Best Footballer in Asia 2020

The Best Footballer in Asia 2020, recognizing the best male footballer in Asia in 2020, is the 8th edition of the Best Footballer in Asia, presented by Titan Sports. Son Heung-min won the award on 4 January 2021. It was his 4rd Best Footballer in Asia title in a row, and the 5th in the previous 6 years. The event was judged by a panel of 51 sports journalists. Son Heung-min received 45 1st-place votes and 4 2nd-place votes. With 35% of all points awarded, Son achieved the highest tally of Best Footballer in Asia in history at the time.

Voting

51 judges were invited to vote, including 37 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, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. The other fourteen jurors were independent Asian football experts or from well-known football media outlets.^[1] Before voting, all judges were given a 24-player shortlist, but could choose other eligible players.

Rules

Each juror selects 5 best footballers and awards them 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. A trophy for the Best Footballer in Asia is awarded to the player with the highest total of points.^[2]

Tiebreakers

When two or more candidates obtain the same points, the rankings of the concerned candidates would be based upon the following criteria in order:

• a) The number of 1st-place vote obtained

• b) The number of 2nd-place vote obtained

• c) The number of 3rd-place vote obtained

• d) The number of 4th-place vote obtained

If all conditions are equal, the concerned candidates tie.

If the concerned candidates are tied for first place, the award and the trophy are shared.

Ranking

Source:^[3]

Rank	Name	Club(s)	Points
1	Son Heung-min	Tottenham Hotspur	286
2	Sardar Azmoun	Zenit Saint Petersburg	89
3	Júnior Negrão	Ulsan Hyundai	83
4	Andrés Iniesta	Vissel Kobe	44
5	Yoon Bit-garam	Ulsan Hyundai	30
6	Akram Afif	Al-Sadd	29
7	Takefusa Kubo	Mallorca   Villarreal	26
	Alex Teixeira	Jiangsu Suning
9	Mehdi Taremi	Rio Ave   Porto	24
10	Hwang Hee-chan	Red Bull Salzburg   RB Leipzig	22
11	Bafétimbi Gomis	Al-Hilal	20
12	Bashar Resan	Persepolis	19
13	Abderrazak Hamdallah	Al-Nassr	16
14	Won Du-jae	Ulsan Hyundai	16
15	Daichi Kamada	Eintracht Frankfurt	14
16	Takehiro Tomiyasu	Bologna	12
17	Mathew Ryan	Brighton & Hove Albion	11
18	Mitch Langerak	Nagoya Grampus	8
19	Michael Olunga	Kashiwa Reysol	7
20	Wataru Endo	VfB Stuttgart	7
21	Hossein Kanaanizadegan	Persepolis	6
22	Lee Kang-in	Valencia	4
	Jaloliddin Masharipov	Pakhtakor
24	Takumi Minamino	Liverpool	4
25	Alireza Beiranvand	Persepolis   Antwerp	3
	Shoja Khalilzadeh	Persepolis   Al-Rayyan
27	Omar Al-Somah	Al-Ahli	2
28	Hulk	Shanghai SIPG	1
	Kim Tae-hwan	Ulsan Hyundai
	Kaoru Mitoma	Kawasaki Frontale

References

1. "【【2020亚洲金球奖】30人完全排名+全球51位评委名单". Titan Sports (in Chinese). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
2. "Best Footballer in Asia award: All you need to know". FoxSportsAsia. 26 December 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
3. "【2020亚洲金球奖】30人完全排名+全球51位评委名单". Titan Sports (in Chinese). 4 January 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2021.