The Best Footballer in Asia 2022, recognizing the best male footballer in Asia in 2022, was the 10th edition of the Best Footballer in Asia. Son Heung-min claimed the award on 6 February 2023. It was his sixth Best Footballer in Asia title in a row, and eighth title overall. The event was judged by a panel of sixty sports journalists. Son received thirty first-place votes, fifteen second-place votes, two third-place votes, four fourth-place votes, five fifth-place votes and finished on 256 points in total.
Voting 60 judges were invited to vote, including 40 representatives from AFC nations/regions which comprise Afghanistan, Australia, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Korea Republic, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arabic Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Yemen. The other twenty jurors were independent Asian football experts or from high-profile media outlets. Before voting, all judges were given a 25-player shortlist, but could choose other eligible players.
Rules Each juror selected their five best footballers and awarded them five , four, three, two and one point respectively from their first choice to the fifth choice. A trophy for the Best Footballer in Asia was awarded to the player with the highest total of points.
Tiebreakers When two or more candidates obtained the same points, the rankings of the concerned candidates was based upon the following criteria in order:
a) The number of first-place vote obtained b) The number of second-place vote obtained c) The number of third-place vote obtained d) The number of fourth-place vote obtained
If all conditions were equal, the concerned candidates tied.
If the concerned candidates were tied for first place, the award and the trophy were shared.
Ranking Source: RankPlayerClub(s)Points 1 Son Heung-min Tottenham Hotspur256 2 Mehdi Taremi Porto120 3 Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal 112 4 Kim Min-jae Fenerbahçe Napoli 99 5 Kaoru Mitoma Union Saint-Gilloise Brighton & Hove Albion 91 6 Daichi Kamada Eintracht Frankfurt 68 7 Ritsu Dōan PSV Eindhoven SC Freiburg 47 8 Takehiro Tomiyasu Arsenal 37 9 Theerathon Bunmathan Buriram United 21 10 Wataru Endo VfB Stuttgart 18 11 Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic 14 12 Mohamed Kanno Al-Hilal 12 13 Michael Olunga Al-Duhail 6 14 Eldor Shomurodov Roma 6 15 Cho Gue-sung Gimcheon Sangmu Jeonbuk Hyundai 6 16 Matthew Leckie Melbourne City 5 17 Saeid Ezatolahi Al-Garafa Vejle 4 Ikhsan Fandi BG Pathum United Craig Goodwin Adelaide United Jung Woo-Young Al-Sadd Jamie Maclaren Melbourne City 22 Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal 423 Sardar Azmoun Bayer Leverkusen 3 24 Saud Abdulhamid Al-Hilal 3 Kim Young-gwon Ulsan Hyundai 26 Reo Hatate Celtic 2 Maya Yoshida Sampdoria Schalke 04 28 Daizen Maeda Celtic 229 Nguyen Tien Linh Becamex Binh Duong 1 Akihiro Ienaga Kawasaki Frontale Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Hilal
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