As the Goal 50 for the 2012-13 season draws ever
closer, we review some of the best performers
from around the globe over the last 12 months... By Victor Ogidinta...
We are now just weeks away from the
announcement of the prestigious Goal 50
accolade as we reward the best individual
performers of the 2012-13 season.
. As ever when it comes to individual recognition,
Lionel Messi and 2012 winner Cristiano Ronaldo
will feature prominently in any consideration for
honours.
Messi was the winner of the Ballon d’Or last
year, while he was also named as the top player
in Spain. His goalscoring exploits saw him win
the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden
Shoe in what was another prolific year for the
Argentine.
Ronaldo may have been outshone when it came
to those honours but the Portuguese star did
outscore Messi 12 to eight to pick up the
Champions League Golden Boot as both Real
Madrid and Barcelona reached the semi-finals.
Bayern Munich were the team of the season in
Europe with their treble success and it was
winger Franck Ribery who was voted player of the
year in Germany by his fellow professionals.
And Neymar could yet gatecrash the Goal 50
party after tying for the Golden Boot in the 2012
Copa Libertadores and winning the Golden Ball
at the Confederations Cup.
Below, we list 50 of the most prominent
performers from around the globe.
AFRICA
Africa-based Player of the Year
Mohamed Aboutrika (Al-Ahly)
CAF Champions League Golden Boot (2012)
Emmanuel Clottey (Berekum Chelsea)
African Footballer of the Year
Yaya Toure (Manchester City)
Africa Cup of Nations Best Player
Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso)
Africa Cup of Natons Top Goalscorer (Shared)
E Emenike (NIG)/W Mubarak (GHA)
AMERICAS
Copa Libertadores Best Player (2012)
Emerson (Corinthians)
Copa Libertadores Golden Boot (2012) [Shared]
Neymar (Santos)/Matias Alustiza (Deportivo
Quito)
CONCACAF Champions League Best Player
Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey)
MLS MVP
Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
Liga MX Top Goalscorer
Christian Benitez (Club America)
Campeonato Brasileiro Golden Boot
Fred (Fluminense)
Argentina Primera Division Golden Boot
Ignacio Scocco (Newell's Old Boys)
Canadian Championship Best Player
Justin Mapp (Montreal Impact)
Ecuador Serie A Top Goalscorer
Narciso Mina (Club America)
Colombia Liga Postobon Golden Boot
Robin Ramirez (Deportes Tolima)
ASIA & OCEANIA
AFC Player of the Year
Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
AFC Asian International Player of the Year
Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United)
AFC Foreign Player of the Year
Rogerinho (Kuwait SC)
AFC Champions League Best Player
Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai)
J-League Golden Boot
Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
K-League Golden Boot
Dejan Damjanovic (FC Seoul)
A-League Golden Boot
Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners)
OFC Champions League Golden Ball
Sanni Issa (Ba FC)
EUROPE
Champions League Golden Boot
Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)
Europa League Golden Boot
Libor Kozak (Lazio)
European Golden Shoe
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
European Golden Boy
Isco (Malaga)
Premier League Footballer of the Year
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
PFA Player of the Season
Gareth Bale (Tottenham)
Premier League Golden Boot
Robin van Persie (Manchester United)
Premier League Golden Glove
Joe Hart (Manchester City)
La Liga Player of the Season
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
La Liga Golden Boot
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
La Liga Zamora Trophy
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
Serie A Golden Boot
Edinson Cavani (Napoli)
Bundesliga Player of the Season
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich)
Bundesliga Golden Boot
Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen)
Ligue 1 Player of the Season
Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Ligue 1 Golden Boot
Zlatan Ibrahmovic (Paris Saint-Germain)
Russian Premier League Golden Boot (Shared)
Wanderson (Krasnodar)/Y Movsisyan (Spartak)
Eredivisie Player of the Year
Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
Eredivisie Golden Boot
Wilfried Bony (Vitesse)
Scotland PFA Player of the Year
Michael Higdon (Motherwell)
WORLD
Fifa Ballon d'Or
Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
Confederations Cup Golden Ball
Neymar (Brazil)
Confederations Cup Golden Boot
Fernando Torres (Spain)
Confederations Cup Golden Glove
Julio Cesar (Brazil)
Club World Cup Player of the Tournament
Cassio (Corinthians)
Club World Cup Golden Boot
Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima)
Fifa Puskas Award
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