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.
Ranking RankNameClub(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
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