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:Asian Footballer of the Year

{{short description|Annual association football award}}

{{distinguish|Best Footballer in Asia}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}

The Asian Footballer of the Year award is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a calendar year.

History

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/aspoy84.html |title=Asian Player of the Year 1984 |date=3 January 2008 |access-date=12 June 2020 |first=José |website=RSSSF |last=Pierrend }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sportsmemories.be/Book.aspx?id=7808 |title=THE ASIA-OCEANIA SOCCER HANDBOOK |access-date=1 July 2020 |publisher=Sportsmemories by Heartbooks}} However, it was not a selection of clear process or official organization, and is generally excluded from the list. 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.{{cite web |title=Asian Player of the Year |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/as-poy.html |access-date=21 October 2013 |first1=José |last1=Pierrend |first2=Erik |website=RSSSF |last2=Garin}}{{cite web |title=Asian Player of the Year |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipsa/A0930985.html |publisher=Infoplease |access-date=21 October 2013}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2005/12/01/saudi-arabias-hamad-named-asias-top-player |title=Saudi Arabia's Hamad named Asia's top player |publisher=The Star Malaysia |date=1 December 2005 |access-date=10 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://cricket.rediff.com/sports/2005/dec/01foot.htm |title=Saudi Arabian is Asia's footballer of the year |work=Rediff.com |date=1 December 2005 |access-date=10 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en-india/news/2292/editorials/2011/09/20/2674343/the-asian-football-confederation-needs-to-change-the |title=The Asian Football Confederation Needs To Change The Criteria Behind Its Player Of The Year Award |publisher=Goal |first=Ben |last=Somerford |date=20 September 2011 |access-date=12 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sport/football/2011/11/20111123154815309885.html |title=Djeparov wins AFC Player award |publisher=Al Jazeera |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=10 February 2020}}{{cite web |url=https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/class-act-al-montashari |title=Class act Al Montashari |publisher=The World Game |date=23 April 2014 |access-date=10 February 2020}} 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.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/766717/best-footballer-asia-award-need-know/ |title=Best Footballer in Asia award: All you need to know |publisher=Fox Sports Asia |date=26 December 2017 |access-date=10 February 2020 |archive-date=17 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417201747/https://www.foxsportsasia.com/football/asian-football/766717/best-footballer-asia-award-need-know/ |url-status=dead }}

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

= IFFHS award =

File:Team Korea Russia WorldCup 02 (cropped).png won the IFFHS Asian Player of the Year award in 2020, 2021 and 2022.]]

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.

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Rank

!Player

!Team

!Points

!Ref.

rowspan="3"|1988

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} Ahmed Radhi

|{{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|align="center"|26

|rowspan="3"|

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Kim Joo-sung

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Daewoo Royals

|align="center"|16

scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Majed Abdullah

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Nassr

|align="center"|14

colspan="6"|
rowspan="3"|1989

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Kim Joo-sung

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Daewoo Royals

|align="center"|38

|rowspan="3"|

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Majed Abdullah

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Nassr

|align="center"|12

scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd

|{{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} Ahmed Radhi

|{{flagicon|Iraq|1963}} Al-Rasheed

|align="center"|6

colspan="6"|
rowspan="3"|1990

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Kim Joo-sung

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Daewoo Royals

|align="center"|36

|rowspan="3"|

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Farshad Pious

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Persepolis

|align="center"|28

scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Adnan Al-Talyani

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al-Shaab

|align="center"|16

colspan="6"|
rowspan="3"|1991

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Kim Joo-sung

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Daewoo Royals

|align="center"|31

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |title=Asia's Footballer 1991 |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?3c0d847e4a952bd8153dca833c5fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6ecf8a70a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526114912/http://www.iffhs.de/?3c0d847e4a952bd8153dca833c5fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6ecf8a70a |publisher=IFFHS |archive-date=26 May 2011 |access-date=9 July 2020}}

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Chung Yong-hwan

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Daewoo Royals

|align="center"|28

scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Samad Marfavi

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal

|align="center"|16

colspan="6"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|1992

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Kazuyoshi Miura

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Verdy Kawasaki

|align="center"|30

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |title=Asia's Footballer 1992 |url=http://www.iffhs.de/?3c0d847e4a952bd815fdca833c5fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6ecf8a71a |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913014416/http://www.iffhs.de/?3c0d847e4a952bd815fdca833c5fdcdc3bfcdc0aec28d6ecf8a71a |publisher=IFFHS |archive-date=13 September 2008 |access-date=13 July 2020}}

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Fahad Al-Bishi

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Nassr

|align="center"|17

scope=col style="background-color: #cc9966" | 3rd

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehdi Fonounizadeh

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal

|align="center"|13

colspan="6"|
align="center" colspan="6"|Not awarded from 1993 to 2019
colspan="6"|
rowspan="3"|2020

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|align="center" rowspan="3"|—

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/866 |title=The Best Man Player in AFC 2020 by IFFHS : Heung Min Son (South Korea/Tottenham Hotspurs) |publisher= IFFHS |date=2020-12-31 |access-date=2021-01-04}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|IRN}} Sardar Azmoun

|{{flagicon|RUS}} Zenit Saint Petersburg

{{flagicon|JPN}} Takumi Minamino

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Liverpool

colspan="6"|
2021

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="1"|{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/1526 |title=IFFHS MEN'S CONTINENTAL AWARDS 2021 - AFC |publisher= IFFHS |date=2021-12-17 |access-date=2021-12-19}}

colspan="6"|
2022

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tottenham Hotspur

|align="center"|—

|rowspan="1"|{{cite web |url=https://www.iffhs.com/posts/2537 |title=IFFHS MEN'S CONTINENTAL BEST PLAYERS 2022 - AFC |publisher= IFFHS |date=2023-02-09 |access-date=2023-02-09}}

= AFC award =

File:Hidetoshi_Nakata_in_Okinawa.jpg won the AFC Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998.]]

File:Server Djeparov playing for Esteghlal against Tractor Sazi 02.jpg won the AFC Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2011.]]

File:Qatar v Lebanon (37) (cropped).jpg won the AFC Player of the Year award in 2019 and 2023.]]

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.

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Rank

!Player

!Team

!Ref.

1994

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Saeed Owairan

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Shabab

|

colspan="5" |
1995

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Masami Ihara

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Yokohama Marinos

|

colspan="5" |
rowspan="5" |1996

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Khodadad Azizi

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Bahman

| rowspan="5" |

rowspan="4" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Daei

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Ko Jeong-woon

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Mohamed Al-Deayea

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al-Tai

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Yousuf Al-Thunayan

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

colspan="5" |
rowspan="4" |1997

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Hidetoshi Nakata

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Shonan Bellmare

| rowspan="4" |

rowspan="3" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Choi Yong-soo

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1984}} Sangmu FC

{{flagicon|Iran}} Karim Bagheri

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Arminia Bielefeld

{{flagicon|Iran}} Khodadad Azizi

|{{flagicon|Germany}} 1. FC Köln

colspan="5" |
rowspan="4" |1998

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan|1947}} Hidetoshi Nakata

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} Perugia

| rowspan="4" |

rowspan="3" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Daei

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Bayern Munich

{{flagicon|China}} Fan Zhiyi

|{{flagicon|England}} Crystal Palace

{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Jasem Al Huwaidi

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Al-Salmiya

colspan="5" |
rowspan="6"|1999

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Daei

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hertha BSC

|rowspan="6"|

scope=col rowspan="5" | —

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Bashar Abdullah

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Al-Salmiya

{{flagicon|Japan}} Hidetoshi Nakata

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} Perugia

{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Hwang Sun-hong

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Cerezo Osaka

{{flagicon|Japan}} Masashi Nakayama

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Júbilo Iwata

{{flagicon|China}} Sun Wen{{refn|group=note|The only woman player to be nominated for the award.}}

|{{flagicon|China}} Shanghai SVA

colspan="5" |
rowspan="4"|2000

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Nawaf Al-Temyat

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

|rowspan="4"|

scope=col rowspan="3" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Hiroshi Nanami

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Júbilo Iwata

{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Lee Dong-gook

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Pohang Steelers

{{flagicon|Japan}} Ryuzo Morioka

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shimizu S-Pulse

colspan="5" |
rowspan="5" |2001

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|China}} Fan Zhiyi

|{{flagicon|Scotland}} Dundee

| rowspan="5" |

rowspan="4" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Abdullah Al-Shehan

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Shabab

{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Karimi

|{{flagicon|UAE}} Al Ahli

{{flagicon|China}} Li Tie

|{{flagicon|China}} Liaoning Fushun Tegang

{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Mirjalol Qosimov

|{{flagicon|Russia}} Krylia Sovetov Samara

colspan="5" |
rowspan="4"|2002

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Ono

|{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Feyenoord

|rowspan="4"|

scope=col rowspan="3" | —

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Ahn Jung-hwan

|{{flagicon|Italy|1946}} Perugia

{{flagicon|Japan}} Junichi Inamoto

|{{flagicon|England}} Fulham

{{flagicon|China}} Li Tie

|{{flagicon|England}} Everton

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2003

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehdi Mahdavikia

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Hamburger SV

|rowspan="3"|

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Maxim Shatskikh

|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dynamo Kyiv

{{flagicon|Thailand}} Therdsak Chaiman

|{{flagicon|Thailand}} BEC Tero Sasana

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2004

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Karimi

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ahli

|rowspan="3"|

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} A'ala Hubail

|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Al-Ahli

{{flagicon|Japan}} Shunsuke Nakamura

|{{flagicon|Italy|2003}} Reggina

colspan="5" |
rowspan="2"|2005

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Hamad Al-Montashari

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al-Ittihad

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoccer.com/news/al-montashari-named-asian-player-of-the-year-71479 |title=Al Montashari named Asian Player of the Year |publisher=World Soccer |date=30 November 2005 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Maxim Shatskikh{{refn|name=Rule|group=note|Only two players of the shortlist competed for the award under a new rule to omit nominees who didn't attend the ceremony.}}

|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Dynamo Kyiv

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2006

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Khalfan Ibrahim

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2006-11/30/content_746977.htm |title=Qatari teenager Ibrahim named Asian Player of the Year |website=ChinaDaily.com |publisher=Reuters |date=30 November 2006 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Bader Al-Mutawa

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Qadsia

{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Mohammad Al-Shalhoub

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2007

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Yasser Al-Qahtani

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-asia-player/update-1-soccer-yasser-al-qahtani-named-asian-player-of-the-year-idUKSP19780720071128 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612204909/https://uk.reuters.com/article/soccer-asia-player/update-1-soccer-yasser-al-qahtani-named-asian-player-of-the-year-idUKSP19780720071128 |url-status=dead |archive-date=12 June 2020 |title=UPDATE 1-Soccer-Yasser Al Qahtani named Asian Player of the Year |publisher=Reuters |date=28 November 2007 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Iraq|2004}} Nashat Akram

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ain

{{flagicon|Iraq|2004}} Younis Mahmoud

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al-Gharafa

colspan="5" |
rowspan="5"|2008

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Server Djeparov

|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Bunyodkor

|rowspan="5"|{{cite web |url=http://futsalwire.com/index.php/asia-news/778-shamsaee-wins-consecutive-afc-futsal-player-of-the.html |title=Shamsaei Wins Best Asian Futsal Player Award |website=FutsalWire.com |date=25 November 2008 |access-date=12 June 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612204913/http://futsalwire.com/index.php/asia-news/778-shamsaee-wins-consecutive-afc-futsal-player-of-the.html |url-status=dead }}

scope=col rowspan="4" | —

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Ismail Matar

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Wahda

{{flagicon|Qatar}} Sebastián Soria

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Qatar SC

{{flagicon|Japan}} Yasuhito Endō

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Gamba Osaka

{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuji Nakazawa

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yokohama F. Marinos

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2009

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yasuhito Endō

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Gamba Osaka

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2009/11/24/1645653/japans-yasuhito-endo-named-afc-player-of-the-year |title=Japan's Yasuhito Endo Named AFC Player Of The Year |publisher=Goal |date=24 November 2009 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="2" scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kengo Nakamura{{refn|group=note|name=points|Points of the AFC were exceptionally released in this year. Nakamura and Adnan were tied for second with 100 points each behind Endō who received 120 points.}}

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Kawasaki Frontale

{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Sayed Mohamed Adnan{{refn|group=note|name=points}}

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al-Khor

colspan="5" |
rowspan="5"|2010

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Australia}} Saša Ognenovski

|{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}} Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

|rowspan="5"|{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2010/11/23/2227207/afc-player-of-the-year-profiles-bader-al-mutawa-farhad |title=AFC Player Of The Year Profiles: Bader Al Mutawa, Farhad Majidi, Farshid Talebi, Sasa Ognenovski, Husain Salman |publisher=Goal |date=23 November 2010 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="4" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Bader Al-Mutawa

|{{flagicon|Kuwait}} Qadsia

{{flagicon|Iran}} Farhad Majidi

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal

{{flagicon|Iran}} Farshid Talebi

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Zob Ahan

{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Hussain Salman

|{{flagicon|Bahrain}} Al-Riffa

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2011

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Server Djeparov

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Shabab

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2011/11/23/2770773/uzbekistans-server-djeparov-wins-afc-player-of-the-year |title=Uzbekistan's Server Djeparov wins AFC Player of the Year award |publisher=Goal |date=23 November 2011 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col style="background-color: silver" | 2nd

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Hadi Aghily{{refn|name=Rule|group=note}}

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al-Arabi

colspan="4" |
rowspan="3" |2012

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Lee Keun-ho

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Ulsan Hyundai

| rowspan="3" |{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-player-of-the-year-lee-keun-ho-4087 |title=AFC Player of the Year: Lee Keun-ho |publisher=AFC |date=29 November 2012 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="2"|—

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Ali Karimi

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|China}} Zheng Zhi

|{{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou Evergrande

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2013

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|China}} Zheng Zhi

|{{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou Evergrande

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.scmp.com/sport/china/article/1366689/zheng-zhi-first-chinese-win-afc-player-year-award-decade |title=Zheng Zhi is first Chinese to win AFC Player of the Year award in decade |publisher=South China Morning Post |date=27 November 2013 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="2" scope="col" | —

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Ha Dae-sung

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} FC Seoul

{{flagicon|Iran}} Javad Nekounam

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Esteghlal

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2014

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Nasser Al-Shamrani

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-player-of-the-year-nassir-al-shamrani-22170 |title=AFC Player of the Year: Nassir Al Shamrani |publisher=AFC |date=30 November 2014 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Ismail Ahmed

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ain

{{flagicon|Qatar}} Khalfan Ibrahim

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2015

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Ahmed Khalil

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ahli

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/football/afc-awards-ahmed-khalil-wins-player-of-the-year-award/article7930333.ece |title=AFC Awards: Ahmed Khalil wins Player of the Year award |publisher=Sportstar |date=30 November 2015 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Omar Abdulrahman

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ain

{{flagicon|China}} Zheng Zhi

|{{flagicon|China}} Guangzhou Evergrande

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2016

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Omar Abdulrahman

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ain

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/afc-champions-league/story/3009376/al-ains-omar-abdulrahman-named-afc-player-of-the-year |title=Al Ain's Omar Abdulrahman named AFC Player of the Year |work=ESPN |date=2 December 2016 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Iraq}} Hammadi Ahmed

|{{flagicon|Iraq}} Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

{{flagicon|China}} Wu Lei

|{{flagicon|China}} Shanghai SIPG

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3" |2017

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Syria|1980}} Omar Kharbin

|{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}} Al Hilal

| rowspan="3" |{{cite web |url=https://www.nst.com.my/sports/football/2017/11/308904/prolific-syrian-khrbin-wins-afc-player-year-award |title=Prolific Syrian Khrbin wins AFC Player of the Year award |publisher=AFP |website=NST.com.my |date=29 November 2017 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="2"|—

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Omar Abdulrahman

|{{flagicon|United Arab Emirates}} Al Ain

{{flagicon|China}} Wu Lei

|{{flagicon|China}} Shanghai SIPG

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2018

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Abdelkarim Hassan

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.gulf-times.com/story/614552/Qatar-s-Abdelkarim-Hassan-is-AFC-Player-of-the-Yea |title=Qatar's Abdelkarim Hassan is AFC Player of the Year |publisher=Gulf Times |date=28 November 2018 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kento Misao

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kashima Antlers

{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuma Suzuki

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kashima Antlers

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2019

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Akram Afif

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/player-of-the-year-men-and-women-nominees |title=Player of the Year - Men and Women nominees |publisher=AFC |date=29 November 2019 |access-date=12 June 2020}}

rowspan="2"|—

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Alireza Beiranvand

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Persepolis

{{flagicon|Japan}} Tomoaki Makino

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Urawa Red Diamonds

colspan="5" |
colspan="5" align="center" |Not awarded from 2020 to 2021
colspan="5" |
rowspan="3" |2022

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{Flagicon|KSA}} Salem Al-Dawsari

|{{Flagicon|KSA}} Al Hilal

| rowspan="3" |{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/afc_annual_awards/news/afc_player_of_the_year_2022_salem_al_dawsari.html |title=AFC Player of the Year 2022: Salem Al Dawsari |publisher=AFC |date=31 October 2023}}

rowspan="2" |—

|{{Flagicon|QAT}} Almoez Ali

|{{Flagicon|QAT}} Al-Duhail

{{Flagicon|AUS}} Mathew Leckie

|{{Flagicon|AUS}} Melbourne City

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3"|2023

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Akram Afif

|{{flagicon|Qatar}} Al Sadd

|rowspan="3"|{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/afc_annual_awards/news/afc_player_of_the_year_2023_akram_afif.html |title=AFC Player of the Year 2023: Akram Afif |publisher=AFC |date=2024-10-29 |access-date=2024-10-29}}

rowspan="2"|—

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Seol Young-woo

|{{flagicon|KOR}} Ulsan HD

{{flagicon|JOR}} Yazan Al-Naimat

|{{flagicon|QAT}} Al Ahli

= AFC award (international) =

File:Team Korea Russia WorldCup 02 (cropped).png won the AFC Asian International Player of the Year award in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2023.]]

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.

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Rank

!Player

!Team

!Ref.

align="center" rowspan="3"|2012

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Kagawa

|{{flagicon|England}} Manchester United

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/international/manchester-united-playmaker-shinji-kagawa-wins-inaugural-asian-player-of-the-year-award-8368677.html |title=Manchester United playmaker Shinji Kagawa wins inaugural Asian Player of the Year award |work=The Independent |date=29 November 2012 |access-date=11 January 2015}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Australia}} Mark Schwarzer

|{{flagicon|England}} Fulham

{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuto Nagatomo

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Internazionale

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2013

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Yuto Nagatomo

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Internazionale

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc-home/about-afc/afc-annual-awards/news/afc-asian-international-player-of-the-yearyuto-nagatomo-6428 |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year:Yuto Nagatomo |publisher=AFC |date=26 November 2013 |access-date=9 July 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Keisuke Honda

|{{flagicon|Russia}} CSKA Moscow

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Bayer Leverkusen

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2014

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Australia}} Mile Jedinak

|{{flagicon|England}} Crystal Palace

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsection/gyan-and-jedinak-land-afc-awards-22174 |title=Gyan and Jedinak land AFC awards |publisher=AFC |date=30 November 2014 |access-date=9 July 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Ki Sung-yueng

|{{flagicon|England}} Swansea City

{{flagicon|Australia}} Tim Cahill

|{{flagicon|United States}} New York Red Bulls

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2015

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|England}} Tottenham Hotspur

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/2015-awards/afc-asian-international-player-of-the-year-2015-son-heung-min |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151202002627/http://www.the-afc.com/2015-awards/afc-asian-international-player-of-the-year-2015-son-heung-min |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2015: Son Heung-min |publisher=AFC |date=29 November 2015 |archive-date=2 December 2015 |access-date=9 July 2020}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Ki Sung-yueng

|{{flagicon|England}} Swansea City

{{flagicon|Australia}} Massimo Luongo

|{{flagicon|England}} Queens Park Rangers

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2016

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Okazaki

|{{flagicon|England}} Leicester City

|rowspan="3"|{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-asian-international-player-of-the-year-2016-shinji-okazaki-34068 |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2016: Shinji Okazaki |date=1 December 2016 |access-date=9 July 2020 |publisher=AFC}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Kagawa

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund

{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|England}} Tottenham Hotspur

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2017

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|England}} Tottenham Hotspur

|rowspan="3"|{{cite news |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/son-heung-min-wins-2017-afc-asian-international-player-of/j3esjoxw6obe1xq0vzax4szag |title=Son Heung-Min wins 2017 AFC Asian International Player of the Year |date=29 November 2017 |first=Ooi |last=Kin Fai |publisher=Goal}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Australia}} Aaron Mooy

|{{flagicon|England}} Huddersfield Town

{{flagicon|Japan}} Shinji Kagawa

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Borussia Dortmund

colspan="5"|
align="center"|2018

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Makoto Hasebe

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Eintracht Frankfurt

|{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-asian-international-player-of-the-year-2018-makoto-hasebe |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2018: Makoto Hasebe |date=28 November 2018 |access-date=9 July 2020 |publisher=AFC}}

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2019

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|England}} Tottenham Hotspur

|rowspan="3"|{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-asian-international-player-of-the-year-2019-son-heung-min |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2019: Son Heung-min |date=2 December 2019 |access-date=2 December 2019 |publisher=AFC}}{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/news/afcsectio—fc-annual-awards-hong-kong-2019-nominees-revealed |title=AFC Annual Awards Hong Kong 2019 nominees revealed |date=15 November 2019 |access-date=9 July 2020 |publisher=AFC}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Makoto Hasebe

|{{flagicon|Germany}} Eintracht Frankfurt

{{flagicon|Iran}} Sardar Azmoun

|{{flagicon|Russia}} Zenit Saint Petersburg

colspan="5"|
align="center" colspan="5"|Not awarded from 2020 to 2021
colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2022

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Kim Min-jae

|{{flagicon|Italy}} Napoli

|rowspan="3"|{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/afc_annual_awards/news/afc_asian_international_player_of_the_year_2022_kim_min-jae.html |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year 2022: Kim Min-jae |publisher=AFC |date=2023-11-01 |access-date=2023-11-01}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Japan}} Kaoru Mitoma

|{{flagicon|England}} Brighton & Hove Albion

{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehdi Taremi

|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Porto

colspan="5"|
align="center" rowspan="3"|2023

|scope=col style="background-color: gold" | 1st

|{{flagicon|South Korea}} Son Heung-min

|{{flagicon|England}} Tottenham Hotspur

|rowspan="3"|{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/afc_annual_awards/news/afc_asian_international_player_of_the_year_men_2023_son_heung-min.html |title=AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men) 2023: Son Heung-min |publisher=AFC |date=2024-10-29 |access-date=2024-10-29}}{{cite news |url=https://www.the-afc.com/en/about_afc/afc_annual_awards/news/afc_annual_awards_seoul_2023_nominees_revealed.html |title=AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 nominees revealed |publisher=AFC |date=2024-10-01 |access-date=2024-10-29}}

scope=col rowspan="2" | —

|{{flagicon|Iran}} Mehdi Taremi

|{{flagicon|Portugal}} Porto

{{flagicon|JOR}} Musa Al-Taamari

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier

Statistics

= Wins by player =

class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable"
Player

! Wins

! Years won

{{flagicon|KOR}} Son Heung-min

| align="center"|7

| 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Joo-sung

| align="center"|3

| 1989, 1990, 1991

{{flagicon|JPN}} Hidetoshi Nakata

| align="center"|2

| 1997, 1998

{{flagicon|UZB}} Server Djeparov

| align="center"|2

| 2008, 2011

{{flagicon|QAT}} Akram Afif

| align="center"|2

| 2019, 2023

{{flagicon|IRQ}} Ahmed Radhi

| align="center"|1

| 1988

{{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuyoshi Miura

| align="center" |1

| 1992

{{flagicon|KSA}} Saeed Owairan

| align="center" |1

| 1994

{{flagicon|JPN}} Masami Ihara

| align="center" |1

| 1995

{{flagicon|IRN}} Khodadad Azizi

| align="center" |1

| 1996

{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Daei

| align="center"|1

| 1999

{{flagicon|KSA}} Nawaf Al-Temyat

| align="center" |1

| 2000

{{flagicon|CHN}} Fan Zhiyi

| align="center" |1

| 2001

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinji Ono

| align="center" |1

| 2002

{{flagicon|IRN}} Mehdi Mahdavikia

| align="center" |1

| 2003

{{flagicon|IRN}} Ali Karimi

| align="center"|1

| 2004

{{flagicon|KSA}} Hamad Al-Montashari

| align="center" |1

| 2005

{{flagicon|QAT}} Khalfan Ibrahim

| align="center" |1

| 2006

{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Qahtani

| align="center" |1

| 2007

{{flagicon|JPN}} Yasuhito Endō

| align="center" |1

| 2009

{{flagicon|AUS}} Sasa Ognenovski

| align="center" |1

| 2010

{{flagicon|KOR}} Lee Keun-ho

| align="center" |1

| 2012

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinji Kagawa

| align="center"|1

| 2012

{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuto Nagatomo

| align="center" |1

| 2013

{{flagicon|CHN}} Zheng Zhi

| align="center"|1

| 2013

{{flagicon|AUS}} Mile Jedinak

| align="center" |1

| 2014

{{flagicon|KSA}} Nasser Al-Shamrani

| align="center" |1

| 2014

{{flagicon|UAE}} Ahmed Khalil

| align="center" |1

| 2015

{{flagicon|UAE}} Omar Abdulrahman

| align="center"|1

| 2016

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinji Okazaki

| align="center"|1

| 2016

{{flagicon|SYR}} Omar Kharbin

| align="center"|1

| 2017

{{flagicon|QAT}} Abdelkarim Hassan

| align="center"|1

| 2018

{{flagicon|JPN}} Makoto Hasebe

| align="center" |1

| 2018

{{flagicon|KOR}} Kim Min-jae

| align="center"|1

| 2022

{{flagicon|KSA}} Salem Al-Dawsari

| align="center"|1

| 2022

= Wins by nationality =

class="sortable plainrowheaders wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
Country

! Wins

align="left"|{{fb|KOR}}

| 12

align="left"|{{fb|JPN}}

| 10

align="left"|{{fb|KSA}}

| 6

align="left"|{{fb|IRN}}

| 4

align="left"|{{fb|QAT}}

| 4

align="left" |{{fb|AUS}}

| 2

align="left" |{{fb|CHN}}

| 2

align="left" |{{fb|UAE}}

| 2

align="left" |{{fb|UZB}}

| 2

align="left"|{{fb|IRQ}}

| 1

align="left"|{{fb|SYR}}

| 1

See also

Notes

{{reflist|group=note}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/as-poy.html Asian Player of the Year] at RSSSF

{{Asian Footballer of the Year}}

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