Voted for by journalists based in Asia and Europe and presented by Chinese sports newspaper Titan Sports, the award recognises the best performances by an Asian player in a calendar year.
‘Sonny’ enjoyed a memorable 2017. The first Asian player to be named Premier League EA SPORTS Player of the Month (September, 2016), he made it two in a season in April, 2017 with five goals in four matches.
He scored his first hat-trick for Spurs in the 6-0 win against Millwall in the FA Cup in March and ended the campaign with 21 goals in 47 matches as our 2016-17 team became the first in the Club’s history to have three players score 20-plus goals (Harry Kane 35, Dele 22) in a season.