Best Footballer in Asia 2014
The 2014 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of sports journalists, was awarded to Son Heung-min on 28 November 2014.
Voting
The panel of jurors was constituted by 24 journalists. 20 journalists represent AFC countries/regions including Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Macao, Malaysia, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and 4 journalists represent media outlets of non- AFC countries/regions including England, France, Germany and Italy.[1]
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Club(s) | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Son Heung-min | Bayer Leverkusen | 74 |
| 2 | Keisuke Honda | Milan | 56 |
| 3 | Ante Covic | Western Sydney Wanderers | 37 |
| 4 | Tim Cahill | New York Red Bulls | 35 |
| 5 | Nasser Al-Shamrani | Al-Hilal | 27 |
| 6 | Asamoah Gyan | Al-Ain | 25 |
| 7 | Shinji Okazaki | Mainz 05 | 18 |
| 8 | Ki Sung-yueng | Sunderland Swansea City |
18 |
| 9 | Reza Ghoochannejhad | Charlton Athletic Kuwait SC |
16 |
| 10 | Tomi Juric | Western Sydney Wanderers | 13 |
| 11 | Saif Al Hashan | Qadsia | 9 |
| 12 | Koo Ja-cheol | Mainz 05 | 3 |
| Yoshinori Muto | FC Tokyo | ||
| 14 | Ali Adnan | Çaykur Rizespor | 2 |
| Vitaliy Denisov | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Khalfan Ibrahim | Al-Sadd | ||
| Lee Keun-ho | Sangju Sangmu El Jaish | ||
| Ashraf Nu'man | Taraji Wadi Al-Nes Al-Faisaly | ||
| 19 | Ismail Ahmed | Al-Ain | 1 |
| Juan Belencoso | Kitchee | ||
| Ashkan Dejagah | Fulham Al-Arabi |
References
- ^ "Best Footballer in Asia 2014: Son Heung-min won the laurel while no Chinese player wins points (in Chinese) 2014亚洲金球奖：韩国锋线巨星封王 中国0人". Tencent Sports. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2017.