Fenerbahçe’s former South Korean defender Kim Min-Jae, who plays for Bayern Munich, one of Galatasaray’s rivals in the UEFA Champions League Group A, was selected as the best international football player of 2022 in the Asian continent.
In the statement made by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), “Kim Min-Jae won the Asian International Player of the Year award for 2022. Kim became the second South Korean international player to receive the prestigious award, after his compatriot Son Heung-min, who received the award in 2015, 2017 and 2019.” .” information was given.
Kim Min-Jae was the only Asian player among the 2023 candidates for the “Golden Ball” (Ballon d’Or) award, given to the world football player of the year.
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🇰🇷 Kim Min-jae picks up the AFC Asian International Player of the Year award for his successful Scudetto winning campaign in Italy and impressive showing for Korea Republic and Bayern Munich!#AFCAwards2022 pic.twitter.com/SgOe9mAedJ
— AFC (@theafcdotcom) October 31, 2023