Sortmeout Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Was just wondering who everyone would say is the best ever male Asian footballer? I’m only really familiar with the guys who have played down south like Son (who must be up there) and Park Ji Sung. Nakata in the late 90s/early 2000s was another pretty famous Japanese player. So who would get your vote and who have I missed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raith_94 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Fan Zhiyi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 2 minutes ago, raith_94 said: Fan Zhiyi I once saw Fan Zhiyi ambling through the overgate eating a McDonalds. He was starring for Dundee at the time. Not one f**k given. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Shaun Maloney 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossBFaeDundee Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Son Heung Min surely has a shout. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theroadlesstravelled Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Good thread. Ali Daei. Bayern Munich legend. Also wins best tash award. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Hidetoshi Nakata was a certified baller. Shame he called it a day so early. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 (edited) Nakamura is up there. Just behind Nakata and Son for me. Edited May 12, 2022 by 8MileBU 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey1972 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Cha Bum-kun or Paulino Alcantara. Cha Bum-kun is an omen for next week as his Son once played for Celtic and Cha Bum-kun is an Eintracht Frankfurt legend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsimButtHitsASix Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
German Jag Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Was at the game in 2010 when H96 defeated SV Hamburg 3-2 in a top level game. A young (17yo) Son Heung-min scored both Hamburg goals. Could see that he was a class player. Would also give a mention to Shinji Kagawa. Didn't really do it for Man. Utd, but was an important player for Dortmund. When I lived in China, was at a friendly between Shanghai Shenhua & Man. Utd, where he scored his 1st goal for United. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Son is currently one of the top players in the world for me. Not sure if the others mentioned were ever so consistently good for so many years, so that would seal it for him imo. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Pak Doo-Ik for the legacy award, but Son & Ali Daei are neck and neck for me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moomintroll Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 12/05/2022 at 22:33, AsimButtHitsASix said: And the nominative determinism award goes to this lad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bishop Briggs Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 Ji-Sung Park deserves a mention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurkst Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 On 12/05/2022 at 21:57, Theroadlesstravelled said: Good thread. Ali Daei. Bayern Munich legend. Also wins best tash award. Would be my choice. Admittedly a weaker confederation but 109 international goals in 149 caps was a tremendous return 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigkillie Posted May 15, 2022 Share Posted May 15, 2022 You can't be comparing these AFC one-trick ponies like Daei to actual top level players like Son or Park. They aren't in the same stratosphere. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrie Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Always liked Hidetoshi Nakata. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGuerin Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Omar Abdulrahman is a very big deal in the middle-east/AFC west region. A proper superstar. Kind of like Old Firm players who can make great money and never move house by just sticking with Rangers/Celtic, he's stuck in the UAE and Saudi Arabia being paid huge money despite easily being good enough to play in Europe. He played for Al Ain and Al-Hilal, both of which are very big clubs in the region. He's won a load of trophies, he's been Asian player of the year, he's been Emirati player of the year quite a few times. He was a stand-out at the AFC Cup in 2015 and looked a certainty to go abroad, but instead he signed a big-oney new contract at Al Ain. We'll never know how he'd have done in Europe, as it looks like he'll never go now that he's 30. But a genuine superstar who is just off the radar in Europe. Was linked with Barcelona and had an offer from Man City. Hard to ever be sure, but the long-standing suspicion is that he was just fine living nearer home and hoovering up huge amounts of cash. Which is fair enough, I suppose. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewing Taffies Posted May 16, 2022 Share Posted May 16, 2022 Son has won Best Footballer in Asia 7 out of the last 8 years. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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