Cristiano Ronaldo was named UEFA Player of the Season for 2016-2017 after a campaign which saw the Portuguese superstar help Real Madrid to the La Liga and Champions League double.

It was the third time that Ronaldo had won the award which was presented on the sidelines of the Champions League group stage draw.

In a poll of 80 Champions League and Europa League coaches, together with 55 journalists, representing each of UEFA’s member associations, Ronaldo received 482 points, with Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (141) and Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon (109) finishing second and third respectively.

Ronaldo, who becomes the first player to win it three times, finished the campaign with 42 goals in 46 appearances, which remarkably represented his worst return since moving to Real Madrid from Manchester United in 2009.

However, 12 goals — including two in the final — and four assists in just 13 Champions League also saw him named the UEFA Forward of the Year despite the fact that Messi, with 54 goals in 52 appearances, outscored his great rival and claimed the European Golden Shoe.

Buffon claimed Goalkeeper of the Year while Holland and Barcelona midfielder Lieke Martens took home the UEFA Women’s Player of the Season following her recent success at Euro 2017.

Martens inspired host Holland to triumph at the tournament and beat Denmark striker Pernille Harder and Germany playmaker Dzsenifer Marozsan to claim the trophy.