Asian Footballer of the Year
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Asian Footballer of the Year is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a caleander year, organized by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The award began in 1984 through sport magazines and journalists, then it was adopted by the AFC in 1994 with the allocation of annual award.[1][2][3]
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Winners
Kazuyoshi Miura, won the award in 1993.
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Hidetoshi Nakata, won the award in 1997,1998.
Ali Daei, won the award in 1999.
Shinji Ono, won the award in 2002.
Mehdi Mahdavikia, won the award in 2003.
Khalfan Ibrahim, won the award in 2006.
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Yasser Al-Qahtani, won the award in 2007.
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Yasuhito Endō, won the award in 2009.
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Lee Keun-Ho, won the award in 2012.
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Zheng Zhi, won the award in 2013.
* did not attend the award ceremony.
Wins By Country (All)
| Nation | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
 Saudi Arabia |
8 | 3 | 2 |
 Japan |
6 | 4 | 3 |
 Iran |
4 | 7 | 3 |
 South Korea |
4 | 3 | 4 |
 China PR |
2 | 4 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan |
2 | 1 | 1 |
 Iraq |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Qatar |
1 | 0 | 2 |
 Australia |
1 | 0 | 0 |
 United Arab Emirates |
1 | 2 | 2 |
 Bahrain |
0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kuwait |
0 | 1 | 3 |
 Thailand |
0 | 1 | 0 |
Wins By Club (The Most)
| Club | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Nassr |
3 | 2 | 1 |
| Busan IPark |
3 | 2 | 0 |
| Al Hilal |
3 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Shabab |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Persepolis |
1 | 4 | 1 |
 Perugia |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Guangzhou Evergrande |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Al Karkh |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Al Sadd |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Seongnam |
1 | 0 | 1 |
Wins By Player (The Most)
| Player | Winners | Runners-up | Third places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Majed Abdullah |
3 | 1 | 1 |
| Kim Joo-Sung |
3 | 1 | 0 |
| Hidetoshi Nakata |
2 | 1 | 0 |
| Server Djeparov |
2 | 0 | 0 |
| Zheng Zhi |
1 | 1 | 1 |
| Khodadad Azizi |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ali Daei |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fan Zhiyi |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ali Karimi |
1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ahmed Radhi |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| Khalfan Ibrahim |
1 | 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 |
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| 2015 | 1st | Son Heung-min | South Korea |
Tottenham Hotspur |
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| 2nd | Ki Sung-yueng | South Korea |
Swansea City |
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| 3rd | Massimo Luongo | Australia |
Queens Park Rangers |
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 |
| 2015 | 1st | Ricardo Goulart | Brazil |
Guangzhou Evergrande |
See also
References
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