danilo
Team: Portugal
Goal: Goal scored Serbia in the European Qualifier matchday two.
Player: David Faupalla
Team: Apollon
Goal: Goal scored against Lazio in the UEFA Europa League group stage match.
Player: Enzo Millot
Team: France
Goal: Goal scored against the Czech Republic in the UEFA Europa Under 17 championship quarter-finals.
Player: Ismaila Sarr
Team: Rennes
Goal: Goal scored against Jablonic in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Player: Ivan Rakittic
Team: Barcelona
Goal: Goal scored against Tottenham in the UEFA Champions League Group stage.
Player: Katerina Svitkova
Team: Slava Praha
Goal: Goal scored against Bayern Munich in the UEFA Women’s Champions League Quarter-finals.
Player: Lionel Messi
Team: Barcelona
Goal: Goal scored against Liverpool in the UEFA Champions League semifinal.
Player: Nani
Team: SPORTING CP
Goal: Goal scored against Qarabag in the UEFA Europa League group stage.
Player: PEDRO RODRIGUEZ
Team: Chelsea
Goal: Goal scored against Slavia Praha in the UEFA Europa quarter-final.
Nominees For Best Player in their Position
GOALKEEPERS
Alisson Becker (Liverpool)
Appearances: 13
Minutes: 1170
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 12
Hugo Lloris (Tottenham)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 979
Clean sheets: 4
Goals conceded: 15
Marc-André ter Stegen (Barcelona)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 990
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 9
DEFENDERS
Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 922
Clean sheets: 7
Goals conceded: 6
Goals: 0
Assists: 4
Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax, now Juventus)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 990
Clean sheets: 3
Goals conceded: 13
Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1080
Clean sheets: 5
Goals conceded: 12
Goals: 2
Assists: 2
MIDFIELDERS
Frenkie de Jong (Ajax, now Barcelona)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 986
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Christian Eriksen (Tottenham)
Appearances: 12
Minutes: 1003
Goals: 2
Assists: 4
Jordan Henderson (Liverpool)
Appearances: 11
Minutes: 799
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
FORWARDS
Sadio Mané (Liverpool)
Appearances: 13
Minutes: 1152
Goals: 4
Assists: 3
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Appearances: 10
Minutes: 837
Goals: 12
Assists: 3
Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)
Appearances: 9
Minutes: 749
Goals: 6
Assists: 2
