UEFA has announced Lionel Messi of Barcelona, Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus and Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk as final nominees for the 2018/2019 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.

The winner will be named – along with the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year and UEFA Champions League positional award winners – during the group stage draw in Monaco on Thursday 29 August.

The UEFA Europa League Player of the Season will also be announced the following day.

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UEFA Champions League shared a video via its verified Twitter handle highlighting the players’ season at their respective clubs.

The three-man shortlist:

Lionel Messi (Barcelona and Argentina)

He was the top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League and the European Golden Shoe winner picked up his tenth Liga title.

Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus and Portugal)
Ronaldo was UEFA Nations League winner and top goalscorer at the finals. He also scooped his first Serie A title last season.

Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool and Netherlands)
The final man of the match for the UEFA Champions League winners also reached the UEFA Nations League showpiece.

The rest of the top ten

4 Alisson Becker (Liverpool & Brazil) – 57 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

 

See video:

 

✨NOMINEES: 2018/19 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year✨

⭐️ Leo Messi
⭐️ @Cristiano Ronaldo
⭐️ @VirgilvDijk

?️ #UEFAawards winners announced at the #UCLdraw, 29 August ? pic.twitter.com/SLaIUWH62p

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) August 15, 2019