Best Footballer in Asia 2022

10th annual Best Footballer in Asia award

Son Heung-min was conferred the Best Footballer in Asia 2022 trophy and his eighth in the training center of Tottenham Hotspur on May 25, 2023

The Best Footballer in Asia 2022, recognizing the best male footballer in Asia in 2022, was the 10th edition of the Best Footballer in Asia. Son Heung-min claimed the award on 6 February 2023. It was his sixth Best Footballer in Asia title in a row, and eighth title overall. The event was judged by a panel of sixty sports journalists. Son received thirty first-place votes, fifteen second-place votes, two third-place votes, four fourth-place votes, five fifth-place votes and finished on 256 points in total.

## Voting

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60 judges were invited to vote, including 40 representatives from AFC nations/regions which comprise Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, 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 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

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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

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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

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Source:[1]

Rank  | Player  | Club(s)  | Points

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1 |  Son Heung-min |  Tottenham Hotspur | 256
2 |  Mehdi Taremi |  Porto | 120
3 |  Salem Al-Dawsari |  Al-Hilal | 112
4 |  Kim Min-jae |  Fenerbahçe
Napoli | 99
5 |  Kaoru Mitoma |  Union Saint-Gilloise
Brighton & Hove Albion | 91
6 |  Daichi Kamada |  Eintracht Frankfurt | 68
7 |  Ritsu Dōan |  PSV Eindhoven
SC Freiburg | 47
8 |  Takehiro Tomiyasu |  Arsenal | 37
9 |  Theerathon Bunmathan |  Buriram United | 21
10 |  Wataru Endo |  VfB Stuttgart | 18
11 |  Kyogo Furuhashi |  Celtic | 14
12 |  Mohamed Kanno |  Al-Hilal | 12
13 |  Michael Olunga |  Al-Duhail | 6
14 |  Eldor Shomurodov |  Roma | 6
15 |  Cho Gue-sung |  Gimcheon Sangmu
Jeonbuk Hyundai | 6
16 |  Matthew Leckie |  Melbourne City | 5
17 |  Saeid Ezatolahi |  Al-Garafa
Vejle | 4
Ikhsan Fandi |  BG Pathum United
Craig Goodwin |  Adelaide United
Jung Woo-Young |  Al-Sadd
Jamie Maclaren |  Melbourne City
22 |  Odion Ighalo |  Al-Hilal | 4
23 |  Sardar Azmoun |  Bayer Leverkusen | 3
24 |  Saud Abdulhamid |  Al-Hilal | 3
Kim Young-gwon |  Ulsan Hyundai
26 |  Reo Hatate |  Celtic | 2
Maya Yoshida |  Sampdoria
Schalke 04
28 |  Daizen Maeda |  Celtic | 2
29 |  Nguyen Tien Linh[2] |  Becamex Binh Duong | 1
Akihiro Ienaga |  Kawasaki Frontale
Mohammed Al-Owais |  Al-Hilal

## References

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1. ^ "Son Heung-min gana su sexto Mejor Jugador de Asia seguido". Marca (in Spanish). 6 February 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
2. ^ Luong, Hieu (2 February 2023). "Vietnamese star striker among nominations for best footballer in Asia". VnExpress International – Latest news, business, travel and analysis from Vietnam. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

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Best Footballer in Asia

* 2013:  Honda
* 2014:  Son Heung-min
* 2015:  Son Heung-min
* 2016:  Okazaki
* 2017:  Son Heung-min
* 2018:  Son Heung-min
* 2019:  Son Heung-min
* 2020:  Son Heung-min
* 2021:  Son Heung-min
* 2022:  Son Heung-min
* 2023:  Son Heung-min

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