Overview

• The Asian Football Confederation announced the honor at its annual ceremony in Riyadh’s King Fahd Cultural Center.
• Al-Dawsari prevailed over finalists Akram Afif of Qatar and Arif Aiman Hanapi of Malaysia.
• He became the fourth player to win the award twice, joining Afif, Hidetoshi Nakata and Server Djeparov.
• His season included 10 goals to lead the AFC Champions League scoring chart as Al Hilal advanced to the semifinals.
• He scored against Pachuca at the Club World Cup to set a five-goal Asian record, reached 100 international caps, helped Saudi Arabia qualify for the World Cup, and said the accolade marks the start of bigger ambitions.