The South Korean Footballer of the Year, officially known as Korea Football Association Player of the Year, is an annual award presented to the best South Korean football player in a calendar year by Korea Football Association (KFA).
The KFA recommended the best Korean footballer of the year, who would be awarded a citation by the Korea Amateur Sports Association (KASA), from 1957 to 1972. [1]
| Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Kim Dong-geun | | [2] |
| 1958 | Kim Ji-sung | | [1] |
| 1959 | Woo Sang-kwon | | [3] |
| 1960 | Moon Jung-sik | | [4] |
| 1961 | Ham Heung-chul | | [5] |
| 1962 | Jeong Sun-cheon | | [6] |
| 1963 | Not awarded | ||
| 1964 | |||
| 1965 | Cho Sung-dal | | [7] |
| 1966 | Unknown | ||
| 1967 | Huh Yoon-jung | | [8] |
| 1968 | Seo Yoon-chan | | [9] |
| 1969 | Kim Jung-nam | | [10] |
| 1970 | Kim Jung-nam (2) | | [11] |
| 1971 | Kim Ho | | [12] |
| 1972 | Park Lee-chun | | [13] |
South Korean journalists selected the best players from 1969 to 1984 under the KFA. The KFA also chose the best players in some other years by itself.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Cho Yoon-ok | | [14] |
| 1966 | Unknown | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1968 | |||
| 1969 | Kim Ho | | [15] |
| 1970 | Lee Hoe-taik | | [16] |
| 1971 | Kim Jung-nam | | [17] |
| 1972 | Park Lee-chun | | [18] |
| 1973 | Cha Bum-kun | | [19] |
| 1974 | Byun Ho-young | | [20] |
| 1975 | Kim Ho-kon | | [21] |
| 1976 | Choi Jong-duk | | [22] |
| 1977 | Cho Young-jeung | | [23] |
| 1978 | Kim Jae-han | | [24] |
| 1979 | Park Sung-hwa | | [25] |
| 1980 | Lee Young-moo | | [26] |
| 1981 | Cho Kwang-rae | | [27] |
| 1982 | Not awarded | ||
| 1983 | Kim Jong-boo | | [28] |
| 1984 | Huh Jung-moo | | [29] |
| 1985 | Chung Yong-hwan | | [30] |
| 1986 | Unknown | ||
| 1987 | |||
| 1988 | Chung Yong-hwan (2) | | [31] |
| 1989 | Unknown | ||
| 1990 | Choi Soon-ho | | [32] |
| 1991 | Kim Joo-sung | | [33] |
The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Ahn Jung-hwan | | [34] |
| 2004 | Not awarded | ||
| 2005 | |||
| 2006 | Seol Ki-hyeon | | [35] |
| 2007 | Not awarded | ||
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | |||
| 2010 | Park Ji-sung | | [36] |
| 2011 | Ki Sung-yueng | | [37] |
| 2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) | | [38] |
| 2013 | Lee Chung-yong | | [39] |
| 2014 | Son Heung-min | | [40] |
| 2015 | Son Heung-min (2) | | [41] |
The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010.
| Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Park Ji-sung | | [42] |
| 2011 | Ki Sung-yueng | | [43] |
| 2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) | | [44] |
| 2013 | Son Heung-min | | [45] |
| 2014 | Son Heung-min (2) | | [46] |
| 2015 | Kim Young-gwon | | [47] |
| 2016 | Ki Sung-yueng (3) | | [48] |
| 2017 | Son Heung-min (3) | | [49] |
| 2018 | Hwang Ui-jo | | [50] |
| 2019 | Son Heung-min (4) | | [51] |
| 2020 | Son Heung-min (5) | | [52] |
| 2021 | Son Heung-min (6) | | [53] |
| 2022 | Son Heung-min (7) | | [54] |
| 2023 | Kim Min-jae | | [55] |
| 2024 | Son Heung-min (8) | | [56] |