# 2022 South American Footballer of the Year

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

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
| 1 | Pedro | Brazil | Flamengo | 68 |
| 2 | Giorgian De Arrascaeta | Uruguay | Flamengo | 64 |
| 3 | Julián Álvarez | Argentina | River Plate | 34 |
| 4 | Gabriel Barbosa | Brazil | Flamengo | 13 |
| 5 | Enzo Fernández | Argentina | River Plate | 12 |
| 6 | Luis Suárez | Uruguay | Nacional | 3 |
| 6 | Germán Cano | Argentina | Fluminense | 3 |
| 6 | Éverton Ribeiro | Brazil | Flamengo | 3 |
| 9 | Gustavo Gómez | Paraguay | Palmeiras | 2 |
| 9 | Raphael Veiga | Brazil | Palmeiras | 2 |
| 9 | Lautaro Díaz | Argentina | Independiente del Valle | 2 |
| 12 | Dudu | Brazil | Palmeiras | 1 |
| 12 | Víctor Figueroa | Argentina | Aucas | 1 |
| 12 | Franco Armani | Argentina | River Plate | 1 |
| 12 | Alex Roldán | El Salvador | Seattle Sounders FC | 1 |
| 12 | Camilo Vargas | Colombia | Atlas | 1 |
| 12 | Carlos Vela | Mexico | LAFC | 1 |
| 12 | Cristian Pellerano | Argentina | Independiente del Valle | 1 |
| 12 | Gustavo Scarpa | Brazil | Palmeiras | 1 |
| 12 | Junior Sornoza | Ecuador | Independiente del Valle | 1 |
| 12 | Pablo Lavandeira | Uruguay | Alianza Lima | 1 |
| 12 | Jhon Durán | Colombia | Chicago Fire | 1 |
| 12 | Agustín Auzmendi | Argentina | Olancho | 1 |
* ↑ Julián Álvarez played part of 2022 with Manchester City (England).
* ↑ Luis Suárez played part of 2022 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).
* ↑ Lautaro Díaz played part of 2022 with Villa Dálmine (Argentina).
* ↑ Cristian Pellerano is a Mexican naturalized citizen.
* ↑ Agustín Auzmendi played part of 2022 with Jaguares de Córdoba (Colombia).

## Best Women's Player

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Votes |
| 1 | Linda Caicedo | Colombia | Deportivo Cali | 76 |
| 2 | Bia Zaneratto | Brazil | Palmeiras | 21 |
| 3 | Yamila Rodríguez | Argentina | Boca Juniors | 20 |
| 4 | Ary Borges | Brazil | Palmeiras | 7 |
| 4 | Duda Sampaio | Brazil | Internacional | 7 |

## Best Manager

| Rank | Player | Nationality | Club / National team | Votes |
| 1 | Lionel Scaloni | Argentina | Argentina national team | 107 |
| 2 | Abel Ferreira | Portugal | Palmeiras | 35 |
| 3 | Dorival Júnior | Brazil | Flamengo | 28 |
| 4 | Martín Anselmi | Argentina | Independiente del Valle | 20 |
| 5 | Luiz Felipe Scolari | Brazil | Athletico Paranaense | 8 |
* ↑ Dorival Júnior spent part of 2022 as manager of Ceará (Brazil).
* ↑ Martín Anselmi spent part of 2022 as manager of Unión La Calera (Chile).

## Best Team

| Position | Player | Nationality | Club |
| GK | Weverton | Brazil | Palmeiras |
| LB | Thiago Heleno | Brazil | Athletico Paranaense |
| CB | David Luiz | Brazil | Flamengo |
| RB | Gustavo Gómez | Paraguay | Palmeiras |
| MF | Giorgian de Arrascaeta | Uruguay | Flamengo |
| MF | Lorenzo Faravelli | Argentina | Independiente del Valle |
| MF | Gustavo Scarpa | Brazil | Palmeiras |
| MF | Éverton Ribeiro | Brazil | Flamengo |
| FW | Julián Álvarez | Argentina | River Plate |
| FW | Pedro | Brazil | Flamengo |
| FW | Gabriel Barbosa | Brazil | Flamengo |
* ↑ Julián Álvarez played part of 2022 with Manchester City (England).

## National league awards

| Nation | Best player | Best manager | Best team |
| Argentina | Julián Álvarez (River Plate) | Fernando Gago (Racing Club) | Racing Club |
| Bolivia | Chico (Bolívar) | Antônio Carlos Zago (Bolívar) | Bolívar |
| Brazil | Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras) | Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras) | Palmeiras |
| Chile | Juan Martín Lucero (Colo-Colo) | Gustavo Quinteros (Colo-Colo) | Colo-Colo |
| Colombia | Leonardo Castro (Deportivo Pereira) | Alejandro Restrepo (Deportivo Pereira) | Deportivo Pereira |
| Costa Rica | Celso Borges (Alajuelense) | Jeaustin Campos (Saprissa) | Cartaginés |
| Ecuador | Ricardo Adé (Aucas) | César Farías (Aucas) | Aucas |
| United States | Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC) | Steve Cherundolo (Los Angeles FC) | Los Angeles FC |
| Honduras | Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia) | Pedro Troglio (Olimpia) | Olimpia |
| Mexico | Nicolás Ibáñez (Pachuca) | Guillermo Almada (Pachuca) | Pachuca |
| Paraguay | Derlis González (Club Olimpia) | Julio César Cáceres (Club Olimpia) | Club Olimpia |
| Peru | Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima) | Guillermo Salas (Alianza Lima) | Alianza Lima |
| Uruguay | Felipe Carballo (Nacional) | Pablo Repetto (Nacional) | Nacional |
| Venezuela | Yerson Chacón (Deportivo Táchira) | José María Morr (Metropolitanos) | Metropolitanos |
* ↑ Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.