Asian Footballer of the Year
Is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player. The AFC presents the award for the best footballer in the continent.[1][2][3]
Winners
Majed Abdullah, won the award in 1984, 1985 and 1986.[4]
Ali Daei, who won the award in 1999.
Shinji Ono, won the award in 2002.
Mehdi Mahdavikia, who won the award in 2003.
Khalfan Ibrahim, won the award in 2006.
Yasser Al-Qahtani, won the award in 2007.
Yasuhito Endō, won the award in 2009.
Lee Keun-Ho, won the award in 2012.
Zheng Zhi, won the award in 2013.
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Wins By Country
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia | 8 | 3 | 2 |
 Japan | 6 | 3 | 5 |
 Iran | 4 | 6 | 3 |
 South Korea | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 China PR | 2 | 3 | 3 |
 Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Qatar | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Australia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Thailand | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kuwait | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AFC Asian International Player of the Year
| Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | Shinji Kagawa | Japan |
 Manchester United |
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| 2nd | Yuto Nagatomo | Japan |
 Inter Milan |
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| 3rd | Mark Schwarzer | Australia |
Fulham |
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| 2013 | 1st | Yuto Nagatomo | Japan |
Inter Milan |
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| 2nd | Keisuke Honda | Japan |
 CSKA Moscow |
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| 3rd | Son Heung-Min | South Korea |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
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| 2014 | 1st | Mile Jedinak | Australia |
Crystal Palace |
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| 2nd | Tim Cahill | Australia |
 New York Red Bulls |
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| 3rd | Ki Sung-yueng | South Korea |
Swansea City |
AFC Foreign Player of the Year
| Year | Place | Player | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1st | Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho |  Brazil |
Kuwait |
| 2013 | 1st | Muriqui | Brazil |
Guangzhou Evergrande |
| 2014 | 1st | Asamoah Gyan |  Ghana |
Al Ain |
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.
- ↑ Shaun, Morris. "The Top 10 Asian Footballers". http://exclusivesportsmedia.tv/''. ESM - September 27, 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
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