Joshua Kimmich Wins Uefa Champions League 2019/2020 Defender of the Season

Joshua Kimmich wins Defender of the Season award for the 2019/20 UEFA Champions League campaign.

Kimmich, 25, enjoyed a stellar season with Bayern, helping them to the treble of UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga and German Cup. The versatile full-back started all but one of the 11 fixtures in their triumphant European campaign, and set up Kingsley Coman for the winner in the final victory over Paris in Lisbon. The award was announced during the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League group stage draw in Geneva.

Defender of the Season voting

1 Joshua Kimmich (Bayern) – 161 points
2 Alphonso Davies (Bayern) – 138 points
3 David Alaba (Bayern) – 119 points
4 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) – 79 points
5 Thiago Silva (Paris Saint-Germain) – 54 points
6 Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig) – 46 points
7 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid) – 35 points
8 Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) – 21 points
9 Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) – 10 points
10 Matthijs de Ligt (Juventus) – 8 points

Kimmich’s 2019/20 in numbers

Achievements: UEFA Champions League winner, Bundesliga winner, German Cup winner, UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season