Sevilla’s Navas named Europa League Player of the Season

UEFA’s Technical Observer panel has named Sevilla’s Jesús Navas as the UEFA Europa League Player of the Season on Sunday.

Published : Jun 04, 2023 23:22 IST , Chennai - 1 MIN READ

Sevilla’s Jesus Navas celebrates with the trophy after winning the Europa League.
Sevilla’s Jesus Navas celebrates with the trophy after winning the Europa League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
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Sevilla’s Jesus Navas celebrates with the trophy after winning the Europa League. | Photo Credit: REUTERS

UEFA’s Technical Observer panel has named Sevilla’s Jesús Navas as the UEFA Europa League Player of the Season on Sunday.

The 37-year-old’s form has been up there with anything from his illustrious career and his season culminated with the wing-back scooping an astonishing fourth Europa League title.

Navas played a pivotal role in Sevilla’s 1-1 draw against Roma in the final, producing a teasing cross that Gianluca Mancini could only divert past his own goalkeeper to restore parity, before his side went on to triumph 4-1 on penalties.

“I know that ‘never give up’ is this team’s motto,” he said following the Budapest decider. “That can certainly be seen on the pitch. We are a family. Those of us who have been here for a longer time, the veterans, pass it on because this competition made us great.”

Bayer Leverkusen’s 20-year-old midfielder Florian Wirtz was Europa League Young Player of the Season, helping the Germans reach the semi-finals before losing 1-0 on aggregate to Roma.

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