France Water Polo is the French website that covers not just the events in French water polo, but also publishes a lot of the articles about training techniques, tactics and interesting interviews.
We welcome France water polo for the first time in the Total Player Award jury!
France Water Polo’s Top 5 Male of 2019
1st – Denes Varga
Hungarian National Player | Club: Ferencvarosi TC | Position: Driver
“He was an important player in Ferencvaros’s European campaign.”
2nd – Konstantinos Genidounias
Greek National Player | Club: Olympiacos | Position: Attacker
“The best striker of the Champions League last season.
He had some excellent games in the Final 8 tournament”
3rd – Filip Filipovic
Serbian National Player | Club: Pro Recco | Position: Wing
“A big offensive value for Pro Recco, every year.”
4th – Gonzalo Echenique
Italian National Player | Club: Pro Recco | Position: Attacker
“The world champion with Italy.”
5th – Pietro Figlioli
Italian National Player | Club: Brescia/Pro Recco | Position: Attacker
“The world champion with Italy and an important player in the European campaign with Brescia last season”
France Water Polo’s Top 5 Female of 2019
1st – Kiley Neushul
USA National Player | Club: CN Sabadell | Position: Driver
“The best player in the world, she has won everything this year with her club Sabadell and the USA national team. She was the top scorer in the Euro League final and in the final of the World Championships.”
2nd – Ashleigh Johnson
USA National Player | Club: Vouliagmeni | Position: Goalkeeper
“Currently, the best goalkeeper in the world. She was outstanding (14 saves) in the final of the World Championships against Spain.”
3rd – Margaret Steffens
USA National Player | Club: CN Sabadell | Position: Driver
“She also won everything this year and is always decisive in the big games.”
4th – Beatriz Ortiz
Spanish National Player | Club: CN Sabadell | Position: Driver
“Bea Ortiz won everything with her club Sabadell. She scored 3 goals in the Euro League final and reached the final of the World Championships with Spain. In the gold medal match against the USA, she scored two goals.”
5th – Hannah Buckling
Australian National Player | Club: Sidney University Lions/Olympiacos| Position: Centre back.
“She played a big game in the final of the Euro League (4 goals) and clinched the 3rd place with Australia at the World Championships”
Check out the other votes so far and cast your own on the official Total Waterpolo Player 2019 page.
