Best footballers of Asian giants between 2000-2010

[PersianLegion]

Best footballer of following countries between 2000-2010

Iran, Japan, S. Korean, Australia

You can name between 3-5 players in order for each country

[PersianLegion]

Here is my list and I will add to it over the time

Iran
1. Ali Karimi
2. Mehdi Mahdavikia
3. Javad Nekounam
4. Vahid Hashemian
5. Ali Daei
... if there is anymore place Farhad Majidi

S. Korea
1. Park Ji Sung
2. Lee Dong Gook
3. Cha Du Ri
4. Lee Young Pyo

Japan
1. Honda
2. Nakamura
3. Nakata
4. Endo

Australia
1. Kewell
2. Cahill
3. Bresciano

[persiangodfather]

#1 Nakata #2 Karimi #3 Park ji sung #4 Mahdavidkia #5 Nekounam

[Kiarash]

In no chronological order:

Ali Karimi (IRN)
Tim Cahill (AUS)
Ji Sung Park (KOR)
Nakamura (JPN)
Mahdavikia (IRN)

[PersianLegion]

This is not about who is the best Asian player of all time. It is about the best Asian players within their own nations.

[persepolisfan]

Iran: karimi
Japan: nakamura
Korea: park ji sung
Australia: kewell

[K. Nader]

In no order:

Iran
1. Javad Nekounam
2. Mehdi Mahdavikia
3. Ali Karimi
4. Rahman Rezaei
5. Ali Daei

Japan
1. Hidetoshi Nakata
2. Shunsuke Nakamura
3. Yasuhito Endo
4. Yuji Nakazawa
5. Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi

Australia
1. Harry Kewell
2. Tim Cahill
3. Mark Viduka
4. Mark Bresciano
5. Mark Schwarzer

South Korea
1. Park Ji Sung
2. Lee Woon Jae
3. Ahn Jung Hwan
4. Lee Young Pyo
5. Kim Nam Il

[Kavian]

Ostad Asadi

[ArminSh]

Iran
1. Ali karimi
2. Ali Daie
3. Mehdi Mahdavikia
4. Ando Teymourian
5. Javad Nekounam

Japan
1. Yuji Nakazawa
2. Honda
3. Shunsuki Nakamura
4. Nakata
5. Yushito Endo

Australia
1. Harry Kewell
2. Tim Cahill
3. Viduka

South Korea
1.Park ji Sung
2. Lee Dong-gook
3. Lee Young Pyo

[Ghermez Agha]

1. Ali Karimi
2. Tim Cahill
3. Park Ji Sung
4. Mehdi Mahdavikia
5. Shunseke Nakamura
6. Javad Nekounam
7. Harry Kewel
8. Mark Schwarzer
9. Hidosheti Nakata
10. Cha Du Ri

[Sly]

Here is my list and I will add to it over the time

Iran
1. Ali Karimi
2. Mehdi Mahdavikia
3. Javad Nekounam
4. Vahid Hashemian
5. Ali Daei
... if there is anymore place Farhad Majidi

How can you put Farhad Majidi before Karim Bagheri and/or Azizi in your list?

[PersianLegion]

How can you put Farhad Majidi before Karim Bagheri and/or Azizi in your list?

Because it is about 2000-2010.
Karim and Khodadad were good almost up until 2001.

[Sly]

^^ True but in that case, Daei was also good only up until 2002. I would rather put Moharram Navidkia up in the list. Even though injured most of the time, when he came back from injury to play, he was always among top 2 players in Iran! and that has followed up until today actually!

[persian8iran]

Iran
1- Ali Karimi
2- Mehdi Mahdavikia
3- Javad Nekounam
4- Ali Daei
5- Ashkan Dejagah

[_Navid_]

Iran
1. Mehdi Mahdavikia
2. Ali Karimi
3. Javad Nekounam
4. Vahid Hashemian
5. Ali Daei


S. Korea
1. Park Ji Sung
2. Hong Myong Bo
3. Cha Du Ri
4. Lee Young Pyo
5. Park chu-young

Japan
1. Nakamura
2. Honda
3. Nakata
4. Endo
5. Nakazawa

Australia
1. Kewell
2. Cahill
3. Viduka