UEFA Awards: Cristiano Ronaldo Named Forward Of The Season; Buffon Win Best Goalkeeper

Real Madrid star, Cristiano Ronaldo has been named Forward of the 2016/17 UEFA Champions League season following yet another sensational campaign.

Ronaldo received the accolade during Thursday’s UEFA Champions League group stage draw. Two of his Madrid team-mates – Sergio Ramos and Luka Modrić also won inaugural positional awards, with Juventus captain Gianluigi Buffon taking the best goalkeeper prize.

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The 32-year old’s latest individual recognition comes after yet another campaign in which his goal scoring continued unabated.

In April, the Portuguese international became the first player to reach 100 goals in UEFA club competition in just 143 appearances and, only a week later, the first to rack up a century in the UEFA Champions League alone.

Below is the 32-year-old’s performance report last season at both local and champions league that earn him the award:
UEFA Champions League
Appearances: 13
Goals: 12
Assists: 6

Domestic league
Appearances: 29
Goals: 25
Assists: 6

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