Asian Young Footballer of the Year
The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award, officially known as the AFC Youth Player of the Year award, is presented to the best young football player in Asia. It has been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1995. It is usually presented during the AFC Annual Awards in November or December.
Overall winners (1995–2007)[]
Year | Player | Nation | Club |
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1995 | Mohammed Al-Kathiri | ![]() |
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1996 | Bamrung Boonprom | ![]() |
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1997 | Mehdi Mahdavikia | ![]() |
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1998 | Shinji Ono | ![]() |
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1999 | Waleed Hamzah | ![]() |
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2000 | Ryoichi Maeda | ![]() |
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2001 | Du Wei | ![]() |
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2002 | Lee Chun-Soo | ![]() |
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2003 | Yoshito Okubo | ![]() |
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2004 | Park Chu-Young | ![]() |
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2005 | Choe Myong-Ho | ![]() |
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2006 | Ma Xiaoxu[note 1] | ![]() |
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2007 | Kim Kum-Il | ![]() |
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- ^ The only woman player to win the single award.
Men's winners (2008–present)[]
Year | Player | Nation | Club |
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2008 | Ahmad Khalil | ![]() |
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2009 | Ki Sung-Yueng | ![]() |
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2010 | Jong Il-Gwan | ![]() |
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2011 | Hideki Ishige | ![]() |
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2012 | Mohannad Abdul-Raheem[1] | ![]() |
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2013 | Ali Adnan Kadhim[2] | ![]() |
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2014[3] | Ahmed Moein | ![]() |
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2015[4] | Dostonbek Khamdamov[5] | ![]() |
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2016[6] | Ritsu Doan[7] | ![]() |
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2017[8] | Lee Seung-woo[9] | ![]() |
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2018 | Turki Al-Ammar | ![]() |
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2019[10] | Lee Kang-in[11] | ![]() |
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2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Women's winners (2008–present)[]
Year | Player | Nation | Club |
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2008 | Mana Iwabuchi | ![]() |
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2009 | Mana Iwabuchi | ![]() |
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2010 | Yeo Min-Ji | ![]() |
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2011 | Caitlin Foord | ![]() |
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2012 | Hanae Shibata[12] | ![]() |
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2013 | Jang Sel-gi[13] | ![]() |
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2014 | Hina Sugita | ![]() |
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2015 | Rikako Kobayashi[14] | ![]() |
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2016 | Fuka Nagano[15] | ![]() |
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2017 | Sung Hyang-sim[16] | ![]() |
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2018 | Saori Takarada | ![]() |
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2019 | Jun Endo[17] | ![]() |
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2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2021 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
Wins by country[]
Nation | Winners |
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See also[]
References[]
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men): Mohanad Abdulraheem". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year: Ali Adnan Kadhim". the-AFC.com. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC 60th Anniversary Celebration and Annual Awards 2014". the-AFC.com. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "AFC Annual Awards 2015: What a night it was!". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2015: Dostonbek Khamdamov". the-AFC.com. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Annual Awards 2016 dazzles as Asia's finest are honoured". the-AFC.com. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-08. Retrieved 2017-12-20.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2016: Ritsu Doan". the-AFC.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "Khrbin and Kerr land AFC Awards". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2017: Lee Seungwoo". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "Afif and Kumagai claim top honours in dazzling AFC Annual Awards". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men) 2019: Lee Kang-in". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women): Hanae Shibata". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2012. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Women's Youth Player of the Year: Jang Sel-gi". the-AFC.com. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women): Rikako Kobayashi". the-AFC.com. 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2016: Fuka Nagano". the-AFC.com. 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2017-12-07.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2017: Sung Hyang Sim". the-AFC.com. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
- ^ "AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women) 2019: Jun Endo". the-AFC.com. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
External links[]
Categories:
- Asian Football Confederation awards
- Association football player of the year awards
- Asian football trophies and awards
- Youth sport in Asia
- Youth association football
- Early career awards