Asian Footballer of the Year
The Asian Footballer of the Year award is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a calendar year.
History
[edit]A football handbook took a poll about who was the best Asian footballer in 1985, and this poll is regarded as the origin of the Asian footballer award.[1][2] However, it was not a selection of clear process or official organization, and is generally excluded from the list.[3][4] The award began in 1988 through International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) with sport magazines and journalists, then the presenter was changed to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in 1994.[3][4]
Since 2005, the award gives its qualification to nominees who attend the awards ceremony, and so the rule caused much controversy about excluding players who could not attend the ceremony by playing for European clubs.[5][6][7][8][9] Among them, Park Ji-sung and Shunsuke Nakamura were nominated for Ballon d'Or. The AFC is awarding the "Asian International Player of the Year" award to reduce the controversy since 2012, but AFC awards were still having problems that the process and criteria of selection were obscure. Eventually, the "Best Footballer in Asia" award inspired by Ballon d'Or was made in 2013.[10]
When continental confederations including AFC cancelled their awards ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, IFFHS restarted to select the Players of the Year about the world and each continent.
Winners
[edit]IFFHS award
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The IFFHS Asian Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS). It had originally been the predecessor of the AFC Player of the Year, but was revived in 2020.
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points | Ref. |
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1988 | 1st | ![]() |
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26 | [3] |
2nd | ![]() |
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16 | ||
3rd | ![]() |
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14 | ||
1989 | 1st | ![]() |
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38 | [3] |
2nd | ![]() |
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12 | ||
3rd | ![]() |
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6 | ||
1990 | 1st | ![]() |
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36 | [3] |
2nd | ![]() |
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28 | ||
3rd | ![]() |
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16 | ||
1991 | 1st | ![]() |
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31 | [11] |
2nd | ![]() |
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28 | ||
3rd | ![]() |
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16 | ||
1992 | 1st | ![]() |
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30 | [3][12] |
2nd | ![]() |
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17 | ||
3rd | ![]() |
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13 | ||
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2020 | 1st | ![]() |
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2021 | 1st | ![]() |
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— | [14] |
2022 | 1st | ![]() |
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— | [15] |
AFC award
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The AFC Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is awarded to the Asian player who has the best performance at AFC club(s) in a calendar year.
AFC award (international)
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The AFC Asian International Player of the Year is an annual prize presented by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is awarded to the Asian player who has the best performance outside Asia in a calendar year.
Year | Rank | Player | Team | Ref. |
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2012 | 1st | ![]() |
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2013 | 1st | ![]() |
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2014 | 1st | ![]() |
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2015 | 1st | ![]() |
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2016 | 1st | ![]() |
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2017 | 1st | ![]() |
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2018 | 1st | ![]() |
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2019 | 1st | ![]() |
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Not awarded from 2020 to 2021 | ||||
2022 | 1st | ![]() |
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Statistics
[edit]Wins by player
[edit]Player | Wins | Years won |
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6 | 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
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3 | 1989, 1990, 1991 |
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2 | 1997, 1998 |
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2 | 2008, 2011 |
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1 | 1988 |
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1 | 1992 |
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1 | 1994 |
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1 | 1995 |
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1 | 1996 |
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1 | 1999 |
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1 | 2000 |
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1 | 2001 |
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1 | 2002 |
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1 | 2003 |
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1 | 2004 |
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1 | 2005 |
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1 | 2006 |
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1 | 2007 |
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1 | 2009 |
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1 | 2010 |
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1 | 2012 |
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1 | 2012 |
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1 | 2013 |
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1 | 2013 |
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1 | 2014 |
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1 | 2014 |
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1 | 2015 |
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1 | 2016 |
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1 | 2016 |
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1 | 2017 |
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1 | 2018 |
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1 | 2018 |
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1 | 2019 |
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1 | 2022 |
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1 | 2022 |
Wins by nationality
[edit]Country | Wins |
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11 |
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10 |
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6 |
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4 |
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3 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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2 |
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1 |
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1 |
See also
[edit]- Best Footballer in Asia
- International Federation of Football History & Statistics
- Asian Football Confederation
- AFC Annual Awards
Notes
[edit]References
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