Asian Young Footballer of the Year explained

The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award, officially known as the AFC Youth Player of the Year award, is presented to the best young football player in Asia. It has been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1995. It is usually presented during the AFC Annual Awards in November or December.

Overall winners (1995–2007)

Year	Player	Gender	Nation	Club	Ref.
1995	Mohammed Al-Kathiri	Man
1996	Bamrung Boonprom	Man		Bangkok Bank
1997	Mehdi Mahdavikia	Man		Persepolis
1998	Shinji Ono	Man		Urawa Red Diamonds
1999	Waleed Hamzah	Man		Al-Arabi
2000	Ryoichi Maeda	Man		Jubilo Iwata
2001	Du Wei	Man		Shanghai Shenhua
2002	Lee Chun-soo	Man		Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
2003	Yoshito Okubo	Man		Cerezo Osaka
2004	Park Chu-young	Man		Korea University
2005	Choe Myong-ho	Man		Kyonggongop
2006	Ma Xiaoxu	Woman		Dalian Shide
2007	Kim Kum-il	Man		April 25

Men's winners

Year	Player	Nation	Club	Ref.
2008	Ahmad Khalil		Al-Ahli
2009	Ki Sung-yueng		FC Seoul
2010	Jong Il-gwan		Rimyongsu
2011	Hideki Ishige		Shimizu S-Pulse
2012	Mohannad Abdul-Raheem		Duhok SC	^[1]
2013	Ali Adnan Kadhim		Çaykur Rizespor	^[2]
2014	Ahmed Moein		Eupen	^[3]
2015	Dostonbek Khamdamov		Bunyodkor	^[4]
2016	Ritsu Dōan		Gamba Osaka	^[5]
2017	Lee Seung-woo		Hellas Verona	^[6]
2018	Turki Al-Ammar		Al-Shabab
2019	Lee Kang-in		Valencia	^[7]
Not awarded from 2020 to 2021
2022	Kuryu Matsuki		FC Tokyo
2023	Abbosbek Fayzullaev		CSKA Moscow	^[8]

Women's winners

Year	Player	Nation	Club	Ref.
2008	Mana Iwabuchi		Nippon TV Beleza
2009	Mana Iwabuchi		Nippon TV Beleza
2010	Yeo Min-ji		Haman Daesan High School
2011	Caitlin Foord		Sydney FC
2012	Hanae Shibata		Urawa Red Diamonds	^[9]
2013	Jang Sel-gi		Gangwon State University	^[10]
2014	Hina Sugita		Fujieda Junshin High School
2015	Rikako Kobayashi		Tokiwagi Gakuen High School	^[11]
2016	Fuka Nagano		Urawa Red Diamonds	^[12]
2017	Sung Hyang-sim		Pyongyang City	^[13]
2018	Saori Takarada		Cerezo Osaka Sakai
2019	Jun Endo		Nippon TV Beleza	^[14]
Not awarded from 2020 to 2021
2022	Maika Hamano		INAC Kobe Leonessa	^[15]
2023	Chae Un-yong		Wolmido SC	^[16]

Wins by nationality

Nation	Overall	Men	Women	Total
	3	3	9	15
	2	3	2	7
	2	1	2	5
	2	0	0	2
	0	2	0	2
	1	1	0	2
	0	2	0	2
	0	0	1	1
	1	0	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	0	1	0	1
	1	0	0	1
	0	1	0	1

See also

• AFC Annual Awards

External links

• RSSSF Archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men): Mohanad Abdulraheem. the-AFC.com. 29 November 2012. 2017-12-07.
2. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year: Ali Adnan Kadhim. the-AFC.com. 26 November 2013. 2017-12-07.
3. Web site: AFC 60th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Awards 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830183636/http://www.the-afc.com/2014-awards-media-releases/afc-60th-anniversary-celebration-and-annual-awards-2014. the-AFC.com. 1 December 2014. 2017-12-20. 2017-08-30.
4. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2015: Dostonbek Khamdamov. the-AFC.com. 2015-11-29. 2017-12-07.
5. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2016: Ritsu Doan. the-AFC.com. 2016-12-01. 2017-12-07.
6. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2017: Lee Seungwoo. https://web.archive.org/web/20171129182729/http://www.the-afc.com/2017-awards/afc-youth-player-of-the-year-men-2017-lee-seungwoo. the-AFC.com. 29 November 2017. 20 December 2017. 29 November 2017.
7. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2019: Lee Kang-in. the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. 2 December 2019.
8. News: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2023: Abbosbek Fayzullaev . AFC . 2024-10-29 . 2024-10-29.
9. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women): Hanae Shibata. the-AFC.com. 29 November 2012. 2017-12-07.
10. Web site: AFC Women's Youth Player of the Year: Jang Sel-gi. the-AFC.com. 26 November 2013. 2017-12-07.
11. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women): Rikako Kobayashi. the-AFC.com. 2015-11-29. 2017-12-07.
12. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2016: Fuka Nagano. the-AFC.com. 2016-12-01. 2017-12-07.
13. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2017: Sung Hyang Sim. https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043745/http://www.the-afc.com/2017-awards/afc-youth-player-of-the-year-women-2017-sung-hyang-sim. the-AFC.com. 29 November 2017. 20 December 2017. 1 December 2017.
14. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2019: Jun Endo. the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. 2 December 2019.
15. Web site: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2022: Maika Hamano . AFC . 1 November 2023.
16. News: AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2023: Chae Un Yong . AFC . 2024-10-29 . 2024-10-29.