Best Footballer in Asia 2014 explained

The 2014 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Son Heung-min on 28 November 2014.

Voting

The panel of jurors was constituted by 24 journalists. 20 journalists represent AFC countries/regions including Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and 4 journalists represent media outlets of non- AFC countries/regions including England, France, Germany and Italy.[1]

Ranking

RankNameClub(s)Points
1 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen 74
2 56
3 37
4 35
5 27
6 25
7 18
8 18
9 16
10 13
11 9
12 3
FC Tokyo
14 2
Lokomotiv Moscow
Al-Sadd
Sangju Sangmu
El Jaish
Taraji Wadi Al-Nes
Al-Faisaly
19 1
Kitchee
Fulham
Al-Arabi

Notes and References

  1. News: Best Footballer in Asia 2014: Son Heung-min won the laurel while no Chinese player wins points (in Chinese) 2014亚洲金球奖:韩国锋线巨星封王 中国0人 . Tencent Sports . 28 November 2014 . 31 May 2017.