The 2022 South American Footballer of the Year award (Spanish: Rey del Fútbol de América), given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Brazilian striker Pedro of Flamengo on March 15, 2023. Pedro finished only four votes ahead of Uruguayan midfielder and Flamengo teammate Giorgian de Arrascaeta.
The award is part of the paper's "El Mejor de América" (The Best of America) awards, which also presents the awards for South American Women's Player of the Year (Reina de América), South American Coach of the Year (Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) and the Best XI (Equipo Ideal), composed of the best eleven players at their positions. Lionel Scaloni was named Coach of the Year after leading Argentina to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
At eighteen years of age, Colombian forward Linda Caicedo was named Women's Football Player of the Year.
Best Player RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes1Pedro Flamengo682Giorgian de Arrascaeta Flamengo643Julián Alvarez River Plate344Gabriel Barbosa Flamengo135Enzo Fernández River Plate126Luis Suárez Nacional3Germán Cano FluminenseÉverton Ribeiro Flamengo9Gustavo Gómez Palmeiras2Raphael Veiga PalmeirasLautaro Díaz Independiente del Valle12Dudu Palmeiras1Víctor Figueroa AucasFranco Armani River PlateAlex Roldán Seattle Sounders FCCamilo Vargas AtlasCarlos Vela LAFCCristian Pellerano Independiente del ValleGustavo Scarpa PalmeirasJunior Sornoza Independiente del VallePablo Lavandeira Alianza LimaJhon Durán Chicago FireAgustín Auzmendi Olancho
Best Women's Player RankPlayerNationalityClubVotes1Linda Caicedo Deportivo Cali762Bia Zaneratto Palmeiras213Yamila Rodríguez Boca Juniors204Ary Borges Palmeiras7Duda Sampaio Internacional
Best Manager RankPlayerNationalityClub / National teamVotes1Lionel Scaloni Argentina national team1072Abel Ferreira Palmeiras353Dorival Júnior Flamengo284Martín Anselmi Independiente del Valle205Luiz Felipe Scolari Athletico Paranaense8
Best Team
PositionPlayerNationalityClubGKWeverton PalmeirasLBThiago Heleno Athletico ParanaenseCBDavid Luiz FlamengoRBGustavo Gómez PalmeirasMFGiorgian de Arrascaeta FlamengoMFLorenzo Faravelli Independiente del ValleMFGustavo Scarpa PalmeirasMFÉverton Ribeiro FlamengoFWJulián Alvarez River PlateFWPedro FlamengoFWGabriel Barbosa Flamengo
National league awards NationBest playerBest managerBest team Julián Alvarez (River Plate) Fernando Gago (Racing Club)Racing Club Chico (Bolívar) Antônio Carlos Zago (Bolívar)Bolívar Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras)Palmeiras Juan Martín Lucero (Colo-Colo) Gustavo Quinteros (Colo-Colo)Colo-Colo Leonardo Castro (Deportivo Pereira) Alejandro Restrepo (Deportivo Pereira)Deportivo Pereira Celso Borges (Alajuelense) Jeaustin Campos (Saprissa)Cartaginés Ricardo Adé (Aucas) César Farías (Aucas)Aucas Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) Steve Cherundolo (Los Angeles FC)Los Angeles FC Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia) Pedro Troglio (Olimpia)Olimpia Nicolás Ibáñez (Pachuca) Guillermo Almada (Pachuca)Pachuca Derlis González (Club Olimpia) Julio César Cáceres (Club Olimpia)Club Olimpia Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) Guillermo Salas (Alianza Lima)Alianza Lima Felipe Carballo (Nacional) Pablo Repetto (Nacional)Nacional Yerson Chacón (Deportivo Táchira) José María Morr (Metropolitanos)Metropolitanos
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