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Jorginho Winner 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award

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Congratulations to Chelsea and Italy midfielder Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, better known as Jorginho, winner of the 2020/21 UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award.

Jorginho, 29-year-old, who last season became only the tenth player to win a European Cup and a EURO in the same year, beat off competition from Manchester City midfielder Kevin De Bruyne and Chelsea team-mate N’Golo Kanté. The award was announced during the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday 26 August 2021.

✅  The Top 10

1 Jorginho (Chelsea & Italy) – 175 points
2 Kevin De Bruyne (Man. City & Belgium) – 167 points
3 N’Golo Kanté (Chelsea & France) – 160 points
4 Lionel Messi (Barcelona, now at Paris & Argentina) – 148 points
5 Robert Lewandowski (Bayern & Poland) – 140 points
6 Gianluigi Donnarumma (AC Milan, now at Paris & Italy) – 49 points
7 Kylian Mbappé (Paris & France) – 31 points
8 Raheem Sterling (Man. City & England) – 18 points
9 Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus & Portugal) – 16 points
10 Erling Haaland (Dortmund & Norway) – 15 points

✅  2020/21 in numbers

Achievements
UEFA Champions League winner, UEFA EURO 2020 winner, FA Cup runner-up

UEFA Champions League
Appearances: 12
Goals: 1
Assists: 1
Player of the Match awards (KOs): 1

UEFA EURO 2020
Appearances: 7
Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Star of the Match awards: 0
Penalty hero Jorginho on Italy win

Domestic league
Appearances: 28
Goals: 7