2009 South American Footballer of the Year

The 2009 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Juan Sebastián Verón of Estudiantes de La Plata on December 31, 2009.

Verón became the first player since Carlos Tevez in 2004 (and later in 2005) to repeat the award.

Rankings RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints1Juan Sebastián Verón Estudiantes1092Édison Méndez LDU Quito64Humberto Suazo Monterrey644Leandro Desábato Estudiantes525Claudio Bieler LDU Quito486Salvador Cabañas América45Nicolás Lodeiro Nacional458Nicolás Otamendi Vélez Sársfield43Miguel Pinto Universidad de Chile4310Néicer Reasco LDU Quito4211Gary Medel Universidad Católica Boca Juniors4012Mauro Boselli Estudiantes35Guillermo Ochoa América3514Enrique Vera América LDU Quito2815Darío Conca Fluminense2516Aldo Bobadilla Independiente Medellín20Santiago Silva Vélez Sársfield2018Claudio Morel Rodríguez Boca Juniors1919Rolando Schiavi Estudiantes Newell's Old Boys1820Adriano Flamengo17

Notes 1.Édison Méndez played for Dutch club PSV during the first half of 2009.

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