5 Highest-Paid Asian Football Players in History

Asian football players are not lacking in talented individuals who play for prestigious clubs, such as those in Europe. Names like Shinji Kagawa and Son Heung-min are among a series of Asian players who have shone in European competitions.

Now, almost every football competition features players of Asian origin. If they perform to the best of their ability, these players naturally command high transfer fees.

Below are five Asian footballers with the highest transfer fees in history.

1. Shoya Nakajima (Portimonense to Al Duhail) - €35 million (Rp546.6 billion)
2. Son Heung-min (Bayer Leverkusen to Tottenham) - €30 million (Rp468.5 billion)
3. Hidetoshi Nakata (AS Roma to Parma) - €28.4 million (Rp443.5 billion)
4. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar to Brighton and Hove Albion) - €19 million (Rp296.7 billion)
5. Shinji Kagawa (Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United) - €13 million (Rp203 billion)

Shoya Nakajima tops the list as the Asian footballer with the highest transfer fee in history.

Shoya Nakajima is a talented attacking midfielder from Japan. He began his European career with the Portuguese club Portimonense in 2017.

After a season and a half with Portimonense, he was bought by a Qatari club in February 2019 for €35 million, or approximately Rp546.6 billion.

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