The Asian Young Footballer of the Year award, officially known as the AFC Youth Player of the Year award, is presented to the best young football player in Asia. It has been awarded by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) since 1995. It is usually presented during the AFC Annual Awards in November or December.
Overall winners (1995–2007) {| class="wikitable" !Year !Player !Gender !Nation !Club !Ref. |- |1995 |Mohammed Al-Kathiri |Man
|1996 |Bamrung Boonprom |Man | | Bangkok Bank
|1997 |Mehdi Mahdavikia |Man | | Persepolis
|1998 |Shinji Ono |Man | | Urawa Red Diamonds
|1999 |Waleed Hamzah |Man | | Al-Arabi
|2000 |Ryoichi Maeda |Man | | Jubilo Iwata
|2001 |Du Wei |Man | | Shanghai Shenhua
|2002 |Lee Chun-soo |Man | | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
|2003 |Yoshito Okubo |Man | | Cerezo Osaka
|2004 |Park Chu-young |Man | | Korea University
|2005 |Choe Myong-ho |Man | | Kyonggongop
|2006 |Ma Xiaoxu |Woman | | Dalian Shide
|2007 |Kim Kum-il |Man | | April 25
Men's winners {| class="wikitable" !Year !Player !Nation !Club !Ref. |- |2008 |Ahmad Khalil | | Al-Ahli
|2009 |Ki Sung-yueng | | FC Seoul
|2010 |Jong Il-gwan | | Rimyongsu
|2011 |Hideki Ishige | | Shimizu S-Pulse
|2012 |Mohannad Abdul-Raheem | | Duhok SC
|2013 |Ali Adnan Kadhim | | Çaykur Rizespor
|2014 |Ahmed Moein | | Eupen
|2015 |Dostonbek Khamdamov | | Bunyodkor
|2016 |Ritsu Dōan | | Gamba Osaka
|2017 |Lee Seung-woo | | Hellas Verona
|2018 |Turki Al-Ammar | | Al-Shabab
|2019 |Lee Kang-in | | Valencia
|2020 |colspan="4" rowspan="2" align="center"|Not awarded |- |2021 |- |2022 |Kuryu Matsuki | | FC Tokyo
|2023 |Abbosbek Fayzullaev | | CSKA Moscow
|2024 |colspan="4" align="center"|Not awarded |- |2025 |Alexander Badolato | | Newcastle Jets
Women's winners {| class="wikitable" !Year !Player !Nation !Club !Ref. |- |2008 |Mana Iwabuchi | | Nippon TV Beleza
|2009 |Mana Iwabuchi | | Nippon TV Beleza
|2010 |Yeo Min-ji | | Haman Daesan High School
|2011 |Caitlin Foord | | Sydney FC
|2012 |Hanae Shibata | | Urawa Red Diamonds
|2013 |Jang Sel-gi | | Gangwon State University
|2014 |Hina Sugita | | Fujieda Junshin High School
|2015 |Rikako Kobayashi | | Tokiwagi Gakuen High School
|2016 |Fuka Nagano | | Urawa Red Diamonds
|2017 |Sung Hyang-sim | | Pyongyang City
|2018 |Saori Takarada | | Cerezo Osaka Sakai
|2019 |Jun Endo | | Nippon TV Beleza
|2020 |colspan="4" rowspan="2" align="center"|Not awarded |- |2021 |- |2022 |Maika Hamano | | INAC Kobe Leonessa
|2023 |Chae Un-yong | | Wolmido SC
|2024 |colspan="4" align="center"|Not awarded |- |2025 |Choe Il-son | | April 25
Wins by nationality NationOverallMenWomenTotal 3 3 9 15 2 3 2 7 2 1 3 6 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1
See also AFC Annual Awards
References
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