Spurs, Bolton and Man Utd recruits up for award

By European Football
October 7 2005

Manchester United's South Korea international Park Ji-sung, Tottenham Hotspur’s Lee Young-pyo and Bolton’s Hidetoshi Nakata are among the ten names to make the final list for the Asian player of the year award. Asian Football Confederation (AFC) released the list this morning with the eventual winner to be announced on the 30th November in a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.

The Full list

Sami Al Jaber (Saudi Arabia -- Al Hilal, Saudi Arabia)
Hamad Al Montashari (Saudi Arabia -- Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia)
Ali Karimi (Iran -- Bayern Munich, Germany)
Lee Young-pyo (South Korea -- Tottenham Hotspur, England)
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan -- Celtic, Scotland)
Hidetoshi Nakata (Japan -- Bolton Wanderers, England)
Javad Nekounam (Iran -- Pas, Iran)
Park Ji-sung (South Korea -- Manchester United, England)
Maksim Shatskikh (Uzbekistan -- Dynamo Kiev, Ukraine)
Mabrouk Zayed (Saudi Arabia -- Al Ittihad, Saudi Arabia)

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