Europe is the center of modern professional football, the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Ligue 1 five major leagues are famous outside, the treatment is quite rich, including the Portuguese Premier League, the Dutch League, the Turkish Super League, including the slightly inferior professional league is also of a very high level, often the initial station for Asian players to go to Europe to develop.
With the development of modern football today, there is no shortage of Asian players in the European professional leagues, and the best of them can gain a foothold in the top five league teams. For Asian football, which is relatively backward in development and the overall league level is temporarily far from Europe, landing in Europe to play football is believed to be a football goal that many Asian players want to complete or challenge.
Because of chance or the times, there have been many Asian players throughout the ages who have not successfully gone to Play in Europe throughout their careers. Based on the nationality, strength and influence of the players, the author will take stock of the top ten Asian players who have never played in Europe in this article for reference. Of course, due to space limitations, if you have a lost pearl or a debatable choice, you are welcome to leave a message in the comment area to share.
10. Zhang Linpeng (China)
When it comes to national football players who have no chance to stay in the west, Zhang Linpeng is a very representative one in recent years and even in the history of national football. As a tough defender produced by genbao, Zhang Linpeng became famous very early, and played the main position in guangzhou Evergrande, which is strong and strong. At the peak of previous years, watching Zhang Linpeng's game was like watching foreign full-backs show their might in the Chinese Super League and the AFC Champions League, confrontation, rapid rush, sharp insertion, excellent scheduling, and wild temperament.
After Evergrande won the AFC Champions League for the second time in 2015, Premier League giants Chelsea issued an invitation to Zhang Linpeng, and the offer was given to Guangzhou Evergrande, and the contract was also given to Zhang Linpeng's agent. Although the trip could not be made due to price problems, Chelsea really gave offers and invitations, which was enough to affirm Zhang Linpeng's strength. When she got the opportunity to stay in the ocean, Zhang Linpeng's age was actually older, and she did not wait for the right opportunity to stay in the ocean later, and her state began to decline gradually. Nevertheless, with Zhang Wu's strength and stability, the absolute main force of the current national football team is still very stable.
9. Wu Chengying (China)
In the position of right-back, Manchester City's famous Sun Jihai is generally considered to be the strongest person in the national football team; as for the strongest in the position of left-back, Wu Chengying, who enjoys the title of "Desperate Sanlang", has always been very high. As the former absolute main force of the national football team and the A-A standard king, Wu Chengying, who was worth 13 million yuan in transfer in 2003, has no doubt in strength, and her offensive and defensive performance and professional attitude are well received.
In Wu Chengying's career, the closest year to Liuyang was 2001. In that year, Wu Chengying went to the then Serie B leader Como team for a short trial, and his performance was remarkable, but unfortunately he did not stay in the end. There are two reasons for public disclosure, one is the "hospitality" of Shenhua Club, and the other is that the call for the preparation of the National Football World Cup is the most important task, Wu Chengying can not leave the team for too long and joining Como will also miss some club events first.
VIII. Park Doo-il (DprK)
The answer to who is the GOAT in the history of North Korean football is their leading striker Park Doo-il in the 1960s and 1970s, who made 111 appearances for the national team over the years. In the 1966 World Cup, with the brave performance of Park Doo-il, the North Korean team bravely broke through Yongtan and advanced to the quarterfinals. After returning to China, Park Doo-wing became the country's football hero and had a high status.
Even today, there are relatively few players in North Korean football who can stay in the west, and many players with combat effectiveness are subject to the status of the sports team and cannot go out to play. This is especially true in the era when Park Doo-yeon was active, and out of North Korea, there may not be many people who know the strength of this fierce general.
VII. Yoo Wan-tetsu (Korea)
In the history of the Korean national team, Yoo Wan-tie, who mainly plays as a central defender, scored 18 goals in 124 games, is the fifth most appearance in the history of the Korean team, and has occupied the main position of the national team for many years, playing in many major competitions including the 1998 World Cup and the 2002 World Cup.
During his career, Yanagi played for several big teams in the J And K League from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s, such as Ulsan Hyundai, Kashiwa Helios, and Yokohama Mariners.
As a central defender, Liu Xiangtie was a 1998 K-League Golden Boot winner with amazing attacking power. Throughout his career, Yoo Wan-tetsu's most brilliant performance was a brilliant goal in the 1998 World Cup victory over Poland, helping South Korea win the first victory in the history of the World Cup.
In the era when Liu Wantai was active, many Korean players have begun to develop in Europe. In 2021, Liu Xiangtie died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 50. By the way, Liu Xiangtie has a very good relationship with the national football star Fan Zhiyi, and is a football confidant who cherishes each other.
Omar Abdulrahman (UAE)
Omar, nicknamed "Bay Messi". Omar, 30, was born in Yemen, grew up in Saudi Arabia and subsequently naturalized in the United Arab Emirates. In the Arab football world, Omar's transfer fee of more than 15 million euros has been transferred around by the major Saudi giants, and it is the popular fried chicken around 2012 and 2017.
At its peak in 2012, ESPN named Omar the best player and ranked him 44th among the fifty strongest men in world football that season. In terms of style, although Omar is thin, his feet are balanced, his personal dribbling skills and set-pieces are excellent, and his 1v1 ability is strong, which is the meaning of the Asian version of civilian Messi.
As the heart of the UAE, Omar led the team to win a runner-up in the Asian Games and a third place in the Asian Cup, and became the Asian Footballer of the Year in 2016. The 2013 Gulf Nations Cup was Omar's pinnacle, and he repeatedly stepped forward and ended the game at key moments with pure personal ability, allowing the UAE to win the title of the time.
Currently, Omar plays for Peninsula Sport Abu Dhabi In the United Arab Emirates. Because of the lack of money and the proximity to home, Omar declined many invitations to the five major leagues in his peak years, choosing to stay in his comfort zone to pan for gold. After a serious injury in 2017, Omar has slipped relatively quickly and is currently an Asian star who has faded out of the first line.
5. Yuji Nakazawa (Japan)
Yuji Nakazawa, with a special face of a sharp brother, was the best center-back in Japan in his heyday, and has played with the team in many major competitions such as the 2000 Asian Cup, the 2004 Asian Cup, and the 2006 World Cup, and has played 117 games in his career, scoring 17 goals, ranking seventh in the history of the team, and all the people in front of him have the experience of traveling in Europe and developing abroad.
The 2004 Asian Cup was Yuji Nakazawa's highlight when he scored three goals to help Japan reach the top of Asia again. In terms of club career, Yuji Nakazawa crossed the ocean after graduating from high school and joined the Ligaminero Athletic Youth Training Team, and has been playing in the J-League since then, performing strongly in FC Tokyo and Osaka, and retired from the Yokohama Mariners in 2018.
4. Masafumi Nakayama (Japan)
For Masashi Nakayama, a Japanese striker, I believe that friends who have been concerned about Asian football for many years should not be unfamiliar. Back at the 1998 World Cup, Masashi Nakayama scored the first goal in the history of the World Cup for the Japanese national team for Japan.
As a famous star of Iwata Joy and the Japanese national team, Masashi Nakayama has created many incredible magical records in his career, such as four consecutive hat tricks, the fastest hat trick in football, and thirteen consecutive years of scoring goals in the Japanese job. It can be said that when the state came, No one in The History of Zhongshan could stop it. Unfortunately, the era when Masashi Nakayama was active was the era when Japanese football was just rising, and he did not get the opportunity to stay in Europe to develop.
3. Yasuhito Kado (Japan)
In the 23 years since his debut from Yokohama Flywing in 1998 to the current arrival at Iwata Joy, Endo has been playing in the J-League in Japan, with the Most impressive of the Gamba Osaka years from 2001 to 2019.
11 times selected for the J League Best Team, 1 J League MVP, 1 AFC Champions League MVP, 1 Time Asian Footballer of the Year, 1 Time Japanese Footballer of the Year, Asian Grand Slam, long years is the main midfielder of Japan. Although he never went out to develop, the outside world generally recognized the strength of Endo Yasuhito, and because of the similarity of the style of the ball, he called it "Asian Pirlo" and "Yellow Sleeping Skin".
2. Hong Myung-fu (Korea)
Back in 2004, FIFA officially celebrated its 100th anniversary by launching the FIFA 100 series of players to honor legendary players, with the Only Korean defender being named to the FIFA 100 list. In his national team career, this tough player has participated in world cup competitions four times, scoring 10 goals in 136 games, and has long served as the captain of South Korea. At the 2002 World Cup, Hong Wong won the Bronze Ball Award.
During his club career, Hong Mingfu played in the Japanese and Korean leagues for many years, and finally landed in the Major Leagues of the United States, never playing in Europe. In his heyday, Hong Mingfu was recognized by the media as the best defender in Asia.
1. Kunimo Kamamoto (Japan)
A japanese football star, Kunigaseki Kabumoto was active in the 1960s and 1970s. In the era when Kunigata Kabumoto was active, Asian football seemed to be nothing more than a wild place in Europe and South America, which also buried The talent of Kunigata Kabumoto in the mysterious East.
In the history of Japanese football, KunigaseKamoto was a rather terrifying data demon striker, although the Japanese football league was still relatively backward and not fully professional at that time, but Kunigami Kabumoto scored 202 goals and 79 assists in 251 games, seven times won the league Golden Boot, three times won the assist king, seven times won the league MVP, and fourteen times was selected for the annual team.
In terms of national team career, this person made a total of 76 appearances and scored 75 goals between 1964 and 1977, and is still the top scorer of the Japanese national football team. At the 1968 Olympic Games, Kunigata Kabumoto scored seven goals in a single session and led the team to bronze as the Olympic Golden Boot. If he had the chance to stay abroad, he might have played an Asian player who shocked European football earlier than South Korean Che Fangen.