Claim: Oceania Footballer of the Year (chosen by a panel of journalists) has occurred ten times between 1988 and 2015, one of the winners was Ryan Thomas
Evidence: Australia Frank Farina New_Zealand Wynton Rufer New_Zealand Wynton Rufer Australia Robbie Slater New_Zealand Wynton Rufer Australia Robbie Slater Australia Aurelio Vidmar New_Caledonia Christian Karembeu Australia Paul Okon Australia Mark Bosnich New_Caledonia Christian Karembeu Australia Harry Kewell Australia Mark Viduka Australia Harry Kewell Australia Brett Emerton Australia Harry Kewell Australia Tim Cahill French Polynesia Marama Vahirua New_Zealand Ryan Nelsen New_Zealand Shane Smeltz New_Zealand Shane Smeltz New_Zealand Ivan Vicelich New_Zealand Ryan Nelsen New_Caledonia Bertrand Kaï New_Zealand Marco Rojas New_Zealand Ryan Thomas