The 2015 Best Footballer in Asia, given to the best football player in Asia as judged by a panel of 20 sports journalists, was awarded to Son Heung-min on 28 December 2015. Son became the first player to win the award on multiple occasions, and the first player to win the award consecutively.
Voting The panel of jurors was constituted by 20 journalists. 16 journalists represent AFC countries/regions including Australia, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea Republic, Macao, 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.
Rules Each juror selects 5 best footballers and awards them 5, 4, 3, 2 points and 1 point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. The trophy of the Best Footballer in Asia is awarded to the player with the highest total of points.
Ranking RankNameClub(s)Points 1 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen Tottenham Hotspur 49 2 Zheng Zhi Guangzhou Evergrande 32 3 Ricardo Goulart Guangzhou Evergrande 32 4 Ahmed Khalil Al-Ahli 28 5 Omar Abdulrahman Al-Ain 27 6 Massimo Luongo Swindon Town Queens Park Rangers 25 7 Shinji Kagawa Borussia Dortmund 22 8 Ki Sung-yueng Swansea City 15 9 Paulinho Tottenham Hotspur Guangzhou Evergrande 12 10 Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Al-Nassr 10 11 Eldor Shomurodov Bunyodkor 9 12 Masaaki Higashiguchi Gamba Osaka 6 13 Huang Bowen Guangzhou Evergrande 5 Andranik Teymourian Tractor Sazi Umm Salal 15 Odil Ahmedov Krasnodar 4 Yoshinori Muto FC Tokyo Mainz 05 4 17 Theerathon Bunmathan Buriram United 3 Mohd Safiq Rahim Johor Darul Ta'zim Zhang Linpeng Guangzhou Evergrande 20 Aaron Mooy Melbourne City 2 21 Artur Gevorkyan Nasaf 1 Kim Young-gwon Guangzhou Evergrande Lima Al-Ahli Takashi Usami Gamba Osaka
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