AFC Umumkan Nominasi Pemain Terbaik 2025: Bintang Muda Malaysia Jadi Kandidat, Timnas Indonesia Nihil Wakil

Bersaing dengan Akram Afif

Di sisi lain, Akram Afif bukan nama baru di panggung penghargaan. Penyerang timnas Qatar itu pernah meraih gelar Pemain Terbaik Asia 2019.

Sementara Salem Al Dawsari merupakan peraih gelar edisi 2022. Bintang Al Hilal tersebut membawa klubnya lolos ke semifinal AFC Champions League Elite dengan catatan 10 gol.

AFC juga mengumumkan kategori Asian International Player of the Year untuk pemain Asia yang berkarier di luar benua. Tiga nama yang masuk adalah Lee Kang In (PSG/Korea Selatan), Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan/Olympiacos/Iran), dan Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/Jepang).

Selain kategori utama, AFC Awards 2025 juga menghadirkan penghargaan untuk pemain wanita, pelatih, futsal, hingga asosiasi anggota. Acara penganugerahan akan berlangsung di Riyadh pada 16 Oktober 2025.

Daftar Lengkap Nominasi AFC Awards 2025

AFC Player of the Year:
• Arif Aiman Hanapi (Johor Darul Ta'zim/Malaysia)
• Akram Afif (Al Sadd/Qatar)
• Salem Al Dawsari (Al Hilal/Arab Saudi)

AFC Women's Player of the Year:
• Holly McNamara (Melbourne City/Australia)
• Wang Shuang (Wuhan Jiangda/China)
• Hana Takahashi (Urawa Red Diamonds/Jepang)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men):
• Mehdi Taremi (Inter Milan/Olympiacos/Iran)
• Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad/Jepang)
• Lee Kang In (Paris Saint-Germain/Korea Selatan)

AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Women):
• Stephanie Catley (Arsenal/Australia)
• Maika Hamano (Chelsea/Jepang)
• Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City/Jepang)

AFC Futsal Player of the Year:
• Moslem Oladghobad (Gohar Zamin/Iran)
• Salar Aghapour (Gohar Zamin/Iran)
• Muhammad Osamanmusa (Jimbee Cartagena/Thailand)

AFC Coach of the Year (Men):
• Trevor Morgan (Australia U20/Australia)
• Ri Song Ho (Korea Utara U20 Putri/Korea Utara)
• Song Sung Gwon (Korea Utara U17 Putri/Korea Utara)

AFC Coach of the Year (Women):
• Lu Kuei-Hua (Taichung Blue Whale/Taiwan)
• Marziyeh Jafari (Bam Khatoon/Iran)
• Neungrutai Srathongvian (BG Asian Scholars College/Thailand)

AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men):
• Alex Badolato (Melbourne Victory/Australia)
• Hamed Yousef (Al Ittihad/Arab Saudi)
• Sadriddin Khasanov (FC Bunyodkor/Uzbekistan)

AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women):
• Choe Il Son (4.25 SC/Korea Utara)
• Jon Il Chong (Amnokgang SC/Korea Utara)
• Manaka Matsukubo (North Carolina Courage/Jepang)

AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum):
• Iran Football Federation
• Japan Football Association
• Saudi Arabian Football Federation

AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond):
• Chinese Football Association
• The Football Association of Thailand
• Vietnam Football Federation

AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold):
• The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited
• AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)
• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Guam Football Association
• Lao Football Federation

AFC Regional Association of the Year:
• ASEAN Football Federation
• East Asian Football Federation
• South Asian Football Federation

AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Gold):
• Chinese Football Association
• Saudi Arabian Football Federation
• United Arab Emirates Football Association

AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Silver):
• Guam Football Association
• All India Football Federation
• Football Association of Malaysia

AFC President's Recognition Award for Grassroots Football (Bronze):
• Bangladesh Football Federation
• Northern Mariana Islands Football Association
• Vietnam Football Federation

AFC Referees Special Award:
• Alireza Faghani (Australia)
• Anton Shchetinin (Australia)
• Ashley Beecham (Australia)