Best Footballer in Asia 2017

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]

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

Voting

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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

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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

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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

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

References

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  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.