The Best … One of the most complete midfielders to ever play the game, Modric has consistently been among the best … The classy midfielder won FIFA’s “Best Player” award and UEFA Men’s Player of the Year Award in 2018 and is certainly on the shortlist for this year’s Ballon d’Or. The UEFA Fan's Team of the Year is a football award given by UEFA through a poll on its official website. Ronaldo and Salah are on the forwards shortlist with Messi, and Modric is … The very best in the world will be on show this season in Champions League with the goal of raising the big-eared trophy at the end of the season. The Best, Ballon d'Or, Champions League's best player, World Cup and UEFA's best midfielder LaLiga Santander - Real Madrid Modric's won all the trophies on offer Modrić was elected by the voices of 55 journalists from each UEFA member state, plus 80 coaches of clubs who played in the Champions League and Europa League last year. Notably, the midfielder made three appearances in the 2018-2019 Cupa Romaniei, scoring one … Modric defeats Ronaldo and Salah to be crowned FIFA's The Best of 2018. And despite ending up on the losing side, Kovacic caught the eye with his performance. The 2018 Ballon d'Or winner, Luka Modric, comes in at number 8 on this list. This award started in 2001 and only allow its users of the organization's website to choose their own eleven players and a coach based on their overall performances in European club football and international competitions. UEFA will also name the best goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and forward in Monaco next week. Starting for Croatia in their UEFA Nations League clash against France - in a repeat of the 2018 World Cup final - the midfielder found himself up against club teammates Olivier Giroud and N'Golo Kante. Luka also won the award for the ‘Best Midfielder of Champions League’ in the 2017/18 season, reports Index.hr on August 30, 2018. Who will win the UEFA Champions League Midfielder of the Season award, Frenkie De Jong, Christian Eriksen or Jordan Henderson? A six-time Croatian Footballer of the Year, the 33-year old captain now has 115 caps with the national side. Former Ajax and current Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong was named UEFA's Midfielder of the Year on Thursday. The UEFA Men's Player of the Year Award (previously known as the UEFA Best Player in Europe Award) is an association football award given to the footballer playing for a men's football club in Europe that is considered the best in the previous season of both club and national team competition. Best 50 Men’s Colleges; ... including playing in six UEFA Europa League Qualifiers.