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 NeymarofSantos on December 31, 2012.[1]
Neymar became the first player since Juan Sebastián Verón in 2008 (and later in 2009) to repeat the award.
Rank | Player | Nationality | Club | Points |
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1 | Neymar | ![]() |
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199 |
2 | Paolo Guerrero | ![]() |
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50 |
3 | Lucas | ![]() |
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21 |
4 | Ronaldinho | ![]() |
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12 |
5 | Fred | ![]() |
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6 |
6 | Juan Román Riquelme | ![]() |
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5 |
7 | Emerson | ![]() |
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2 |
8 | Andrés D'Alessandro | ![]() |
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1 |
Teófilo Gutiérrez | ![]() |
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1 |
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El Mundo award |
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El Gráfico award |
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El País award |
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