AFC Player of the Year Contenders

EIGHTH LIST OF CONTENDERS FOR AFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2008
(in alphabetical order; revised list as of October 2, 2008)

1. Ahmad Ajab ( Kuwait and Al Qadsia – Kuwait )
2. Ali Al Habsi ( Oman and Bolton Wanderers – England )
3. Andres Sebastian Soria Quintana ( Qatar and Qatar SC – Qatar )
4. Ebrahim Sadeghi ( Iran and Saipa – Iran )
5. Hong Yong-jo (DPR Korea and FK Bezanija – Serbia )
6. Ismael Matar (UAE and Al Wahda – UAE)
7. Javad Nekounam ( Iran and Osasuna – Spain )
8. Jehad Al Hussein ( Syria and Kuwait SC – Kuwait )
9. Kim Do-heon ( Korea Republic and WBA – England )
10. Kosin Haithairattankool ( Thailand and Chonburi – Thailand )
11. Odil Ahmedov ( Uzbekistan and Pakhtakor – Uzbekistan )
12. Mahmoud Karkar ( Syria and Al Ittihad – Syria )
13. Mitsuo Ogasawara ( Japan and Kashima Antlers - Japan )
14. Nantawat Thaensopa ( Thailand and Krung Thai Bank – Thailand )
15. Nathan Burns ( Australia and AEK Athens – Greece )
16. Server Djeparov ( Uzbekistan and Kuruvchi/Bunyodkor – Uzbekistan )
17. Yasser Al Qahtani ( Saudi Arabia and Al Hilal – Saudi Arabia )
18. Yuji Nakazawa ( Japan and Yokohama F Marinos – Japan )
19. Zaynitdin Tadjiyev ( Uzbekistan and Pakhtakor – Uzbekistan )


Two Thai dudes make the cut!