INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

Messi vs Ronaldo: UEFA awards

Compare UEFA Men’s Player of the Year awards and the winning seasons for Messi and Ronaldo.

Comparison scope

This award began in 2011 as UEFA Best Player in Europe. The earlier UEFA Club Footballer of the Year prize is separate: Ronaldo won it in 2008 and Messi in 2009. Those earlier awards are not included in these totals.

Interactive comparison

Winning editions

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Cumulative
MessiRonaldo
UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

Winning editions

Compare UEFA Men’s Player of the Year awards and the winning seasons for Messi and Ronaldo.
Award editionMessiRonaldo
2016/1701
2015/1601
2014/1510
2013/1401
2010/1110
Total awards23
Sources & counting rules