Karim Benzema, Thibaut Courtois and Kevin De Bruyne are the top three nominees for the 2021/22 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.
The winner will be named along with the UEFA Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Player and Coach of the Year during the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday 25 August.
* UEFA Men’s Player of the Year nominees (in alphabetical order)
1. Karim Benzema (Real Madrid & France)
2. Thibaut Courtois (Real Madrid & Belgium)
3. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City & Belgium)
* The rest of the top 15 players are:
4. Robert Lewandowski – 54 points
5. Luka Modrić – 52 points
6. Sadio Mané – 51 points
7. Mohamed Salah – 46 points
8. Kylian Mbappé – 25 points
9. Vinícius Junior – 21 points
10. Virgil van Dijk – 19 points
11. Bernardo Silva – 7 points
12. Filip Kostić – 7 points
13. Lorenzo Pellegrini – 5 points
14. Trent Alexander-Arnold – 2 points
15. Fabinho – 1 point