The International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) recently announced the list of candidates for the 2021 Men's and Women's Best Players on its official website, and two South Korean players have doubled in the finalists, namely Son Heung-min who plays for Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, and Chi Xiaoran, who plays for Chelsea women's football team.
Sun Xingyu
A total of 32 male players were nominated for this year's IFFHS Best Player list, and stars such as C Ronaldo, Messi, Lewandowski, Neymar, De Bruyne and Haaland were shortlisted. Five Asian players have made the finalists, namely Iran's Azmun and Taremi, Qatar's Afif, uae's Mabuhut and South Korea's Son Heung-min. Son is also the only Tottenham player to be shortlisted.
Chi smiled
In addition, a total of 38 female players were shortlisted, including two Asian players, namely The Japanese player Kumagaya Saki who played for Bayern Munich Women's Football Team, and Chi Xiaoran, a South Korean player who played for Chelsea Women's Football Team.
Wu Lei
Although none of the Chinese players were shortlisted in the selection, at the beginning of this year, Wu Lei was selected as one of the best 11 players in the best team selection in Asia for the past decade from IFFHS to 2011-2020.