2010 South American Footballer of the Year explained

The 2010 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 Andrés D'Alessandro of Internacional on December 30, 2010.^[1]

Andrés D'Alessandro won the award for the first time ahead of two-time holder Juan Sebastián Verón. D'Alessandro became the second Inter player to win the award.

Rankings

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Andrés D'Alessandro		Internacional	61
2	Juan Sebastián Verón		Estudiantes	51
3	Neymar		Santos	47
4	Darío Conca		Fluminense	46
5	Santiago Silva		Vélez Sársfield	35
6	Mauricio Victorino		Universidad de Chile	33
7	Hilario Navarro		Independiente	28
8	Néicer Reasco		LDU Quito	26
align=center rowspan=3	9	Egidio Arévalo		Peñarol	24
Leandro Desábato		Estudiantes	24
Giuliano		Internacional	24
12	Pablo Guiñazú		Internacional	23
13	Humberto Suazo		Monterrey	19
align=center rowspan=2	14	Thiago Ribeiro		Cruzeiro	17
Martín Silva		Defensor Sporting	17
align=center rowspan=2	16	Bolívar		Internacional	14
Guillermo Ochoa		América	14
align=center rowspan=2	18	Kléber		Palmeiras	13
Rogério Ceni		São Paulo	13
align=center rowspan=4	20	Roberto Carlos		Corinthians	11
Gary Medel		Boca Juniors	11
Walter Montillo		Cruzeiro	11
Miguel Pinto		Universidad de Chile	11
align=center rowspan=2	24	Giovanni Moreno		Racing	10
Renan		Internacional	10
align=center rowspan=3	26	Juan Pablo Carrizo		River Plate	9
Luis Ernesto Michel		Guadalajara	9
Victor		Grêmio	9
align=center rowspan=4	29	Norberto Araujo		LDU Quito	8
Fábio		Cruzeiro	8
Índio		Internacional	8
Rodrigo Mora		Defensor Sporting	8
align=center rowspan=2	33	Rodrigo Braña		Estudiantes	7
José Francisco Cevallos		LDU Quito	7
align=center rowspan=5	35	Sebastián Abreu		Botafogo	6
Ulises de la Cruz		LDU Quito	6
Nei		Internacional	6
Agustín Orión		Estudiantes	6
Emiliano Papa		Vélez Sársfield	6
align=center rowspan=6	40	Marcos Assunção		Palmeiras	5
Diego Barreto		Cerro Porteño	5
Omar Bravo		Guadalajara	5
Fabián Cubero		Vélez Sársfield	5
Rafael Moura		Goiás	5
Jorge Valdivia		Palmeiras	5
align=center rowspan=11	46	Alex Silva		São Paulo	4
Elias		Atlético Goianiense	4
Jorge Guagua		LDU Quito	4
Leo Moura		Flamengo	4
Lucas Mareque		Independiente	4
Mariano		Fluminense	4
Juan Manuel Martínez		Vélez Sársfield	4
Sebastián Peratta		Newell's Old Boys	4
Enzo Pérez		Estudiantes	4
Pedro Sarabia		Libertad	4
Andrés Scotti		Colo-Colo	4

References

General

• Web site: El argentino D´Alessandro es el rey . Spanish . The Argentine D´Alessandro is the king . . January 3, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110102025837/http://americayeuropa.com/el-argentino-d%C2%B4alessandro-es-el-rey . January 2, 2011 . dead .

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrés D'Alessandro was voted best player of America . . December 30, 2010 . January 4, 2011 .