OFFICIAL: Frenkie de Jong named UCL Midfielder of the Season

Frenkie de Jong has been named Midfielder of the Season for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League.

Frenkie de Jong has won the Midfielder of the Season award for the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign following his performances for Ajax.

The 22-year-old became one of the hottest properties in European football as the Amsterdam club battled their way through to the UEFA Champions League semi-finals, before losing out to Tottenham. Barcelona confirmed in January that the Dutchman would move to Camp Nou in time for the 2019/20 season.

Midfielder of the Season top ten

1 Frenkie de Jong (Ajax, now Barcelona)  – 222 points

2 Christian Eriksen (Tottenham) – 60 points

3 Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) – 59 points

4 Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) – 52 points

5 Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) – 48 points

6 Moussa Sissoko (Tottenham) – 22 points

7 Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) – 21 points

8= Dušan Tadić (Ajax) – 20 points

8= Hakim Ziyech (Ajax) – 20 points

10= Donny van de Beek (Ajax) – 19 points

10= Sergio Busquets (Barcelona) – 19 points

De Jong's 2018/19 in numbers

Honours: Eredivisie winner, Dutch Cup winner, UEFA Nations League runner-up

Individual accolades: UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season, Eredivisie Player of the Season, UEFA Nations League Young Player of the Tournament

Appearances: 11

Minutes: 986

Goals: 0

Assists: 0

Domestic league

Appearances: 31

Goals: 3