The 2010 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Andrés D'Alessandro of Internacional on December 30, 2010.

Andrés D'Alessandro won the award for the first time ahead of two-time holder Juan Sebastián Verón. D'Alessandro became the second Inter player to win the award.

Rankings RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints1Andrés D'Alessandro Internacional612Juan Sebastián Verón Estudiantes513Neymar Santos474Darío Conca Fluminense465Santiago Silva Vélez Sársfield356Mauricio Victorino Universidad de Chile337Hilario Navarro Independiente288Néicer Reasco LDU Quito269Egidio Arévalo Peñarol24Leandro Desábato Estudiantes24Giuliano Internacional2412Pablo Guiñazú Internacional2313Humberto Suazo Monterrey1914Thiago Ribeiro Cruzeiro17Martín Silva Defensor Sporting1716Bolívar Internacional14Guillermo Ochoa América1418Kléber Palmeiras13Rogério Ceni São Paulo1320Roberto Carlos Corinthians11Gary Medel Boca Juniors11Walter Montillo Cruzeiro11Miguel Pinto Universidad de Chile1124Giovanni Moreno Racing10Renan Internacional1026Juan Pablo Carrizo River Plate9Luis Ernesto Michel Guadalajara9Victor Grêmio929Norberto Araujo LDU Quito8Fábio Cruzeiro8Índio Internacional8Rodrigo Mora Defensor Sporting833Rodrigo Braña Estudiantes7José Francisco Cevallos LDU Quito735Sebastián Abreu Botafogo6Ulises de la Cruz LDU Quito6Nei Internacional6Agustín Orión Estudiantes6Emiliano Papa Vélez Sársfield640Marcos Assunção Palmeiras5Diego Barreto Cerro Porteño5Omar Bravo Guadalajara5Fabián Cubero Vélez Sársfield5Rafael Moura Goiás5Jorge Valdivia Palmeiras546Alex Silva São Paulo4Elias Atlético Goianiense4Jorge Guagua LDU Quito4Leo Moura Flamengo4Lucas Mareque Independiente4Mariano Fluminense4Juan Manuel Martínez Vélez Sársfield4Sebastián Peratta Newell's Old Boys4Enzo Pérez Estudiantes4Pedro Sarabia Libertad4Andrés Scotti Colo-Colo4

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