Asian Footballer of the Year
The Asian Footballer of the Year is an annual prize awarded to the best Asian player in a calendar year, organized by Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The origin of the award was a poll, launched to mark the first edition of a football handbook in 1985. The award began in 1988 through International Federation of Football History &amp; Statistics (IFFHS) with sport magazines and journalists, then it was adopted by the AFC in 1994 with the allocation of annual award. When the AFC cancelled its awards ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, IFFHS selected the Players of the Year about the world and each continent.