Rayan Cherki named 2024/25 UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season
Thursday, May 22, 2025
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Lyon midfielder Rayan Cherki has been named UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season.
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The UEFA Technical Observer Group has named Lyon midfielder Rayan Cherki as the 2024/25 UEFA Europa League Young Player of the Season.
Cherki in 2024/25 Europa League
Appearances: 12
Goals: 4
Assists: 8
Key passes: 46
Cherki featured in all 12 games of Lyon's campaign, helping the Ligue 1 side to the quarter-finals with four goals and a competition-leading eight assists – a significant contribution to his side's 29 goals in all, a tally bettered only by runners-up Manchester United.
Previous winners
2023/24: Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen)
2022/23: Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen)
2021/22: Ansgar Knauff (Frankfurt)
