The South Korean Footballer of the Year, officially known as Korea Football Association Player of the Year, is an annual award presented to the best South Korean football player in a calendar year by Korea Football Association (KFA).
The KFA recommended the best Korean footballer of the year, who would be awarded a citation by the Korea Amateur Sports Association (KASA), from 1957 to 1972. [1]
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
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1957 | Kim Dong-geun |
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[2] |
1958 | Kim Ji-sung |
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[1] |
1959 | Woo Sang-kwon |
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[3] |
1960 | Moon Jung-sik |
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[4] |
1961 | Ham Heung-chul |
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[5] |
1962 | Jeong Sun-cheon |
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[6] |
1963 | Not awarded | ||
1964 | |||
1965 | Cho Sung-dal |
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[7] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | Huh Yoon-jung |
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[8] |
1968 | Seo Yoon-chan |
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[9] |
1969 | Kim Jung-nam |
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[10] |
1970 | Kim Jung-nam (2) |
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[11] |
1971 | Kim Ho |
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[12] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun |
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[13] |
South Korean journalists selected the best players from 1969 to 1984 under the KFA. The KFA also chose the best players in some other years by itself.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
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1965 | Cho Yoon-ok |
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[14] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | |||
1968 | |||
1969 | Kim Ho |
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[15] |
1970 | Lee Hoe-taik |
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[16] |
1971 | Kim Jung-nam |
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[17] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun |
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[18] |
1973 | Cha Bum-kun |
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[19] |
1974 | Byun Ho-young |
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[20] |
1975 | Kim Ho-kon |
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[21] |
1976 | Choi Jong-duk |
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[22] |
1977 | Cho Young-jeung |
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[23] |
1978 | Kim Jae-han |
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[24] |
1979 | Park Sung-hwa |
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[25] |
1980 | Lee Young-moo |
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[26] |
1981 | Cho Kwang-rae |
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[27] |
1982 | Not awarded | ||
1983 | Kim Jong-boo |
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[28] |
1984 | Huh Jung-moo |
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[29] |
1985 | Chung Yong-hwan |
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[30] |
1986 | Unknown | ||
1987 | |||
1988 | Chung Yong-hwan (2) |
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[31] |
1989 | Unknown | ||
1990 | Choi Soon-ho |
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[32] |
1991 | Kim Joo-sung |
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[33] |
The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
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[34] |
2004 | Not awarded | ||
2005 | |||
2006 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
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[35] |
2007 | Not awarded | ||
2008 | |||
2009 | |||
2010 | Park Ji-sung |
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[36] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng |
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[37] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) |
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[38] |
2013 | Lee Chung-yong |
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[39] |
2014 | Son Heung-min |
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[40] |
2015 | Son Heung-min (2) |
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[41] |
The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Park Ji-sung |
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[42] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng |
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[43] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) |
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[44] |
2013 | Son Heung-min |
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[45] |
2014 | Son Heung-min (2) |
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[46] |
2015 | Kim Young-gwon |
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[47] |
2016 | Ki Sung-yueng (3) |
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[48] |
2017 | Son Heung-min (3) |
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[49] |
2018 | Hwang Ui-jo |
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[50] |
2019 | Son Heung-min (4) |
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[51] |
2020 | Son Heung-min (5) |
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[52] |
2021 | Son Heung-min (6) |
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[53] |
2022 | Son Heung-min (7) |
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[54] |
2023 | Kim Min-jae |
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[55] |
The South Korean Footballer of the Year, officially known as Korea Football Association Player of the Year, is an annual award presented to the best South Korean football player in a calendar year by Korea Football Association (KFA).
The KFA recommended the best Korean footballer of the year, who would be awarded a citation by the Korea Amateur Sports Association (KASA), from 1957 to 1972. [1]
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1957 | Kim Dong-geun |
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[2] |
1958 | Kim Ji-sung |
![]() |
[1] |
1959 | Woo Sang-kwon |
![]() |
[3] |
1960 | Moon Jung-sik |
![]() |
[4] |
1961 | Ham Heung-chul |
![]() |
[5] |
1962 | Jeong Sun-cheon |
![]() |
[6] |
1963 | Not awarded | ||
1964 | |||
1965 | Cho Sung-dal |
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[7] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | Huh Yoon-jung |
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[8] |
1968 | Seo Yoon-chan |
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[9] |
1969 | Kim Jung-nam |
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[10] |
1970 | Kim Jung-nam (2) |
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[11] |
1971 | Kim Ho |
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[12] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun |
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[13] |
South Korean journalists selected the best players from 1969 to 1984 under the KFA. The KFA also chose the best players in some other years by itself.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
1965 | Cho Yoon-ok |
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[14] |
1966 | Unknown | ||
1967 | |||
1968 | |||
1969 | Kim Ho |
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[15] |
1970 | Lee Hoe-taik |
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[16] |
1971 | Kim Jung-nam |
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[17] |
1972 | Park Lee-chun |
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[18] |
1973 | Cha Bum-kun |
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[19] |
1974 | Byun Ho-young |
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[20] |
1975 | Kim Ho-kon |
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[21] |
1976 | Choi Jong-duk |
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[22] |
1977 | Cho Young-jeung |
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[23] |
1978 | Kim Jae-han |
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[24] |
1979 | Park Sung-hwa |
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[25] |
1980 | Lee Young-moo |
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[26] |
1981 | Cho Kwang-rae |
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[27] |
1982 | Not awarded | ||
1983 | Kim Jong-boo |
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[28] |
1984 | Huh Jung-moo |
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[29] |
1985 | Chung Yong-hwan |
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[30] |
1986 | Unknown | ||
1987 | |||
1988 | Chung Yong-hwan (2) |
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[31] |
1989 | Unknown | ||
1990 | Choi Soon-ho |
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[32] |
1991 | Kim Joo-sung |
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[33] |
The KFA held an annual poll to select Korean fans' best player in its website from 2003 to 2015.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2003 | Ahn Jung-hwan |
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[34] |
2004 | Not awarded | ||
2005 | |||
2006 | Seol Ki-hyeon |
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[35] |
2007 | Not awarded | ||
2008 | |||
2009 | |||
2010 | Park Ji-sung |
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[36] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng |
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[37] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) |
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[38] |
2013 | Lee Chung-yong |
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[39] |
2014 | Son Heung-min |
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[40] |
2015 | Son Heung-min (2) |
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[41] |
The KFA members and South Korean journalists have voted for annual best Korean players since 2010.
Year | Player | Club | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
2010 | Park Ji-sung |
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[42] |
2011 | Ki Sung-yueng |
![]() |
[43] |
2012 | Ki Sung-yueng (2) |
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[44] |
2013 | Son Heung-min |
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[45] |
2014 | Son Heung-min (2) |
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[46] |
2015 | Kim Young-gwon |
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[47] |
2016 | Ki Sung-yueng (3) |
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[48] |
2017 | Son Heung-min (3) |
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[49] |
2018 | Hwang Ui-jo |
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[50] |
2019 | Son Heung-min (4) |
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[51] |
2020 | Son Heung-min (5) |
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[52] |
2021 | Son Heung-min (6) |
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[53] |
2022 | Son Heung-min (7) |
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[54] |
2023 | Kim Min-jae |
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[55] |