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10. Mehdi Mahdavikia (Iran)<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kingspredict.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-05-at-20.46.55-1024x571.png\")
Image of Mehdi Mahdavikia<\/span><\/p>\nThe 2003 Asian Footballer of the Year and Iran icon, Mehdi Mahdavikia enjoyed a stellar career on the right wing for Hamburg and Tehran giants Persepolis among others.<\/span><\/p>\nCaped 110 times for the national team, Mahdavikia played at the 1998 and 2006 World Cups, and helped Iran finish third at the 1996 and 2004 Asian Cups. He deserves to be on the list of outstanding players. The best in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n9. Ali Daei (Iran)<\/span><\/h2>\nWith 108 goals after 148 appearances for the team, Ali Daei was the player who scored the most goals at the national team level before being demolished by Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/span><\/p>\nVoted AFC Asian Player of the Year in 1999 and having won the Bundesliga title and reached the Champions League final with Bayern Munich \u2013 Daei played in the 1998 and 2006 World Cups. Ali deserves to be in the List of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n8. Shinji Kagawa (Japan)<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kingspredict.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-05-at-20.47.19-1024x762.png\")
Shinji Kagawa in Manchester United shirt<\/span><\/p>\nHaving spent most of his career with two of Europe’s biggest clubs – Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund – Shinji Kagawa is one of the most prominent football players in Japanese history.<\/span><\/p>\nA Premier League and Bundesliga champion, this adaptable player helped his country win the 2011 Asian Cup and appear at the 2014 World Cup.He deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n7. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)<\/span><\/h2>\nIn 1998, Japanese international Hidetoshi Nakata became the first Asian player to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or (in fact, he was nominated three times in four years).<\/span><\/p>\nA talented, hard-working and tireless midfielder, Nakata spent most of his career in Serie A, where he won the 2000\/01 Scudetto with Roma \u2013 and ended his playing days in the Premier League , on loan at Bolton Wanderers.He deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n6. Kim Joo Sung (Korea)<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kingspredict.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-05-at-20.47.50-770x1024.png\")
Image of former Korean player Kim Joo Sung<\/span><\/p>\nNicknamed the \u201cWild Horse\u201d because of his long wavy hair, Kim Joo-sung was one of Korea’s first soccer superstars, playing 76 times for the Korean national team from 1985 to 1996. .<\/span><\/p>\nA talented winger who can also play as a sweeper, Kim plays almost exclusively for Korean club Daewoo Royals \u2013 but he did have a loan spell at German club Bochum, where he won the 2nd Bundesliga championship in the 1993\/94 season.Grandfatherdeserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n5. Paulino Alcantara (Philippines)<\/span><\/h2>\nFor 87 years, Paulino Alcantara held the record for scoring the most goals in Barcelona’s official and friendly matches before Lionel Messi broke this record in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\nBorn in the Philippines, Alcantara moved to Barcelona at the age of three when his family fled their homeland in the aftermath of the revolution. He went on to win five Copas del Rey with the Blaugrana and also played for Spain. The striker represented the Philippines at the international level, featuring in the 15-2 win over Japan at the Games. Far Eastern Sports 1917.Grandfather deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n4. Park Ji-sung (South Korea)<\/span><\/h2>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kingspredict.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Screenshot-2024-05-05-at-20.48.15-1024x733.png\")
Park Ji Sung in Man United shirt<\/span><\/p>\nSir Alex Ferguson described Park Ji-sung as one of the most underrated players he has ever worked with and claimed that Manchester United would have won the 2011 Champions League final against Barcelona if he had brought the player Korean greats enter the field.<\/span><\/p>\n
Image of Mehdi Mahdavikia<\/span><\/p>\nThe 2003 Asian Footballer of the Year and Iran icon, Mehdi Mahdavikia enjoyed a stellar career on the right wing for Hamburg and Tehran giants Persepolis among others.<\/span><\/p>\n Caped 110 times for the national team, Mahdavikia played at the 1998 and 2006 World Cups, and helped Iran finish third at the 1996 and 2004 Asian Cups. He deserves to be on the list of outstanding players. The best in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n With 108 goals after 148 appearances for the team, Ali Daei was the player who scored the most goals at the national team level before being demolished by Cristiano Ronaldo.<\/span><\/p>\n Voted AFC Asian Player of the Year in 1999 and having won the Bundesliga title and reached the Champions League final with Bayern Munich \u2013 Daei played in the 1998 and 2006 World Cups. Ali deserves to be in the List of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n Having spent most of his career with two of Europe’s biggest clubs – Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund – Shinji Kagawa is one of the most prominent football players in Japanese history.<\/span><\/p>\n A Premier League and Bundesliga champion, this adaptable player helped his country win the 2011 Asian Cup and appear at the 2014 World Cup.He deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n In 1998, Japanese international Hidetoshi Nakata became the first Asian player to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or (in fact, he was nominated three times in four years).<\/span><\/p>\n A talented, hard-working and tireless midfielder, Nakata spent most of his career in Serie A, where he won the 2000\/01 Scudetto with Roma \u2013 and ended his playing days in the Premier League , on loan at Bolton Wanderers.He deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n Nicknamed the \u201cWild Horse\u201d because of his long wavy hair, Kim Joo-sung was one of Korea’s first soccer superstars, playing 76 times for the Korean national team from 1985 to 1996. .<\/span><\/p>\n A talented winger who can also play as a sweeper, Kim plays almost exclusively for Korean club Daewoo Royals \u2013 but he did have a loan spell at German club Bochum, where he won the 2nd Bundesliga championship in the 1993\/94 season.Grandfatherdeserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n For 87 years, Paulino Alcantara held the record for scoring the most goals in Barcelona’s official and friendly matches before Lionel Messi broke this record in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n Born in the Philippines, Alcantara moved to Barcelona at the age of three when his family fled their homeland in the aftermath of the revolution. He went on to win five Copas del Rey with the Blaugrana and also played for Spain. The striker represented the Philippines at the international level, featuring in the 15-2 win over Japan at the Games. Far Eastern Sports 1917.Grandfather deserves to be on the list of the best players in Asian history.<\/span><\/p>\n Sir Alex Ferguson described Park Ji-sung as one of the most underrated players he has ever worked with and claimed that Manchester United would have won the 2011 Champions League final against Barcelona if he had brought the player Korean greats enter the field.<\/span><\/p>\n9. Ali Daei (Iran)<\/span><\/h2>\n
8. Shinji Kagawa (Japan)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Shinji Kagawa in Manchester United shirt<\/span><\/p>\n7. Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan)<\/span><\/h2>\n
6. Kim Joo Sung (Korea)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Image of former Korean player Kim Joo Sung<\/span><\/p>\n5. Paulino Alcantara (Philippines)<\/span><\/h2>\n
4. Park Ji-sung (South Korea)<\/span><\/h2>\n
Park Ji Sung in Man United shirt<\/span><\/p>\n
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