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Score90, a global soccer media outlet, announced its rankings based on the top 100 soccer players' rankings for 2023 selected by another soccer media outlet, Fofotu. Kim Min-jae, who received European attention before 2023, was a bit lower in the rankings. He was ranked 47th. His rankings were similar to those of AC Milan's Mike Menan, Aston Villa and Argentina's Emiliano Martinez, France's Randal Colo Muani, and Barcelona and the Netherlands' Frankie the Dragon.
It's hard to deny that it's a disappointing ranking. This is because Kim is one of the best performing center backs in the world in 2023. After moving to Naples, Kim showed off his crazy performance, leading his team to the Italian Serie A title for the first time in 33 years. At the same time, Kim rose to world class ranks as he was named the league's best even and best defender.
Afterwards, Kim moved to Munich after receiving attention from Bayern Munich and Thomas Tuchel. He needed time to adjust in the beginning, but immediately became the starting player and displayed good performance. At the Ballon d'Or award ceremony, which is given to the best soccer player, he became the first Asian defender to make the final 30 candidates, and made history in Asia by ranking 22nd.
He was also awarded International Player of the Year by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It is safe to say that no Asian player has shown better performance than Kim Min-jae in 2023. As such, Kim Min-jae's year has been overwhelming. 토토사이트 추천
However, Kubo Takefusa and Kaoru Mitoma were ranked higher than Kim. Kubo came in 44th and Mitoma 42nd. Although there was not a big difference from Kim, the question remains as to whether the two players performed better than Kim.
While Kubo is showing his potential after moving to Real Sociedad in the 2022-23 season, it is also true that Mitoma is said to have performed very poorly in the 2023-24 season. Even if the positions are different, he is overwhelmed with both his personal performance and his team career. Meanwhile, the highest-ranked Asian player was Son Heung-min. Son Heung-min was ranked 30th.