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 | ROK Marine Corps | [2] |
1958 | Kim Ji-sung | ROK Army CIC | [1] |
1959 | Woo Sang-kwon | ROK Army OPMG | [3] |
1960 | Moon Jung-sik | ROK Army CIC | [4] |
1961 | Ham Heung-chul | ROK Army OPMG | [5] |
1962 | Jeong Sun-cheon | ROK Army CIC | [6] |
1963 | Not awarded | ||
1964 | |||
1965 | Cho Sung-dal | Korea Electric Power | [7] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | Huh Yoon-jung | Yangzee | [8] |
1968 | Seo Yoon-chan | Yangzee | [9] |
1969 | Kim Jung-nam | Yangzee | [10] |
1970 | Kim Jung-nam (2) | Korea Exchange Bank | [11] |
1971 | Kim Ho | Commercial Bank of Korea | [12] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun | Kookmin Bank | [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 | Korea Tungsten | [14] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | |||
1968 | |||
1969 | Kim Ho | Commercial Bank of Korea | [15] |
1970 | Lee Hoe-taik | Hanyang University | [16] |
1971 | Kim Jung-nam | Korea Exchange Bank | [17] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun | Kookmin Bank | [18] |
1973 | Cha Bum-kun | Korea University | [19] |
1974 | Byun Ho-young | Seoul Bank | [20] |
1975 | Kim Ho-kon | ROK Army | [21] |
1976 | Choi Jong-duk | Korea University | [22] |
1977 | Cho Young-jeung | ROK Navy | [23] |
1978 | Kim Jae-han | Korea Housing Bank | [24] |
1979 | Park Sung-hwa | ROK Army | [25] |
1980 | Lee Young-moo | Hallelujah FC | [26] |
1981 | Cho Kwang-rae | Daewoo Royals | [27] |
1982 | Not awarded | ||
1983 | Kim Jong-boo | Korea University | [28] |
1984 | Huh Jung-moo | Hyundai Horang-i | [29] |
1985 | Chung Yong-hwan | Daewoo Royals | [30] |
1986 | Unknown | ||
1987 | |||
1988 | Chung Yong-hwan (2) | Daewoo Royals | [31] |
1989 | Unknown | ||
1990 | Choi Soon-ho | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso | [32] |
1991 | Kim Joo-sung | Daewoo Royals | [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 | Shimizu S-Pulse | [34] |
2004 | Not awarded | ||
2005 | |||
2006 | Seol Ki-hyeon | Reading | [35] |
2007 | Not awarded | ||
2008 | |||
2009 | |||
2010 | Park Ji-sung | Manchester United | [36] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng | Celtic | [37] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) | Swansea City | [38] |
2013 | Lee Chung-yong | Bolton Wanderers | [39] |
2014 | Son Heung-min | Bayer Leverkusen | [40] |
2015 | Son Heung-min (2) | Tottenham Hotspur | [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 | Manchester United | [42] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng | Celtic | [43] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) | Swansea City | [44] |
2013 | Son Heung-min | Bayer Leverkusen | [45] |
2014 | Son Heung-min (2) | Bayer Leverkusen | [46] |
2015 | Kim Young-gwon | Guangzhou Evergrande | [47] |
2016 | Ki Sung-yueng (3) | Swansea City | [48] |
2017 | Son Heung-min (3) | Tottenham Hotspur | [49] |
2018 | Hwang Ui-jo | Gamba Osaka | [50] |
2019 | Son Heung-min (4) | Tottenham Hotspur | [51] |
2020 | Son Heung-min (5) | Tottenham Hotspur | [52] |
2021 | Son Heung-min (6) | Tottenham Hotspur | [53] |
2022 | Son Heung-min (7) | Tottenham Hotspur | [54] |
2023 | Kim Min-jae | Bayern Munich | [55] |