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]

As the inaugural winner, Keisuke Honda held the Best Footballer in Asia trophy in the conference hall of the San Siro stadium on March 16th, 2014

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 Moscow46
2 Elkeson Guangzhou Evergrande32
3 Darío Conca Guangzhou Evergrande32
4 Zheng Zhi Guangzhou Evergrande31
5 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen31
6 Muriqui Guangzhou Evergrande27
7 Javad Nekounam Esteghlal25
8 Yuto Nagatomo Internazionale23
9 Shinji Kagawa Manchester United11
10 Robbie Kruse Fortuna Düsseldorf / Bayer Leverkusen11
11 Ha Dae-Sung FC Seoul8
12 Dejan Damjanović FC Seoul8
13 Shinji Okazaki VfB Stuttgart / Mainz 057
14 Maya Yoshida Southampton6
15 Atsuto Uchida Schalke 045
16 Hisato Satō Sanfrecce Hiroshima5
17 Yoichiro Kakitani Cerezo Osaka3
18 Rogerinho Al-Kuwait3
19 Hiroshi Kiyotake 1. FC Nürnberg2
Saeed Murjan Al-Arabi / Kazma2
Yoshito Ōkubo Kawasaki Frontale2
Yuya Osako Kashima Antlers2
Park Chu-young Celta de Vigo/ Arsenal2
Zeng Cheng Guangzhou Evergrande2
25 Ahmad Hayel Al-Arabi1
Shunsuke Nakamura Yokohama F. Marinos1
Lalrindika Ralte East Bengal1

References
  1. "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.
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