Best Footballer in Asia 2013
The Best Footballer in Asia 2013 was the inaugural Best Footballer in Asia. Based upon the voting of a panel of 22 journalists the winner was Keisuke Honda. On March 16, 2014, the trophy was conferred to Keisuke Honda by Luo Ming, the deputy chief editor of Titan Sports in San Siro stadium.[1]
Voting
The panel was constituted by 18 journalists from AFC nations/regions including Australia, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Macao, Qatar, Palestine Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and 4 journalists from England, France, Germany and Italy representing non-AFC media outlets.
Rankings
| Rank | Name | Club | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keisuke Honda | CSKA Moscow | 46 |
| 2 | Elkeson | Guangzhou Evergrande | 32 |
| 3 | Darío Conca | Guangzhou Evergrande | 32 |
| 4 | Zheng Zhi | Guangzhou Evergrande | 31 |
| 5 | Son Heung-min | Bayer Leverkusen | 31 |
| 6 | Muriqui | Guangzhou Evergrande | 27 |
| 7 | Javad Nekounam | Esteghlal | 25 |
| 8 | Yuto Nagatomo | Internazionale | 23 |
| 9 | Shinji Kagawa | Manchester United | 11 |
| 10 | Robbie Kruse | Fortuna Düsseldorf / Bayer Leverkusen | 11 |
| 11 | Ha Dae-Sung | FC Seoul | 8 |
| 12 | Dejan Damjanović | FC Seoul | 8 |
| 13 | Shinji Okazaki | VfB Stuttgart / Mainz 05 | 7 |
| 14 | Maya Yoshida | Southampton | 6 |
| 15 | Atsuto Uchida | Schalke 04 | 5 |
| 16 | Hisato Satō | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 5 |
| 17 | Yoichiro Kakitani | Cerezo Osaka | 3 |
| 18 | Rogerinho | Al-Kuwait | 3 |
| 19 | Hiroshi Kiyotake | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2 |
| Saeed Murjan | Al-Arabi / Kazma | 2 | |
| Yoshito Ōkubo | Kawasaki Frontale | 2 | |
| Yuya Osako | Kashima Antlers | 2 | |
| Park Chu-young | Celta de Vigo/ Arsenal | 2 | |
| Zeng Cheng | Guangzhou Evergrande | 2 | |
| 25 | Ahmad Hayel | Al-Arabi | 1 |
| Shunsuke Nakamura | Yokohama F. Marinos | 1 | |
| Lalrindika Ralte | East Bengal | 1 |
References
- ^ "Titan Sports conferred the 'Best Footballer in Asia' trophy to Keisuke Honda (in Chinese) 本田圭佑荣膺亚洲金球奖 体坛周报远赴圣西罗颁奖". Titan Sports. 17 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 24 December 2016.