Euro U21 Championship Best Player
| Year | Winner | Club | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2063 | Alex Mahoney | England U21 | ||
| 2061 | William Rocca | Italy U21 | ||
| 2059 | Safet Sadikovic | Serbia U21 | ||
| 2057 | Acun Atagün | Türkiye U21 | ||
| 2055 | Callum Middleton | England U21 | ||
| 2053 | Romário | Portugal U21 | ||
| 2051 | Tommaso Cesareo | Germany U21 | ||
| 2049 | Dario Bjelanović | Croatia U21 | ||
| 2047 | Sol Busumbru | England U21 | ||
| 2045 | Ali Kretzschmar | England U21 | ||
| 2043 | None | Spain U21 | ||
| 2041 | Harrison Breakspear | Norway U21 | ||
| 2039 | Ahmad Yavari | Germany U21 | ||
| 2037 | Rhodri Martin | England U21 | ||
| 2035 | Adrian Grigoraş | Romania U21 | ||
| 2033 | Rivano Becker | Netherlands U21 | ||
| 2031 | Stéphane Tchami | France U21 | ||
| 2029 | Gaël Lafont | France U21 | ||
| 2027 | Sefa Demirözü | Türkiye U21 | ||
| 2025 | Mathys Tel | France U21 | ||
| 2023 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | England U21 | ||
| 2021 | Fábio Vieira | Portugal | ||
| 2019 | Fabián | Spain | ||
| 2017 | Dani Ceballos | Spain | ||
| 2015 | William Carvalho | Portugal | ||
| 2013 | Thiago | Spain | ||
| 2011 | Juan Mata | Spain | ||
| 2009 | Marcus Berg | Sweden | ||
| 2007 | Royston Drenthe | Netherlands | ||
| 2006 | Klass-Jan Huntelaar | Netherlands | ||
| 2004 | Alberto Gilardino | Italy | ||
| 2002 | Petr Čech | Czechia | ||
| 2000 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy | ||
| 1998 | Francesc Arnau | Spain | ||
| 1996 | Fabio Cannavaro | Italy | ||
| 1994 | Luís Figo | Portugal | ||
| 1992 | Renato Buso | Italy | ||
| 1990 | Davor Suker | Croatia | ||
| 1988 | Laurent Blanc | France | ||
| 1986 | Manuel Sanchís | Spain | ||
| 1984 | Mark Hateley | England | ||
| 1982 | Rudi Völler | Germany | ||
| 1980 | Anatoli Demyaneko | Soviet Union | ||
| 1978 | Vahid Halilhodzic | Yugoslavia |