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Korean soccer star Son Heung-min (Tottenham) has been selected as the eighth player of the year in 2024. Following 2022, it has risen back to 'Thrones' for the first time in two years.
Young Player of the Year went to Yang Min-hyuk (Queens Park Rangers, QPR). Tottenham players swept away. Yang Min-hyuk was officially registered as a Tottenham player with the New Year and was loaned to QPR in the winter transfer market in January.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced the winners of the 2024 'Player of the Year' and 'Young Player of the Year' awards on the 31st. In 2024, 'KFA Awards' was scheduled to be held in mid-January at the same time as a regular general meeting of delegates. However, the election schedule for the 554th KFA chairman was delayed, so it was replaced with the production of the award ceremony contents.
'Player of the Year' is selected by adding up 50% of the press group's vote score and 50% of the association's experts (Technology Development Committee and full-time leaders of women's soccer). Son Heung-min, the most winner of all time, received 109 points in total, narrowly beating the previous year's winner Kim Min-jae (104 points in Bayern Munich). Lee Jae-sung (48 points from Mainz) came in third place.
Ji So-yeon (Seattle Lane, 62 points) took the women's player of the year. Ji So-yeon beat striker Kang Chae-rim (61 points, Suwon FC Women), who led her team to win the WK League in the 2024 season, by just one point. Ji So-yeon is also Son Heung-min's eighth honor and the first award in two years.
Yang Min-hyuk is the best hit product produced by the best Korean soccer player last year. Kangwon FC took over the K League 1 as a high school student. He played in all 38 games and scored 12 goals and six assists. In addition, he was dispatched to Hong Myung-bo in the second consecutive A-match series in March, and finally made his debut in Group B's eighth match against Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. He was 18 years and 343 days old and ranked 12th in the youngest A-match appearance. 'Legend' pushed Cha Bum-keun's record of 18 years and 351 days to 13th place.
In the women's category of 'Young Player of the Year', defensive midfielder Kim Shin-ji (former Uduk University), who joined Italy's AS Roma in January this year due to the performance of the 2024 U-20 Women's World Cup, was selected. The content of the 2024 KFA Awards, hosted by commentator Han Joon-hee, caster Yoon Jang-hyun and announcer Jang Hyun-jung, was released on the official YouTube channel.
Coach Yoon Jung-hwan (currently Incheon), who led Gangwon FC in the K-League last year and achieved the highest record (second place) in the club's history, was honored with this year's Leader of the Year Award. This year's leadership women's division was won by coach Park Yoon-jung, who led the round of 16 at the U-20 Women's World Cup last year.
This year's Judgment Award was won by Kim Jong-hyuk, Park Kyun-yong (men's week, assistant referee), Kim Yoo-jung and Kim Kyung-min (women's week, assistant referee), respectively. In addition, Lieutenant Choi Soon-young (Incheon International Airport Police Corps), who was responsible for the safety of the team and fans when the national team left and entered overseas, was selected as the Hidden Hero, while Gimhae Jamx, which won the K5 Division League Championship in 2024, was named the Club of the Year.
Chairman Chung Mong-gyu said, `We thank and respect the total 71 winners, including athletes, leaders, referees, and those involved in the front line,' `You have the association, and you have the Korean soccer.'
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
