Lee Kang-in became the best player in Asia this year. AFC Awards Honored to win International Awards of the Year

Oct 17, 2025

Lee Kang-in became the best player in Asia this year. AFC Awards Honored to win International Awards of the Year
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Lee Kang-in (PSG) became the best player this year.

Lee Kang-in was selected as the winner of the 'International Medal of the Year' at the"Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Awards 2025" held at the King Fahad Cultural Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on the 16th (Korea time).

Winner of the AFC member countries who play outside of Asia in the most outstanding performance of the year.




Lee Kang-in is the third Korean player to receive the award after Son Heung-min (LAFC) and Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich).

Son Heung-min won four times (2015, 2017, 2019, 2023), and Kim Min-jae received it in 2022. He is the sixth Korean to win the award.

Korea is the country that produced the largest number of winners, and Japan won four awards.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.