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