Harvey Elliott has been appointed player of the tournament for the UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2025.
The UEFA Technical Observer Group has appointed England's Harvey Elliott as the UEFA European Under-210 Championship player of the 2025 tournament.
“Without a doubt the most effective player in England from the first match,” said the UEFA Technical Observer Group. “Tactically, he showed incredible consciousness to find the spaces to receive passes in dangerous positions, and then the ability to make a difference including creating and scoring the most crucial goals of his team in their winning campaign.
“He also showed excellent leadership qualities with great working ethics and team behavior. A major player for the big stage.”
Harvey Elliott's 2025 U21 euros -Statistics
Minutes played: 475
Goals: 5
Assists: 0
The aim of attempts: 20
PAS accuracy: 82.7%
The Liverpool only opened the score for five minutes in the final against Germany when England retained the trophy she had won in 2023, when Elliott was also part of the team. The 22-year-old had also achieved both goals in the last four win against the Netherlands and was also on goal against Spain in the quarterfinals in addition to his goal in the MatchDay 1 defeat of the Czech Republic.
Since 2017, the winner has been selected by the UEFA Technical Observer Group as the best -performing player in the tournament, considered excellent individual and as part of a team, which has a major impact on the versions of his country.
Previous U21 euro player of the winners of the tournament
2023: Anthony Gordon (England)
2021: Fábio Vieira (Portugal)
2019: Fabián Ruiz (Spain)
2017: Dani Ceballos (Spain)