The central midfielder played an integral part in Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors winning the K League 1 and Korean FA Cup titles and is a solid addition for Shandong Luneng Taishan, who will be playing in the 2021 AFC Champions League.

The winner will be revealed on Sunday, January 24, with 60 percent of the votes supplied by the direct participation of fans on the-AFC.com and 40 percent by a panel of Asian football experts.

Check out the nominees once again and don't forget, the result will be announced on Sunday. Thank you for voting.

The winner will be revealed on January 24, with 60 percent of the votes supplied by the direct participation of fans on the-AFC.com and 40 percent by a panel of Asian football experts.

Check out the nominees once again and don't forget, the result will be announced on January 24. Thank you for voting.

Al Sadd continued their unbeaten run to remain top of the league standing, widening their lead with defending champions Al Duhail to 11 points.

Last week we presented the candidates for the 2020 edition's best goalkeeper, and now we shine the spotlight on the players who will make up the backline.

So, here are the 14 players in contention for the four places in defence. Review the nominees and then choose your favourite defenders for this all-star XI in the respective polls.

The semi-finals garnered hundreds of thousands of votes with Persepolis FC's Mehdi Abdi Qara leading the way with two of his goals making the final.

Abdi Qara, however, won't have it easy in the final - which will feature six goals - as Yokohama F. Marinos' Theerathon Bunmathan, Al Nassr duo Abderrazak Hamdallah and Abdulrahman Al Obaid and Esteghlal FC's Cheick Diabate also enjoyed sizeable support in the semi-finals.

Check out the finalists and cast your vote below!

Since joining the Jeddah giants in 2014, the 31-year-old forward helped the team win the 2015-2016 Saudi Pro League title and recently became the all-time top scorer of the Saudi League.