Asian Young Footballer of the Year


The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award is presented to the best young football player in Asia. It has been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation since 1995. It is usually presented during the AFC Annual Awards in November or December.

Winners

YearFootballerNationClubGender
1995Mohammed Al-KathiriMan
1996Bamrung Boonprom Bangkok BankMan
1997Mehdi Mahdavikia PersepolisMan
1998Shinji Ono Urawa Red DiamondsMan
1999Waleed Hamzah Al-ArabiMan
2000Ryoichi Maeda Jubilo IwataMan
2001Du Wei Shanghai ShenhuaMan
2002Lee Chun-Soo Ulsan Hyundai Horang-iMan
2003Yoshito Okubo Cerezo OsakaMan
2004Park Chu-Young Korea UniversityMan
2005Choe Myong-Ho KyonggongopMan
2006Ma Xiaoxu Dalian ShideWoman
2007Kim Kum-Il 4.25 Sports TeamMan
2008Ahmad Khalil Al-AhliMan
2008Mana Iwabuchi NTV BelezaWoman
2009Ki Sung-Yueng FC SeoulMan
2009Mana Iwabuchi NTV BelezaWoman
2010Jong Il-Gwan Rimyongsu Sports ClubMan
2010Yeo Min-Ji Haman Daesan High SchoolWoman
2011Hideki Ishige Shimizu S-PulseMan
2011Caitlin Foord Sydney FCWoman
2012Mohannad Abdul-Raheem Duhok SCMan
2012Hanae Shibata Urawa Red DiamondsWoman
2013Ali Adnan Kadhim Çaykur RizesporMan
2013Jang Sel-gi Gangwon Provincial CollegeWoman
2014Ahmed Moein EupenMan
2014Hina Sugita Fujieda Junshin High SchoolWoman
2015Dostonbek Khamdamov BunyodkorMan
2015Rikako Kobayashi Tokiwagi Gakuen High SchoolWoman
2016Ritsu Doan Gamba OsakaMan
2016Fuka Nagano Urawa Red DiamondsWoman
2017Lee Seung-woo Hellas VeronaMan
2017Sung Hyang-sim Pyongyang City Sports ClubWoman
2018Turki Al-Ammar Al-ShababMan
2018Saori Takarada Cerezo Osaka SakaiWoman
2019Lee Kang-in ValenciaMan
2019Jun Endo Nippon TV BelezaWoman

Wins by country