UEFA European Championship awards
At the end of each UEFA European Championship tournament, several awards are attributed to the players and teams which have distinguished from the rest, in different aspects of the game.
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Awards
There are currently five post-tournament awards, and one given during the tourney:[1]
- the Player of the Tournament for best player, first awarded in 1996;
- the Young Player of the Tournament (currently commercially termed as SOCAR Young Player of the Tournament) for best under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in 2016;
- the Top Scorer Award (currently commercially termed Alipay Top Scorer Award) for most prolific goal scorer;[lower-alpha 1]
- the Man of the Match Award for outstanding performance during each game of the tournament, first awarded in 1996;
- the Team of the Tournament for best combined team of players at the tournament.
- ↑ In 2021, Alipay also rolled out the digital trophy in gold, silver and bronze.
Player of the Tournament
The Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player at each edition of the UEFA European Championship since 1996.
UEFA published on its website the Player of the Tournament in 1984, 1988 and 1992. The winners were Michel Platini, Marco van Basten and Peter Schmeichel, respectively. However, these winners are unofficial. Due to Schmeichel's award in 1992 being unofficial, Gianluigi Donnarumma was the first goalkeeper to officially win the award, at UEFA Euro 2020.
Young Player of the Tournament
The Young Player of the Tournament award is presented to the best player in the tournament who is at most 22 years old. For the UEFA Euro 2016, this meant that the player had to have been born on or after 1 January 1994. The award was first given out in 2016.
| Edition | Player | Age |
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| France 2016 |  Renato Sanches[9] |
18 |
| Europe 2020 |  Pedri[10] |
18 |
Top goalscorer
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If there is more than one player with the same number of goals, since 2008 the tie-breaker goes to the player who has contributed the most assists. If there is still more than one player, the tie-breaker goes to the player who has played the least amount of time. Between the years 1960 and 2016, the Golden Boot award went to the top goalscorer of each edition of the UEFA European Championship. At Euro 2020, there was a new physical and digital trophy presented to the tournament's top scorer. It was commissioned by Alipay, the Chinese company sponsoring the award. "Sculpted in the shape of the Chinese character '支' (pronounced zhi, and meaning 'payment' as well as 'support'), the barefooted player on the trophy reflects the egalitarian footballing ideal that success on the pitch comes regardless of background or status," according to UEFA.[11]
Man of the Match Award
The Man of the Match award picks the outstanding player in every game of the tournament since 1996.[15][16][17][18]
Most awards in 1 tournament
As of 28 June 2021
| No. of MotM wins | Player | Country | Euro with awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Karel Poborský |  Czech Republic |
1996 England |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain |
2012 Poland / Ukraine | |
| Andrea Pirlo |  Italy |
2012 Poland / Ukraine |
Most awards in 1 knock-out phase
As of 28 June 2021
| No. of MotM wins | Player | Country | Euro with awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Karel Poborský | Czech Republic |
1996 England |
| Zinedine Zidane |  France |
2000 Belgium / Netherlands | |
| Andrea Pirlo | Italy |
2012 Poland / Ukraine | |
| Antoine Griezmann | France |
2016 France | |
| Renato Sanches | Portugal |
2016 France | |
| Harry Kane |  England |
2020 Europe |
Most awards in 1 group stage phase
As of 28 June 2021
Total awards
As of 28 June 2021
- Tournaments in round brackets, e.g., (2004): Played in the tournament, but did not win a MoM award.
| Rank | Player | Team | MoM per tournament | Tournaments played | MoM won | Tournament(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zinedine Zidane | France |
2 | 2 | 4 | 2000, 2004 |
| Andrés Iniesta | Spain |
2 | 3 | 6 | 2008, 2012, 2016 | |
| 3 | Mesut Özil |  Germany |
1,50 | 2 | 3 | 2012, 2016 |
| 4 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy |
1,33 | 3 | 4 | 2008, 2012, (2016) |
| 5 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
1,20 | 5 | 6 | (2004), 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 |
| 6 | Luís Figo | Portugal |
1 | 3 | 3 | (1996), 2000, 2004 |
| Michael Ballack | Germany |
1 | 3 | 3 | (2000), 2004, 2008 | |
| Karel Poborský | Czech Republic |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1996, (2000), (2004) | |
| Granit Xhaka |  Switzerland |
1 | 3 | 3 | (2012), 2016, 2020 | |
| 10 | Pepe | Portugal |
0,75 | 4 | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2016, (2020) |
| Luka Modrić |  Croatia |
0,75 | 4 | 3 | 2008, (2012), 2016, 2020 | |
| Zlatan Ibrahimović |  Sweden |
0,75 | 4 | 3 | 2004, 2008, 2012, (2016) |
Team of the Tournament
The Team of the Tournament is a team of the best performers at each respective UEFA European Championship edition, as chosen by the UEFA Technical Study Group since 1996.[20] UEFA also retroactively named teams of the best 11 players from the 1960 to 1992 tournaments. The number of players in these squads has changed, from 18 players in 1996, 22 players in 2000, and 23 players from 2004 until 2012. Since 2016, a team of 11 players has been named.[21]
All-time Best Euro XI
Based on individual top performances: Achivements needed for makinng the team
- Best Player
- Finished a EURO tournament as top scorer
- Featured in a Team of the Tournament
- Played in at least 1 final
- Goalkeeper
- Gianluigi Donnarumma (Best Player 2020, Team of the Tournament 2020)
- Defenders
- Paolo Maldini (Team of the Tournament 1988, 1996, 2000)
- Matthias Sammer (Best Player 1996, Team of the Tournament 1996)
- Laurent Blanc (Team of the Tournament 1992, 1996, 2000)
- Pepe (Team of the Tournament 2208, 2012, 2016)
- Midfielders
- Xavi (Best Player 2008, Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012)
- Andrés Iniesta (Best Player 2012, Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012)
Theodoros Zagorakis (Best Player 2004, Team of the Tournament 2004)- Zinedine Zidane (Best Player 2000, Team of the Tournament 2000, 2004)
- Forwards
- Michel Platini (Topscorer 1984 (9 goals), Most goals scored in a single tournament, Most goals scored in 1 Group phase (7 goals), Only player to score in 5 conseccutive matches (= every) match in a tournamnet)
- Antoine Griezmann (Best Player 2016, Team of the Tournament 2016, Topscorer 2016 (6 goals), 2nd Most goals scored in a single tournament, Most goals scored in 1 knock-out phase (5 goals))
- Reserves (completing the 23 player squad)
- Goalkeepers
- Gianluigi Buffon (Best Goalkeeper 2012, Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012, Joint Fewest goals conceded in 1 tournament (1) 2016)
- Iker Casillas (Best Goalkeeper 2008, Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012, Joint Fewest goals conceded in 1 tournament (1) 2012)
- Defenders
- Franz Beckenbauer (Team of the Tournament 1972, 1976)
- Karlheinz Förster (Team of the Tournament 1980, 1984)
- Marcel Desailly (Team of the Tournament 1996, 2000)
- Philipp Lahm (Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012)
- Midfielders
Valentin Ivanov (Team of the Tournament 1960, 1964, Joint Topscorer 1960 (2 goals))- Rui Costa (Team of the Tournament 1996, 2000, Joint 2nd Most scored goals in knock-out phases (4 goals in 2 tournaments), Joint 3rd Most scored goals in 1 knock-out phase (3))
- Luis Figo (Team of the Tournament 2000, 2004)
- Cesc Fàbregas (Team of the Tournament 2008, 2012)
- Forwards
Marco van Basten (Team of the Tournament 1988, 1992, Topscorer 1988 (5 goals))- Gerd Müller (Team of the Tournament 1972, Topscorer 1972 (4 goals), Joint Topscorer goal per game ratio (2 goals per game), Most goals in 1 final (2), Joint 2nd Most goals in 1 knock-out phase (4), Joint 2nd Most goals in knock-out phases (4))
- Notable mentions
- Goalkeepers
- Lev Yashin (Team of the Tournament 1960, 1964). There was no Best Goalkeeper award or Best Player award in his time, and he doesn´t have Joint record in Fewest goals in 1 tournament, so he therefore doesn´t make the team.
- Defenders
- Andreas Brehme (Team of the Tournament 1984, 1992). Of the 5 defenders, who made 2 Teams of the Tournament, he´s the 1 with least team succes (1 Silver medal), so therefore he doesn´t make the team.
- Midfielders
- Rainer Bonhof (Team of the Tournament 1976). He is the only player to make 3 finals (+3 consecutive finals), and win 2 Gold medals & 1 Silver medal, however he "only" made Team of the Tournament 1 time, so therefore he doesn´t make the team.
- Forwards
- Cristiano Ronaldo (Team of the Tournament 2004, 2012, 2016, Topscorer 2020 (5 goals)). He holds the record for Most goals in total with 14 goals, however 11 of them are from 5 group stages, and his Topscorer award is because of 5 goals in a group stage. He simply never really top performed in 1 tournament, also not really playing the final when Portugal actually won the tournament, due to his injury in the 8th minute & subsequent substitution. All the other forwards chosen here had peak performances in winning or making the final, so therefore he doesn´t make the team.
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