Antoine Griezmann has been named the 2017/18 UEFA Europa League Player of the Season.
Griezmann, finished well clear of Marseille’s Dimitri Payet and Atlético Madrid team-mate Diego Godín to capture the second edition of the award, which was announced during the UEFA Europa League group stage draw in Monaco. He was man of the match as Atlético clinched the trophy in May, scoring twice to set up a 3-0 victory over Marseille in a final staged in Lyon, just 45 minutes from his home town of Macon.
The jury was composed of the coaches of the 48 clubs in last season’s group stage, together with 55 journalists selected by the European Sports Media (ESM) group, representing each of UEFA’s member associations.
Jury members chose their top three players, with the first receiving five points, the second three and the third one. Coaches were not allowed to vote for players from their own teams. Paul Pogba won the inaugural award for 2016/17.
The best ten players of the tournament are as follows:
- Antoine Griezmann (Atlético) – 388 points
- Dimitri Payet (Marseille) – 103 points
- Diego Godín (Atlético) – 84 points
- Jan Oblak (Atlético) – 43 points
- Ciro Immobile (Lazio) – 26 points
- Aritz Aduriz (Athletic) – 16 points
- Koke (Atlético) – 16 points
- Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) – 10 points
- Florian Thauvin (Marseille) – 10 points
- Sergej Milinković-Savić (Lazio) – 8 points