South Korean Footballer of the Year

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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).

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KASA Best Footballer

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]

YearPlayerClubRef.
1957Kim Dong-geun Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Marine Corps [2]
1958 Kim Ji-sung Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC [1]
1959 Woo Sang-kwon Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army OPMG [3]
1960 Moon Jung-sik Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC [4]
1961 Ham Heung-chul Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army OPMG [5]
1962Jeong Sun-cheon Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army CIC [6]
1963Not awarded
1964
1965 Cho Sung-dal Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Electric Power [7]
1966Unknown
1967 Huh Yoon-jung Flag of South Korea.svg Yangzee [8]
1968Seo Yoon-chan Flag of South Korea.svg Yangzee [9]
1969 Kim Jung-nam Flag of South Korea.svg Yangzee [10]
1970 Kim Jung-nam (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Exchange Bank [11]
1971 Kim Ho Flag of South Korea.svg Commercial Bank of Korea [12]
1972 Park Lee-chun Flag of South Korea.svg Kookmin Bank [13]

Most Valuable Player

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.

YearPlayerClubRef.
1965 Cho Yoon-ok Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Tungsten [14]
1966Unknown
1967
1968
1969 Kim Ho Flag of South Korea.svg Commercial Bank of Korea [15]
1970 Lee Hoe-taik Flag of South Korea.svg Hanyang University [16]
1971 Kim Jung-nam Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Exchange Bank [17]
1972 Park Lee-chun Flag of South Korea.svg Kookmin Bank [18]
1973 Cha Bum-kun Flag of South Korea.svg Korea University [19]
1974 Byun Ho-young Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul Bank [20]
1975 Kim Ho-kon Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army [21]
1976 Choi Jong-duk Flag of South Korea.svg Korea University [22]
1977 Cho Young-jeung Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Navy [23]
1978 Kim Jae-han Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Housing Bank [24]
1979 Park Sung-hwa Flag of South Korea.svg ROK Army [25]
1980 Lee Young-moo Flag of South Korea.svg Hallelujah FC [26]
1981 Cho Kwang-rae Flag of South Korea.svg Daewoo Royals [27]
1982Not awarded
1983 Kim Jong-boo Flag of South Korea.svg Korea University [28]
1984 Huh Jung-moo Flag of South Korea.svg Hyundai Horang-i [29]
1985 Chung Yong-hwan Flag of South Korea.svg Daewoo Royals [30]
1986Unknown
1987
1988 Chung Yong-hwan (2) Flag of South Korea.svg Daewoo Royals [31]
1989Unknown
1990 Choi Soon-ho Flag of South Korea.svg Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso [32]
1991 Kim Joo-sung Flag of South Korea.svg Daewoo Royals [33]

Fans' Player of the Year

The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015.

YearPlayerClubRef.
2003 Ahn Jung-hwan Flag of Japan.svg Shimizu S-Pulse [34]
2004Not awarded
2005
2006 Seol Ki-hyeon Flag of England.svg Reading [35]
2007Not awarded
2008
2009
2010 Park Ji-sung Flag of England.svg Manchester United [36]
2011 Ki Sung-yueng Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic [37]
2012 Ki Sung-yueng (2) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City [38]
2013 Lee Chung-yong Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers [39]
2014 Son Heung-min Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen [40]
2015 Son Heung-min (2) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [41]

Player of the Year

The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010.

YearPlayerClubRef.
2010 Park Ji-sung Flag of England.svg Manchester United [42]
2011 Ki Sung-yueng Flag of Scotland.svg Celtic [43]
2012 Ki Sung-yueng (2) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City [44]
2013 Son Heung-min Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen [45]
2014 Son Heung-min (2) Flag of Germany.svg Bayer Leverkusen [46]
2015 Kim Young-gwon Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guangzhou Evergrande [47]
2016 Ki Sung-yueng (3) Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Swansea City [48]
2017 Son Heung-min (3) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [49]
2018 Hwang Ui-jo Flag of Japan.svg Gamba Osaka [50]
2019 Son Heung-min (4) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [51]
2020 Son Heung-min (5) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [52]
2021 Son Heung-min (6) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [53]
2022 Son Heung-min (7) Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur [54]
2023 Kim Min-jae Flag of Germany.svg Bayern Munich [55]

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