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[스포츠서울 박준범기자] Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham Hotspur) received the 2020 Asian Football Federation (AFC) International Player Award.
The Asian Football Federation (AFC) announced through its website on the 24th (Korean time) that Son Heung-min was selected as the Asian International Player of the Year Award.
The awards ceremony was canceled in the aftermath of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19), and AFC selected the winners online. This is a result reflecting the vote results of fans (60%) and experts (40%). This award is given to a male player from Asia who plays for a professional team that is not part of the AFC, and was selected based on his performance in his team and national team last year. It is the fourth award after 2015 and 2017 in 2019.
Son Heung-min, who received 25.03 points, easily beat Iran’s Medi Taremi (29, FC Porto), who ranked second (19.34 points). AFC also explained Son Heung-min, “Shon Heung-min, who boasted an amazing breath with Harry Kane, had the best year in Tottenham, scoring 22 goals.”
In addition to Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in (20, Valencia) was ranked 7th in this category (0.74 points). The best female player was Eli Carpenter (21, Olympiad Lyon) who scored 26.93 points. Ji So-yeon (30, Chelsea Women), who was included in the nomination, ranked 5th (9.59 points), and Seulgi Jang (27, Incheon Hyundai Steel) ranked 6th (3.80 points). In the Best Young Player category, Won Doo-jae (24, Ulsan Hyundai) was in third place (16.20 points). Won Doo-jae was selected as the best player (MVP) at the AFC Under-23 (U-23) Championship held in Thailand in January last year, and contributed to becoming the top player in Ulsan in the Asian Champions League (ACL) in December. did.
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