People Rank: Greatest Asian Soccer Player In History
- April 11, 2024
- Santiago
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THE WORLD RANKS THE GREATEST ASIAN SOCCER PLAYER IN HISTORY
Asia, the world’s largest continent, home to diverse cultures, landscapes, and traditions, has produced some quality Footballers over the years. Recently, Japan has been the strongest Asian soccer country, and it’s beautiful to see its culture displayed on the international stage.
We can expect aspiring footballers across Asia to dream big and reach for the stars after the examples made by the following legends.
For geographical purposes, countries in Asia include East Asia & Asia Central.
Let us rank the greatest Asian footballers in history.
Son Heung-min
- Full name: Son Heung-min
- Position(s): Forward
- Date of birth: July 8, 1992
- Place of birth: Chuncheon, South Korea
- Most Notable Club(s): Bayer Leverkusen, Tottenham Hotspur
Cha Bum-kun
- Full name: Cha Bum-kun
- Position(s): Forward
- Date of birth: May 22, 1953
- Place of birth: Hwaseong, South Korea
- Most Notable Club(s): Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen
Keisuke Honda
- Full name: Keisuke Honda
- Position(s): Attacking Midfielder
- Date of birth: June 13, 1986
- Place of birth: Osaka, Japan
- Most Notable Club(s): CSKA Moscow, AC Milan
Park Ji-sung
- Full name: Park Ji-sung
- Position(s): Midfielder
- Date of birth: February 25, 1981
- Place of birth: Seoul, South Korea
- Most Notable Club(s): PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United
Hidetoshi Nakata
- Full name: Hidetoshi Nakata
- Position(s): Midfielder
- Date of birth: February 25, 1981
- Place of birth: Yamanashi, Japan
- Most Notable Club(s): Parma, Roma
Shinji Kagawa
- Full name: Shinji Kagawa
- Position(s): Midfielder
- Date of birth: March 17, 1989
- Place of birth: Kobe, Japan
- Most Notable Club(s): Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund
Shunsuke Nakamura
- Full name: Shunsuke Nakamura
- Position(s): Attacking Midfielder
- Date of birth: June 24, 1978
- Place of birth: Kanagawa, Japan
- Most Notable Club(s): Celtic, Yokohama F. Marinos
Kim Min-Jae
- Full name: Kim Min-Jae
- Position(s): Centre-back
- Date of birth: November 15, 1996
- Place of birth: Tongyeong, South Korea
- Most Notable Club(s): Napoli, Bayern Munich
Yuto Nagatomo
- Full name: Yuto Nagatomo
- Position(s): Full back
- Date of birth: September 12, 1986
- Place of birth: Ehime, Japan
- Most Notable Club(s): Inter Milan, FC Tokyo
Paulino Alcántara
- Full name: Paulino Alcántara Riestrá
- Position(s): Midfielder
- Date of birth: October 7, 1896
- Place of birth: Concepcion, Iloilo, Philippines
- Most Notable Club(s): Barcelona
Sun Jihai
- Full name: Sun Jihai
- Position(s): Defender
- Date of birth: September 30, 1977
- Place of birth: Liaoning, China
- Most Notable Club(s): Manchester City
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