‘Well Deserved’ ‘What A Life Changing Season For Him’ Fans Delighted As Chelsea Star Is Handed UEFA Award

‘Well Deserved’ ‘What A Life Changing Season For Him’ Fans Delighted As Chelsea Star Is Handed UEFA Award

Chelsea goalkeeper Benjamin Mendy has been named UEFA Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year for his performances in the Champions League last season.

It’s been a remarkable twelve months for the 29-year-old, who was still playing for Rennes this time last year, but he was fully deserving of the prize, as many supporters on Twitter were keen to point out:

Huge credit has to go to Petr Cech who recommended Mendy to Frank Lampard. The Senegalese international wasn’t particularly well known outside of France before he arrived at Stamford Bridge, but he was key to Chelsea’s triumph in the Champions League.

The key now will be to ensure Mendy keeps up his levels of consistency through a second full season. With Kepa Arrizabalaga keeping him honest as the club’s number two, the shot-stopper will not rest on his laurels.

Mendy wasn’t the only person from Chelsea to get an award. N’Golo Kante won the UEFA Midfielder of the Year, Thomas Tuchel was handed the Coach of the Year while Jorginho was rightly given the Player of the Year.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for National World's Football News Network.