Will Karim Benzema win a first individual trophy in just under two weeks?
This Friday, UEFA named the 3 nominees for the title of UEFA Player of the Year 2022. The Real Madrid striker is in the running with his Belgian teammate Thibaut Courtois and another Red Devil, the attacking midfielder of Manchester City Kevin DeBruyne.
The winner will be decided, along with the Men's and Women's Team Coach of the Year, and the Player of the Year, at the Champions League group stage draw ceremony 2022-2023 in Istanbul (Turkey), Thursday August 25.
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Like the Golden Ball which will be awarded on October 17, Karim Benzema is obviously the big favorite to win this trophy.
He has just had an exceptional season, scoring 44 goals in 46 games in all competitions last year, becoming the second top scorer in the history of Real Madrid, and adding four trophies to his list (Champions League, La Liga, Spanish Super Cup and European Super Cup on Wednesday against Frankfurt).
By the way, Thibaut Courtois himself assured, just after the coronation in the European Supercup: "Only Benzema deserves the Golden Ball".
The ranking from 4th place to 15th place was also revealed.
Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich, now Barcelona) and Luka ModriÄ (Real Madrid) complete the top 5. The two Liverpool strikers Sadio ManĂ© and Mohamed Salah finish 7th and 8th respectively.
Kylian Mbappé finishes in 8th place.