Robert Lewandowski has been crowned the winner of The Best FIFA Men's Player 2020 accolade.

The Bayern Munich hitter was rewarded for his important achievements 'tween 20 July 2019 and 7 October 2020 with the top someone value easy for a male footballer this year.

In the absence of France Football game's iconic Ballon d'Or, which was shelved for 2020 overdue to the ongoing round situation, all eyes turned to FIFA's same plaque that was inaugurated in 2016.

FIFA's 'The Best' awards

An online gala took place on Thursday in Nyon, Switzerland with gongs getable for everything from the world-class goal and jitney of the twelvemonth to the long-running FIFA FIFPro World XI.

But it's Lewandowski who will fill the most column inches with a well-merited choice that saw him oust previous winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi amongst the final terzetto nominees.

The winner was decided upon past a range of votes from journalists, national team captains and coaches as well as football fans themselves.

Lewandowski takes top male prize

The original list of 11 male nominees had also included Neymar, Kevin De Bruyne, Sadio Mane, Thiago Alcantara, Sergio Ramos, Mohamed Salah, Kylian Mbappe and Publius Vergilius Mar vanguard Dijk.

Just I think we force out all agree that Lewandowski was the deserving winner after a surprising 12 months that saw him bulldoze everything before him as Bayern conquered FRG and Europe.

The Polish forward scored an stupefying 55 strikes in just 47 appearances throughout the 2019/20 campaign, winning the Bundesliga, Champions League and DFB-Pokal trophies in addition.

Lewandowski's incredible 2020

Naturally, Bayern's star man was the round top goalscorer in totally three competitions and added a final piece of team silverware to his collection by securing the UEFA Super Cup in Sep.

Lewandowski's performances in Europe were particularly sensational, scoring 15 goals from right 10 Champions League appearances, determination the net in every unmarried game by from the final.

He was named the UEFA Men's room Player of the Yr for his astonishing displays, while also picking astir the Existence Soccer Player of the Year and Bundesliga Player of the Time of year prizes.

A deserving winner

And he's picked up from where he leftover off for the 2020/21 take the field, already boasting a superb goal-scoring record of 18 goals in 17 games to thrust himself into European Golden Brake shoe disceptation.

It would be a pretty extraordinary haul at the best of multiplication, there's to be sure almost it, but securing the biggest individual prize available in 2020 is the unmitigated way to capitate off Lewandowski's year.

Besides, say what you like about Lewandowski's wider still in the world's best players, but there can Be nobelium denying that he's been the best in the business American Samoa far American Samoa 2020 is attentive.