Five best Asian players in Europe in the 2016-17 season

Narrowing down by nationality, we could also point out the top rated Asian players in each country.

Amongst Japanese players in elite European leagues, the top 3 rated players are:

1. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund)
2. Maya Yoshida (Southampton)
3. Kosuke Ota (Vitesse)

Amongst South Korea players in elite European leagues, the top 3 players are:

1. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)
2. Ji Dong-won (FC Augsburg)
3. Koo Ja-Cheol (FC Augsburg)

Amongst Australian players, the top 3 players in elite European leagues are:

1. Jason Davison (FC Groningen)
2. Matthew Leckie (FC Ingolstadt)
3. Brad Jones (Feyenoord)

Amongst Central Asian and Middle-Eastern countries, the top rated players are:

1. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar)
2. Vitaliy Denisov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
3. Reza Ghoochannejhad (SC Heerenveen)

Signing off on this season’s rating of Asian players, we hope to see more Asian players plying their trade in elite European leagues, and we will continue reporting on their performance next season.

*Source of Ratings: whoscored.com