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Virgil van Dijk wins UEFA Player of the Year, ahead of Messi and Ronaldo

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August 30, 2019

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has emerged the winner of UEFA Men’s Player of the Year for 2018/19 defeating Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo.

The Dutch international beat off competition from three-time UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Cristiano Ronaldo and two-time winner Lionel Messi. The 28-year-old center-back received the trophy on stage in Monaco during the UEFA Champions League group stage draw.

The top ten

1 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool & Netherlands) – 305 points
2 Lionel Messi (Barcelona & Argentina) – 207 points
3 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal) – 74 points
5 Sadio Mané (Liverpool & Senegal) – 51 points
6 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool & Egypt) – 49 points
7 Eden Hazard (Chelsea/Real Madrid & Belgium) – 38 points
8= Matthijs de Ligt (Ajax/Juventus & Netherlands) – 27 points
8= Frenkie de Jong (Ajax/Barcelona & Netherlands) – 27 points
10 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City & England) – 12 points

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