Best Footballer in Asia 2024

Last updated January 09, 2025

The Best Footballer in Asia 2024, recognizing the best male footballer in Asia in 2024, was the 12th edition of the Best Footballer in Asia. Akram Afif claimed the award on 21 October 2024. It was the first time that the Best Footballer in Asia was awarded to a player from West Asia. The event was judged by a panel of sixty-three sports journalists. Akram Afif received 18 first-place votes, 13 second-place votes, 2 third-place votes, 8 fourth-place votes, 3 fifth-place votes and finished on 181 points in total.

Voting

63 judges were invited to vote, including 42 representatives from AFC nations/regions which comprise Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Guam，Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Laos，Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. The other twenty-one jurors were independent Asian football experts or from high-profile media outlets. Before voting, all judges were given a 25-player shortlist, but could choose other eligible players.

Rules

Each juror selected their five best footballers and awarded them five, four, three, two and one point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. A trophy for the Best Footballer in Asia was awarded to the player with the highest total of points.

Tiebreakers

When two or more candidates obtained the same points, the rankings of the concerned candidates was based upon the following criteria in order:

a) The number of first-place vote obtained
b) The number of second-place vote obtained
c) The number of third-place vote obtained
d) The number of fourth-place vote obtained

If all conditions were equal, the concerned candidates tied.

If the concerned candidates were tied for first place, the award and the trophy were shared.

Ranking

The votes were based on the results from 1 January to 15 August.

Rank	Player	Club(s)	Points
1	Akram Afif	Al-Sadd	181
2	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	168
3	Soufiane Rahimi	Al Ain	115
4	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al Nassr	109
5	Aleksandar Mitrović	Al Hilal	69
6	Musa Al-Taamari	Montpellier	53
7	Mehdi Taremi	Porto	45
8	Wataru Endo	Liverpool	44
9	Lee Kang-in	Paris Saint-Germain	41
10	Takefusa Kubo	Real Sociedad	39
11	Yazan Al-Naimat	Al Ahli	18
12	Ayman Hussein	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Al Khor	18
13	Saud Abdulhamid	Al Hilal	16
14	Hiroki Ito	VfB Stuttgart	9
15	Salem Al-Dawsari	Al Hilal	9
16	Aymeric Laporte	Al Nassr	8
17	Takumi Minamino	AS Monaco	7
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Arsenal	7
19	Abbosbek Fayzullaev	CSKA Moscow	6
20	Hidemasa Morita	Sporting CP	6
21	Hassan Al Haydos	Al-Sadd	5
21	Jackson Irvine	St. Pauli	5
23	Ali Jasim	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	5
24	Meshaal Barsham	Al-Sadd	4
25	Yassine Bounou	Al Hilal	3
	Hwang Hee-chan	Wolverhampton Wanderers
	Joel Chima Fujita	Sint-Truiden
	Khalid Al-Hashemi	Al Ain
29	Khalid Eisa	Al Ain	2
	Kim Min-jae	Bayern Munich
	Ayase Ueda	Feyenoord
32	Sunil Chhetri	Bengaluru	1
	Ritsu Doan	SC Freiburg
	Nestory Irankunda	Adelaide United

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References

↑ "【2024体坛亚洲金球奖】阿菲夫夺魁孙兴慜第二" (in Chinese). Titan Sports. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
↑ "South Korea's Son no longer best footballer in Asia as experts crown Akram Afif king". South China Morning Post. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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[1] "【2024体坛亚洲金球奖】阿菲夫夺魁孙兴慜第二" (in Chinese). Titan Sports. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.

[2] "South Korea's Son no longer best footballer in Asia as experts crown Akram Afif king". South China Morning Post. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.

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