Best Footballer in Asia 2013

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As the inaugural winner, Keisuke Honda held the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in the conference hall of the San Siro stadium on March 16th, 2014 Keisuke Honda BFA 2013.jpg
As the inaugural winner, Keisuke Honda held the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in the conference hall of the San Siro stadium on March 16th, 2014

The Best Footballer in Asia 2013 was the inaugural Best Footballer in Asia. Based upon the voting of a panel of 22 journalists the winner was Keisuke Honda. On March 16, 2014, the trophy was conferred to Keisuke Honda by Luo Ming, the deputy chief editor of Titan Sports in San Siro stadium. [1]

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Voting

The panel was constituted by 18 journalists from AFC nations/regions including Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Macao, Qatar, Palestine Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and 4 journalists from England, France, Germany and Italy representing non-AFC media outlets.

Rankings

RankNameClubPoints
1 Flag of Japan.svg Keisuke Honda Flag of Russia.svg CSKA Moscow 46
2 Flag of Brazil.svg Elkeson Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 32
3 Flag of Argentina.svg Darío Conca Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 32
4 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Zhi Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 31
5 Flag of South Korea.svg Son Heung-min Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 31
6 Flag of Brazil.svg Muriqui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 27
7 Flag of Iran.svg Javad Nekounam Flag of Iran.svg Esteghlal 25
8 Flag of Japan.svg Yuto Nagatomo Flag of Italy.svg Internazionale 23
9 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Kagawa Flag of England.svg Manchester United 11
10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robbie Kruse Flag of Germany.svg Fortuna Düsseldorf / Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen 11
11 Flag of South Korea.svg Ha Dae-Sung Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 8
12 Flag of Montenegro.svg Dejan Damjanović Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 8
13 Flag of Japan.svg Shinji Okazaki Flag of Germany.svg VfB Stuttgart / Flag of Germany.svg Mainz 05 7
14 Flag of Japan.svg Maya Yoshida Flag of England.svg Southampton 6
15 Flag of Japan.svg Atsuto Uchida Flag of Germany.svg Schalke 04 5
16 Flag of Japan.svg Hisato Satō Flag of Japan.svg Sanfrecce Hiroshima 5
17 Flag of Japan.svg Yoichiro Kakitani Flag of Japan.svg Cerezo Osaka 3
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Rogerinho Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Kuwait 3
19 Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Kiyotake Flag of Germany.svg 1. FC Nürnberg 2
Flag of Jordan.svg Saeed Murjan Flag of Jordan.svg Al-Arabi / Flag of Kuwait.svg Kazma 2
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshito Ōkubo Flag of Japan.svg Kawasaki Frontale 2
Flag of Japan.svg Yuya Osako Flag of Japan.svg Kashima Antlers 2
Flag of South Korea.svg Park Chu-young Flag of Spain.svg Celta de Vigo/ Flag of England.svg Arsenal 2
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zeng Cheng Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande 2
25 Flag of Jordan.svg Ahmad Hayel Flag of Kuwait.svg Al-Arabi 1
Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Nakamura Flag of Japan.svg Yokohama F. Marinos 1
Flag of India.svg Lalrindika Ralte Flag of India.svg East Bengal 1

References

  1. "Titan Sports conferred the 'Best Footballer in Asia' trophy to Keisuke Honda (in Chinese) 本田圭佑荣膺亚洲金球奖 体坛周报远赴圣西罗颁奖". Titan Sports. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.