2022 South American Footballer of the Year

The 2022 South American Footballer of the Year award (Spanish: Rey del Fútbol de América), given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Brazilian striker Pedro of Flamengo on March 15, 2023.[1] Pedro finished only four votes ahead of Uruguayan midfielder and Flamengo teammate Giorgian de Arrascaeta.

Linda Caicedo, 2022 South American Footballer of the Year
Lionel Scaloni, 2022 South American Coach of the Year

The award is part of the paper's "El Mejor de América" (The Best of America) awards, which also presents the awards for South American Women's Player of the Year (Reina de América), South American Coach of the Year (Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) and the Best XI (Equipo Ideal), composed of the best eleven players at their positions. Lionel Scaloni was named Coach of the Year after leading Argentina to victory at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

At eighteen years of age, Colombian forward Linda Caicedo was named Women's Football Player of the Year.[2]

Best Player

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Rank Player Nationality Club Votes
1 Pedro   Brazil   Flamengo 68
2 Giorgian De Arrascaeta   Uruguay   Flamengo 64
3 Julián Álvarez   Argentina   River Plate[a] 34
4 Gabriel Barbosa   Brazil   Flamengo 13
5 Enzo Fernández   Argentina   River Plate 12
6 Luis Suárez   Uruguay   Nacional[b] 3
Germán Cano   Argentina   Fluminense
Éverton Ribeiro   Brazil   Flamengo
9 Gustavo Gómez   Paraguay   Palmeiras 2
Raphael Veiga   Brazil   Palmeiras
Lautaro Díaz   Argentina   Independiente del Valle[c]
12 Dudu   Brazil   Palmeiras 1
Víctor Figueroa   Argentina   Aucas
Franco Armani   Argentina   River Plate
Alex Roldán   El Salvador   Seattle Sounders FC
Camilo Vargas   Colombia   Atlas
Carlos Vela   Mexico   LAFC
Cristian Pellerano   Argentina[d]   Independiente del Valle
Gustavo Scarpa   Brazil   Palmeiras
Junior Sornoza   Ecuador   Independiente del Valle
Pablo Lavandeira   Uruguay   Alianza Lima
Jhon Durán   Colombia   Chicago Fire
Agustín Auzmendi   Argentina   Olancho[e]
  1. ^ Julián Álvarez played part of 2022 with Manchester City (England).
  2. ^ Luis Suárez played part of 2022 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).
  3. ^ Lautaro Díaz played part of 2022 with Villa Dálmine (Argentina).
  4. ^ Cristian Pellerano is a Mexican naturalized citizen.
  5. ^ Agustín Auzmendi played part of 2022 with Jaguares de Córdoba (Colombia).

Best Women's Player

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Rank Player Nationality Club Votes
1 Linda Caicedo   Colombia   Deportivo Cali 76
2 Bia Zaneratto   Brazil   Palmeiras 21
3 Yamila Rodríguez   Argentina   Boca Juniors 20
4 Ary Borges   Brazil   Palmeiras 7
Duda Sampaio   Brazil   Internacional

Best Manager

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Rank Player Nationality Club / National team Votes
1 Lionel Scaloni   Argentina   Argentina national team 107
2 Abel Ferreira   Portugal   Palmeiras 35
3 Dorival Júnior   Brazil   Flamengo[a] 28
4 Martín Anselmi   Argentina   Independiente del Valle[b] 20
5 Luiz Felipe Scolari   Brazil   Athletico Paranaense 8
  1. ^ Dorival Júnior spent part of 2022 as manager of Ceará (Brazil).
  2. ^ Martín Anselmi spent part of 2022 as manager of Unión La Calera (Chile).

Best Team

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Position Player Nationality Club
GK Weverton   Brazil   Palmeiras
LB Thiago Heleno   Brazil   Athletico Paranaense
CB David Luiz   Brazil   Flamengo
RB Gustavo Gómez   Paraguay   Palmeiras
MF Giorgian de Arrascaeta   Uruguay   Flamengo
MF Lorenzo Faravelli   Argentina   Independiente del Valle
MF Gustavo Scarpa   Brazil   Palmeiras
MF Éverton Ribeiro   Brazil   Flamengo
FW Julián Álvarez   Argentina   River Plate[a]
FW Pedro   Brazil   Flamengo
FW Gabriel Barbosa   Brazil   Flamengo
  1. ^ Julián Álvarez played part of 2022 with Manchester City (England).

National league awards

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Nation Best player Best manager Best team
  Argentina   Julián Álvarez (River Plate)   Fernando Gago (Racing Club) Racing Club
  Bolivia   Chico (Bolívar)   Antônio Carlos Zago (Bolívar) Bolívar
  Brazil   Gustavo Scarpa (Palmeiras)   Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras) Palmeiras
  Chile   Juan Martín Lucero (Colo-Colo)   Gustavo Quinteros[a] (Colo-Colo) Colo-Colo
  Colombia   Leonardo Castro (Deportivo Pereira)   Alejandro Restrepo (Deportivo Pereira) Deportivo Pereira
  Costa Rica   Celso Borges (Alajuelense)   Jeaustin Campos (Saprissa) Cartaginés
  Ecuador   Ricardo Adé (Aucas)   César Farías (Aucas) Aucas
  United States   Carlos Vela (Los Angeles FC)   Steve Cherundolo (Los Angeles FC) Los Angeles FC
  Honduras   Michaell Chirinos (Olimpia)   Pedro Troglio (Olimpia) Olimpia
  Mexico   Nicolás Ibáñez (Pachuca)   Guillermo Almada (Pachuca) Pachuca
  Paraguay   Derlis González (Club Olimpia)   Julio César Cáceres (Club Olimpia) Club Olimpia
  Peru   Hernán Barcos (Alianza Lima)   Guillermo Salas (Alianza Lima) Alianza Lima
  Uruguay   Felipe Carballo (Nacional)   Pablo Repetto (Nacional) Nacional
  Venezuela   Yerson Chacón (Deportivo Táchira)   José María Morr (Metropolitanos) Metropolitanos
  1. ^ Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ ElPais. "Pedro Guilherme, de Flamengo, elegido el mejor jugador de América en 2022 por la encuesta continental de El País". Diario EL PAIS Uruguay (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  2. ^ "Pedro, do Flamengo, é eleito o Rei da América de 2022; veja o Top-10 e lista completa de premiados". 90min.com (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-03-15. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
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