Asian Young Footballer of the Year
The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best young football player from AFC. Officially awarded since 1995.
Winners
| Year | Footballer | Nation | Club | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Mohammed Al-Kathiri |  Oman |
Man | |
| 1996 | Bamrung Boonprom |  Thailand |
Bangkok Bank |
Man |
| 1997 | Mehdi Mahdavikia |  Iran |
Persepolis |
Man |
| 1998 | Shinji Ono |  Japan |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Man |
| 1999 | Waleed Hamzah |  Qatar |
Al-Arabi |
Man |
| 2000 | Ryoichi Maeda | Japan |
Jubilo Iwata |
Man |
| 2001 | Du Wei |  China |
Shanghai Shenhua |
Man |
| 2002 | Lee Chun-Soo |  Korea Republic |
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i |
Man |
| 2003 | Yoshito Okubo | Japan |
Cerezo Osaka |
Man |
| 2004 | Park Chu-Young | Korea Republic |
Korea University |
Man |
| 2005 | Choe Myong-Ho |  North Korea |
Kyonggongop |
Man |
| 2006 | Ma Xiaoxu | China |
Dalian Shide |
Woman |
| 2007 | Kim Kum-Il | North Korea |
4.25 Sports Team |
Man |
| 2008 | Ahmad Khalil |  United Arab Emirates |
Al-Ahli |
Man |
| Mana Iwabuchi | Japan |
NTV Beleza |
Woman | |
| 2009 | Ki Sung-Yueng | Korea Republic |
FC Seoul |
Man |
| Mana Iwabuchi | Japan |
NTV Beleza |
Woman | |
| 2010 | Jong Il-Gwan | North Korea |
Man | |
| Yeo Min-Ji | Korea Republic |
Haman Daesan High School |
Woman | |
| 2011 | Hideki Ishige | Japan |
Shimizu S-Pulse |
Man |
| Caitlin Foord |  Australia |
Sydney FC |
Woman | |
| 2012 | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem |  Iraq |
Duhok SC |
Man |
| Hanae Shibata | Japan |
Urawa Red Diamonds |
Woman | |
| 2013 | Ali Adnan | Iraq |
 Çaykur Rizespor |
Man |
| Jang Sel-gi | South Korea |
Gangwon Provincial University |
Woman | |
| 2014 | Ahmed Moein | Qatar |
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Man |
| Hina Sugita | Japan |
Fujieda Junshin High School |
Woman |
Wins By Country
| Nation | Winners |
|---|---|
| Japan | 7 |
| South Korea | 4 |
| North Korea | 3 |
| Iraq | 2 |
| China | 2 |
| Qatar | 2 |
| Iran | 1 |
| Thailand | 1 |
| Oman | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 |
| Australia | 1 |
Women's award
There also is a women's edition since 2008. Mana Iwabuchi has won it two times.[1]
- 2014 Hina Sugita (JPN)
- 2013 Jang Sel-gi (KOR)
- 2012 Hanae Shibata (JPN)
- 2011 Caitlin Foord (AUS)
- 2010 Yeo Min-ji (KOR)
- 2009 Mana Iwabuchi (JPN)
- 2008 Mana Iwabuchi (JPN)
Source
See also
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