Who is the Asian Footballer of the Year?
Which player is the Asian Footballer of the Year?
There are different Asian Footballer of the Years, and here are some of the winners from different years:
2023: South Korean striker Son. Currently playing for Tottenham Hotspur in the English Premier League, the 31-year-old has scored 12 goals and contributed five assists in 21 games in all competitions this season through 2023.
2022: Saudi Arabia international Salim Dossari. The AFC gave him the award for his outstanding performances at the 2022 World Cup and in the AFC Champions League for Riyadh Crescent.
2019: Qatar's Akram Afif. Born in 1996, Afif played as a striker in a year in which he helped Qatari league club Al Sadd reach the quarterfinals of the AFC Champions League, and earlier in the year he contributed 10 assists and a goal to lead the Qatari national team to its first-ever Asian Cup title.
2016: UAE midfielder Omar Abdulrahman, known as the "Gulf Messi". He led Al Ain to a second-place finish in the AFC Champions League and helped the UAE national team finish in Group B of the 12-team Asian World Cup qualifying tournament.
2012: South Korean player Lee Geun-ho.
China has two players who have won the Asian Footballer of the Year, namely:
Fan Zhiyi: Born on November 6, 1969 in Yangpu District, Shanghai, Fan Zhiyi was titled "Asian Footballer of the Year" in 2001. He played for Shanghai Shenhua, winning the A-League title and the top scorer honor. He also stayed in England, joining Crystal Palace, where he served as captain. At national level, Fan made 106 appearances for the Chinese national team, scoring 17 goals. He led the Chinese team to its first World Cup qualifying round.
Zheng Zhi: Born on August 20, 1980 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, Zheng Zhi was named the 2013 Asian Footballer of the Year on November 26, 2013. He has played for English Premier League club Charlton and Scottish Premier League club Celtic. Domestically, Zheng Zhi helped Guangzhou Evergrande win the AFC Champions League for the first time. In the national team, Zheng Zhi made 108 appearances for the Chinese national team, scoring 15 goals.
There are also a number of players who have won the award multiple times, such as Japan's Hidetoshi Nakata and South Korea's Park Ji-Sung, who are outstanding representatives of Asian soccer, and whose outstanding performances in Europe's top leagues have also earned them honors. It should be noted that the Asian Footballer of the Year award recognizes a player's performance in a specific year, and the competition is fierce every year.
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Who is the Asian Footballer of the Year?
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