Thursday 26 August 2021 – Manchester City defender Ruben Dias has been named Defender of the Season for the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League. The Portuguese centre-back, defeated Chelsea pair César Azpilicueta and Antonio Rüdiger to clinch the award of Defender of the Season. Ruben Dias was presented with the award during the 2021/22 UEFA Champions League group stage draw ceremony in Istanbul.
Top ten contenders for UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season
1 Rúben Dias (Man. City) – 217 points
2 César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) – 115 points
3 Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) – 78 points*
4 Marquinhos (Paris) – 78 points*
5 Thiago Silva (Chelsea) – 59 points
6 Kyle Walker (Man. City) – 35 points
7 Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus) – 18 points
8 John Stones (Man. City) – 15 points
9 David Alaba (Bayern, now at Real Madrid) – 14 points
= Leonardo Bonucci (Juventus) – 14 points
Ruben Dias performed brilliantly for Manchester City in the last season of Champions League. The center-back helped his team to reach the finals of UCL 2021. Unfortunately, City lost to their rivals Chelsea in the final of Champions League. Below are the stats of Ruben Dias in UEFA Champions League 2020/21.
Appearances: 11
Clean sheets: 6
Goals conceded: 5
Passes completed: 852
Last year, Bayern’s Joshua Kimmich won the Defender of the Season award for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League campaign. Kimmich, enjoyed a wonderful season with Bayern and won the treble of UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup.
