Published: 10:03, September 24, 2020 | Updated: 16:22, June 5, 2023
De Bruyne, Lewandowski, Neuer on UEFA best player shortlist
By Reuters

Manchester City's Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne (center) shoots from the penalty spot to score his team's opening goal during the English Premier League football match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Manchester City at the Molineux stadium in Wolverhampton, central England on Sept 21, 2020. (NICK POTTS / POOL / AFP)

Kevin De Bruyne, Robert Lewandowski and Manuel Neuer have been short-listed for the UEFA men’s Player of the Year award, European football’s governing body said on Wednesday.

Man City full back Lucy Bronze, Chelsea striker Pernille Harder and Olympique Lyonnais defender Wendie Renard were short-listed for the women’s award

Lewandowski guided Bayern Munich to their sixth Champions League title, finishing as the competition’s top scorer with 15 goals.

The Polish striker netted 55 goals in 47 games in all competitions as Bayern won the treble.

Neuer, also part of Bayern’s treble-winning squad, kept six clean sheets in the Champions League and missed just one game the entire season.

City midfielder De Bruyne provided a record-equalling 20 assists in the Premier League last season, the highest in Europe.

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Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski celebrates scoring the third goal from the penalty spot during the German first division Bundesliga football match FC Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 in Munich, southern Germany on Sept 18, 2020. (CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP)

Manchester City full back Lucy Bronze, Chelsea striker Pernille Harder and Olympique Lyonnais defender Wendie Renard were short-listed for the women’s award.

Bayern’s Hans-Dieter Flick, Liverpool’s Juergen Klopp and RB Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann were nominated for the Men’s Coach of the Year award, while Barcelona’s Lluis Cortes, Wolfsburg’s Stephan Lerch and Lyon’s Jean-Luc Vasseur made the shortlist for the women’s award.

The awards will be presented at the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony on Oct 1.

Bayern Munich's German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer arrives for a first season training session of the German first division Bundesliga team FC Bayern Munich at the team trainings ground in Munich, southern Germany, on Sept 11, 2020. (CHRISTOF STACHE / AFP)