2012 South American Footballer of the Year

The 2012 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Neymar of Santos on December 31, 2012.[1]

Neymar is the South American Footballer of the Year for 2012.

Neymar became the first player since Juan Sebastián Verón in 2008 (and later in 2009) to repeat the award.

Rankings
Rank Player Nationality Club Points
1 Neymar  Brazil Santos 199
2 Paolo Guerrero  Peru Corinthians 50
3 Lucas  Brazil São Paulo 21
4 Ronaldinho  Brazil Atlético Mineiro 12
5 Fred  Brazil Fluminense 6
6 Juan Román Riquelme  Argentina Boca Juniors 5
7 Emerson  Qatar Corinthians 2
8 Andrés D'Alessandro  Argentina Internacional 1
Teófilo Gutiérrez  Colombia Atlético Junior 1

References
General
  • "Selección Ideal de América" [The best eleven of America]. El País. December 31, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
Specific
  1. "Selección Ideal de América" [The best eleven of America]. El País. December 31, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
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