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The\u00a0Football Tribe Awards<\/strong> continue with our Top 3 Asian Players in Europe, decided with extensive input from our editorial staff across all 10 Football Tribe editions.<\/p>\n Don’t forget to read who ranked 10th through 4th<\/a> if you haven’t already!<\/p>\n Who made the cut? Click to the next page to find out!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Ever since he landed in Netherlands, Alireza Jahanbakhsh has constantly improved. In 2017, he has become Alkmaar\u2019s biggest threats with 23 goals and assists in total, incredible numbers for a player who isn’t considered a striker.<\/p>\n The winger didn’t just blaze a path through the Eredivisie, but also helped\u00a0 Iran to secure a spot in the 2018 World Cup. If he continues his current form, there is no doubt he will be one of Carlos Queiroz’s key men in Russia.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Since his arrival in 2012 from Dutch side VVV Venlo, Maya Yoshida has been a constant on the Southampton back line, even contributing at the far end with an occasional goal or assist. The club recognized his improvement and dedication over the last five years, giving him a new three-year contract that will see the 31-year-old remain at St Mary’s through 2020.<\/p>\n Yoshida remains the first choice for Japan head coach Vahid Halilhodzic at centre-back, having earned his 80th cap for the Samurai Blue. It’s not a stretch to say that his international future could continue past Russia to the 2019 Asian Cup UAE and beyond.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Son Heung-min is surely the biggest football star in Korea since Cha Bum-kun and Park Ji-sung. Having recorded 21 goals and seven assists in 47 games last season, the Tottenham No. 7 also placed 14th in the \u201cPremier League Power Rankings\u201d for the 2016-17 season.<\/p>\n In the second half of 2017, the 25-year-old player has developed his forte including technicality, finishing, and speed. With his ability to use both feet, the versatile attacker has appeared in 25 games and scored nine goals, four of which came in four consecutive December appearances. If he finds more consistency in his performances, Son has the potential to become the best striker in Asian footballing history.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n What do you think of our selections? Who do you think will make the list in 2018? Let us know on our official\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The\u00a0Football Tribe Awards continue with our Top 3 Asian Players in Europe, decided with extensive input from our editorial staff across all 10 Football Tribe editions. Don’t forget to read who ranked 10th through 4th if you haven’t already! Who made the cut? Click to the next page to find out!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90,"featured_media":9833,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,28,30,41,32,867],"tags":[776,1116,469,486],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9840"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/90"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9833"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/football-tribe.com\/asia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/12\/3-Alireza-Jahanbakhsh.jpg\")
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