2012 South American Footballer of the Year

The 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Neymar of Santos on December 31, 2012.[1]

Neymar is the South American Footballer of the Year for 2012.

Neymar became the first player since Juan Sebastián Verón in 2008 (and later in 2009) to repeat the award.

Rankings

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Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Neymar   Brazil   Santos 199
2 Paolo Guerrero   Peru   Corinthians 50
3 Lucas   Brazil   São Paulo 21
4 Ronaldinho   Brazil   Atlético Mineiro 12
5 Fred   Brazil   Fluminense 6
6 Juan Román Riquelme   Argentina   Boca Juniors 5
7 Emerson   Qatar   Corinthians 2
8 Andrés D'Alessandro   Argentina   Internacional 1
Teófilo Gutiérrez   Colombia   Atlético Junior 1

References

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General
  • "Selección Ideal de América" [The best eleven of America]. El País. December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
Specific
  1. ^ "Selección Ideal de América" [The best eleven of America]. El País. December 31, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2013. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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