10. Désiré Doué (PSG & France)
The second-youngest player to make the top 10 this season, Désiré Doué has taken the footballing world by storm. At his young age, he showed incredible maturity and unbelievable calmness. Even though young wingers tend to over dribble in certain situations, it seems as if Désiré Doué’s every move is well controlled and thought through to be as effective as possible. The French international stepped up in the biggest of games, providing two assists in the Coupe de France final and scoring a brace and providing an assist in the Champions League final. He became the youngest player ever to be named man of the match in a Champions League final.
9. Harry Kane (FC Bayern & England)
Harry Kane managed to win the first title of his career this season in exceptional fashion, scoring 47 goals (11 in the Champions League) and providing 12 assists across all competitions. He’s had a great season. The only downside was getting knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals. FC Bayern will look to shape themselves as proper contenders to go all the way next season.
8. Robert Lewandowski (FC Barcelona & Poland)
Time goes by, and Robert Lewandowski doesn’t seem to slow down one bit. The goalscoring machine netted a total of 42 goals and won a domestic double for FC Barcelona. He scored 11 goals in the Champions League and now sits comfortably in third place amongst the competition’s all-time top goalscorers with 105. After such a great season, he’s well deservedly the oldest player to make the top 10 in the Player of the Year rankings.
7. Achraf Hakimi (PSG & Morocco)
The undisputed best right back in the world, Achraf Hakimi has earned himself the highest ranking amongst fellow defenders. Luis Enrique has been able to perfectly exploit his offensive abilities, as he scored 11 goals and provided 14 assists as a right back! The future looks very bright for PSG, as they’ve got such a young squad, Hakimi being 26 years old himself.
6. Vitinha (PSG & Portugal)
A true midfield maestro, Vitinha was the best midfielder this season thanks to his elegant style of play and ability to run into space on and off the ball. He was the director of PSG’s orchestra, always dictating the flow of the game. A lot of times he even dropped to the height of the centre backs, to be able to play the ball out himself from the back. He was indispensable to Luis Enrique, as he played every single minute of the Champions League knockout stages. He’s had the best season of his young career, winning the treble with PSG and the Nations League with Portugal.
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