2012 South American Footballer of the Year

thumb|Neymar is the South American Footballer of the Year for 2012. 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 Neymar of Santos on December 31, 2012.http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/121231/futinter-685408/futbolinternacional/seleccion-ideal-de-america/ The best eleven of America Selección Ideal de América El País December 31, 2012 dead April 7, 2013 March 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306023719/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/121231/futinter-685408/futbolinternacional/seleccion-ideal-de-america/ Neymar became the first player since Juan Sebastián Verón in 2008 (and later in 2009) to repeat the award. Rankings RankPlayerNationalityClubPoints1NeymarBRA Santos1992Paolo GuerreroPeruBrazil Corinthians503LucasBRA São Paulo214RonaldinhoBRA Atlético Mineiro125FredBRA Fluminense66Juan Román RiquelmeArgentinaArgentina Boca Juniors57EmersonBrazil Corinthians28Andrés D'AlessandroArgentinaBrazil Internacional1Teófilo GutiérrezCOL Atlético Junior1 References General http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/121231/futinter-685408/futbolinternacional/seleccion-ideal-de-america/ The best eleven of America Selección Ideal de América El País December 31, 2012 dead April 7, 2013 March 6, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130306023719/http://www.ovaciondigital.com.uy/121231/futinter-685408/futbolinternacional/seleccion-ideal-de-america/ Specific External links 2012 Footballer Of The Year