The South Korean Footballer of the Year, officially known as Korea Football Association Player of the Year, is an annual award presented to the best South Korean football player in a calendar year by Korea Football Association (KFA).
KASA Best Footballer
The KFA recommended the best Korean footballer of the year, who would be awarded a citation by the Korea Amateur Sports Association (KASA), from 1957 to 1972.
Year Player Club 1957 Kim Dong-geun ROK Marine Corps 1958 Kim Ji-sung ROK Army CIC 1959 Woo Sang-kwon ROK Army OPMG 1960 Moon Jung-sik ROK Army CIC 1961 Ham Heung-chul ROK Army OPMG 1962 Jeong Sun-cheon ROK Army CIC 1963Not awarded 1964 1965 Cho Sung-dal Korea Electric Power 1966Unknown 1967 Huh Yoon-jung Yangzee 1968 Seo Yoon-chan Yangzee 1969 Kim Jung-nam Yangzee 1970 Kim Jung-nam (2) Korea Exchange Bank 1971 Kim Ho Commercial Bank of Korea 1972 Park Lee-chun Kookmin Bank
Most Valuable Player South Korean journalists selected the best players from 1969 to 1984 under the KFA. The KFA also chose the best players in some other years by itself.
Year Player Club Ref. 1965 Cho Yoon-ok Korea Tungsten 1966Unknown19671968 1969 Kim Ho Commercial Bank of Korea 1970 Lee Hoe-taik Hanyang University 1971 Kim Jung-nam Korea Exchange Bank 1972 Park Lee-chun Kookmin Bank 1973 Cha Bum-kun Korea University 1974 Byun Ho-young Seoul Bank 1975 Kim Ho-kon ROK Army 1976 Choi Jong-duk Korea University 1977 Cho Young-jeung ROK Navy 1978 Kim Jae-han Korea Housing Bank 1979 Park Sung-hwa ROK Army 1980 Lee Young-moo Hallelujah FC 1981 Cho Kwang-rae Daewoo FC 1982Not awarded 1983 Kim Jong-boo Korea University 1984 Huh Jung-moo Hyundai Horang-i 1985 Chung Yong-hwan Daewoo Royals 1986Unknown 1987 1988 Chung Yong-hwan (2) Daewoo Royals 1989Unknown 1990 Choi Soon-ho Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso 1991 Kim Joo-sung Daewoo Royals
Fans' Player of the Year The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015.
Year Player Club Ref. 2003 Ahn Jung-hwan Shimizu S-Pulse 2004Not awarded 2005 2006 Seol Ki-hyeon Reading 2007Not awarded 2008 2009 2010 Park Ji-sung Manchester United 2011 Ki Sung-yueng Celtic 2012 Ki Sung-yueng (2) Swansea City 2013 Lee Chung-yong Bolton Wanderers 2014 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen 2015 Son Heung-min (2) Tottenham Hotspur
Player of the Year
The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010. Year Player Club Ref. 2010 Park Ji-sung Manchester United 2011 Ki Sung-yueng Celtic 2012 Ki Sung-yueng (2) Swansea City 2013 Son Heung-min Bayer Leverkusen 2014 Son Heung-min (2) Bayer Leverkusen 2015 Kim Young-gwon Guangzhou Evergrande 2016 Ki Sung-yueng (3) Swansea City 2017 Son Heung-min (3) Tottenham Hotspur 2018 Hwang Ui-jo Gamba Osaka 2019 Son Heung-min (4) Tottenham Hotspur 2020 Son Heung-min (5) Tottenham Hotspur 2021 Son Heung-min (6) Tottenham Hotspur 2022 Son Heung-min (7) Tottenham Hotspur 2023 Kim Min-jae Bayern Munich 2024 Son Heung-min (8) Tottenham Hotspur 2025 Lee Kang-in Paris Saint-Germain
See also KFA Awards
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