Asian Footballer of the Year
Asian Footballer of the Year is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a calendar year, organized by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The award began in 1984 through International Federation of Football History & Statistics with sport magazines and journalists , then it was adopted by the AFC in 1994 with the allocation of annual award.[1][2][3]
Winners
Before AFC adoption (1984–1994)
| Year | Rank | Player | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1st |  Majed Abdullah
|
Al-Nassr
|
66 | |
| 2nd |  Gu Guangming
|
Guangdong
|
40 | ||
| 3rd |  Faisal Al-Dakhil
|
Qadsia
|
30 | ||
| 1985 | 1st | Majed Abdullah
|
Al-Nassr
|
66 | |
| 2nd | Gu Guangming
|
Guangdong
|
47 | ||
| 1986 | 1st | Majed Abdullah
|
Al-Nassr
|
68 | |
| 2nd |  Choi Soon-ho
|
POSCO Atoms
|
32 | ||
| 1987 | No award | ||||
| 1988 | 1st |  Ahmed Radhi
|
Al-Rasheed
|
26 | |
| 2nd | Kim Joo-sung
|
Daewoo Royals
|
16 | ||
| 3rd | Majed Abdullah
|
Al-Nassr
|
14 | ||
| 1989 | 1st | Kim Joo-sung
|
Daewoo Royals
|
38 | |
| 2nd | Majed Abdullah
|
Al-Nassr
|
12 | ||
| 3rd | Ahmed Radhi
|
Al-Rasheed
|
6 | ||
| 1990 | 1st | Kim Joo-sung
|
Daewoo Royals
|
36 | |
| 2nd |  Farshad Pious
|
Persepolis
|
28 | ||
| 3rd |  Adnan Al-Talyani
|
Al-Shaab
|
6 | ||
| 1991 | 1st | Kim Joo-sung
|
Daewoo Royals
|
31 | |
| 2nd | Chung Yong-hwan
|
Daewoo Royals
|
28 | ||
| 3rd | Samad Marfavi
|
Esteghlal
|
16 | ||
| 1992 | No award | ||||
| 1993 | 1st |  Kazuyoshi Miura
|
Verdy Kawasaki
|
– | |
| 2nd | Fahad Al-Bishi
|
Al-Nassr
|
– | ||
| 3rd | Mehdi Fonounizadeh
|
Esteghlal
|
– | ||
After AFC adoption (1994–present)
Wins By Country
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia |
8 | 3 | 3 |
 Japan |
6 | 3 | 4 |
| Iran |
4 | 7 | 3 |
 South Korea |
4 | 3 | 4 |
| China |
2 | 4 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
2 | 3 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 |
 Iraq |
1 | 2 | 2 |
 Qatar |
1 | – | 2 |
 Australia |
1 | – | – |
 Syria |
1 | – | – |
 Bahrain |
– | 2 | – |
| Kuwait |
– | 1 | 3 |
 Thailand |
– | 1 | – |
Wins By Club
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Hilal |
4 | – | 2 |
| Al-Nassr |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Daewoo Royals |
3 | 2 | – |
| Al-Shabab |
2 | 1 | – |
| Al-Ahli |
2 | – | – |
| Al-Ain |
1 | 2 | 2 |
 Perugia |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Perspolis |
1 | 1 | – |
| Al Rasheed |
1 | – | 1 |
| Al Sadd |
1 | – | 1 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
1 | – | 1 |
| Verdy Kawasaki |
1 | – | – |
| Yokohama Marinos |
1 | – | – |
| Shonan Bellmare |
1 | – | – |
 Hertha BSC |
1 | – | – |
 Dundee |
1 | – | – |
 Feyenoord |
1 | – | – |
| Hamburger SV |
1 | – | – |
| Al-Ittihad |
1 | – | – |
| Bunyodkor |
1 | – | – |
| Gamba Osaka |
1 | – | – |
| Ulsan Hyundai |
1 | – | – |
Wins By Player
| Player | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah |
3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Joo-sung |
3 | 1 | – |
| Hidetoshi Nakata |
2 | 1 | – |
| Server Djeparov |
2 | – | – |
| Zheng Zhi |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Omar Abdulrahman |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Khodadad Azizi |
1 | 1 | – |
| Ali Daei |
1 | 1 | – |
| Fan Zhiyi |
1 | 1 | – |
| Ali Karimi |
1 | 1 | – |
| Ahmed Radhi |
1 | – | 1 |
| Khalfan Ibrahim |
1 | – | 1 |
| Kazuyoshi Miura |
1 | – | – |
| Saeed Owairan |
1 | – | – |
| Masami Ihara |
1 | – | – |
| Nawaf Al-Temyat |
1 | – | – |
| Shinji Ono |
1 | – | – |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia |
1 | – | – |
| Hamad Al-Montashari |
1 | – | – |
| Yasser Al-Qahtani |
1 | – | – |
| Yasuhito Endō |
1 | – | – |
| Saša Ognenovski |
1 | – | – |
| Lee Keun-ho |
1 | – | – |
| Nasser Al-Shamrani |
1 | – | – |
| Ahmed Khalil |
1 | – | – |
| Omar Kharbin |
1 | – | – |
AFC Asian International Player of the Year
| Year | Rank | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | Shinji Kagawa
|
 Manchester United
|
| 2nd | Yuto Nagatomo
|
Internazionale
| |
| 3rd | Mark Schwarzer
|
Fulham
| |
| 2013 | 1st | Yuto Nagatomo
|
Internazionale
|
| 2nd | Keisuke Honda
|
 CSKA Moscow
| |
| 3rd | Son Heung-min
|
Bayer Leverkusen
| |
| 2014 | 1st | Mile Jedinak
|
Crystal Palace
|
| 2nd | Tim Cahill
|
 New York Red Bulls
| |
| 3rd | Ki Sung-yueng
|
Swansea City
| |
| 2015 | 1st | Son Heung-min
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 2nd | Ki Sung-yueng
|
Swansea City
| |
| 3rd | Massimo Luongo
|
Queens Park Rangers
| |
| 2016 | 1st | Shinji Okazaki
|
Leicester City
|
| 2nd | Son Heung-min
|
Tottenham Hotspur
| |
| 3rd | Shinji Kagawa
|
Borussia Dortmund
| |
| 2017 | 1st | Son Heung-Min
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
| 2nd | Aaron Mooy
|
Huddersfield Town
| |
| 3rd | Shinji Kagawa
|
Borussia Dortmund
| |
AFC Foreign Player of the Year
| Year | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 |  Rogerinho
|
Kuwait SC
|
| 2013 | Muriqui
|
Guangzhou Evergrande
|
| 2014 |  Asamoah Gyan
|
Al-Ain
|
| 2015 | Ricardo Goulart
|
Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao
|
See also
References
- ^ "Asian Player of the Year". infoplease.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Asian Player of the Year". rssssf.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Lee Keunho crowned Asian player of the year". fifa.com. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- ^ "Asian Player of the Year 1984". rssssf.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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