Best Footballer in Asia 2017

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Son Heung-min was conferred the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in the training center of Tottenham Hotspurs on 24 April 2018.

The 2017 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of 42 sports journalists, was awarded to Son Heung-min on 5 January 2018. Son thus became the first footballer who had won the award for three times.[1]

Voting

In this edition of Best Footballer in Asia, 42 jurors were invited to vote. Among the 42 jurors, 36 of them represent different AFC nations/regions including Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. Six other jurors were invited representing well-known football media outlets or as independent Asian football experts.[2][3][4]

Rules

Each juror selects 5 best footballers and awards them 6, 4, 3, 2 points and 1 point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. The trophy of the Best Footballer in Asia is awarded to the player with the highest total of points.[5]

Tiebreakers

When two or more candidates obtain the same points, the rankings of the concerned candidates would be based upon the following criteria in order.

  • a) The number of the 1st-place vote obtained
  • b) The number of the 2nd-place vote obtained
  • c) The number of the 3rd-place vote obtained
  • d) The number of the 4th-place vote obtained

If all conditions are equal, the concerned candidates will be tied in rankings.

If the concerned candidates are tied in the first-place, the concerned candidates will share the award and the trophy.

Ranking

Rank Name Club(s) Points
1 South Korea Son Heung-min England Tottenham Hotspur 157
2 Syria Omar Kharbin Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 127
3 Brazil Rafael Silva Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 57
4 Iran Sardar Azmoun Russia Rostov
Russia Rubin Kazan		 51
5 Brazil Paulinho China Guangzhou Evergrande
Spain Barcelona		 44
6 Australia Aaron Mooy England Huddersfield Town 33
7 United Arab Emirates Omar Abdulrahman United Arab Emirates Al-Ain 31
8 Syria Omar Al Somah Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli 25
9 Japan Yuki Abe Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 23
10 China Wu Lei China Shanghai SIPG 19
11 Iran Reza Ghoochannejhad Netherlands Heerenveen 16
12 Iran Mehdi Taremi Iran Persepolis 13
13 Brazil Carlos Eduardo Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 11
14 Japan Shusaku Nishikawa Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 10
15 Iran Alireza Jahanbakhsh Netherlands AZ 6
16 Thailand Chanathip Songkrasin Thailand Muangthong United
Japan Consadole Sapporo		 6
17 Japan Yuto Nagatomo Italy Inter Milan 6
18 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Al-Abed Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 6
19 Australia Tomi Juric Switzerland Luzern 5
20 Japan Tomoaki Makino Japan Urawa Red Diamonds 5
21 Japan Kengo Nakamura Japan Kawasaki Frontale 4
22 Tajikistan Manuchekhr Dzhalilov Tajikistan Istiklol 4
23 Japan Maya Yoshida England Southampton 4
24 Japan Kosuke Nakamura Japan Kashiwa Reysol 3
25 India Sunil Chhetri India Bengaluru 2
Australia Matthew Leckie Germany Hertha BSC
27 Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Shahrani Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1
Saudi Arabia Osama Hawsawi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal

References

  1. ^ "SONNY COMPLETES HAT-TRICK OF BEST FOOTBALLER IN ASIA AWARDS". Tottenham Hotspurs. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Son Heung-min wins Best Footballer in Asia 2017". Fox Sports Asia. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. ^ "The result of Best Footballer in Asia 2017 is unveiled: Son Heung-min tripled his BFA title". Titan Sports (in Chinese). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Son Heung-min: The No.1 Asian footballer in 2017". Sohu.com (in Chinese). 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Best Footballer in Asia award: All you need to know". FoxSportsAsia. 26 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.