Born in Incheon, Lee's rise to fame started when he joined Spain's Valencia CF academy at the age of 10, where he then featured in the B-team in 2017.

Lee made his debut for the first team a year later in the Copa del Rey to become the youngest Korea Republic player to appear in a European match.

Hong Kong Football Association LTD. (HKFA) and Guam Football Association (GFA) were honoured with the AFC Member Association of the Year 2019 Developing and Aspiring awards respectively.

The three East Asian Member Associations have made great strides in 2019 through competitive Continental matches, as well as programmes and initiatives to further spread the awareness of the game.

Chinese Football Association, Singapore Football Association and Brunei Darussalam were awarded The AFC President's Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football 2019.

“I’m very pleased and honoured to get such a big award," said Chung. "I would like to thank the Korea Football Association for supporting my work.

"We have seen in the AFC club competitions that Asian teams are very capable of performing. I’m very happy that my team has also shown that on the world stage.”

Takakura, who also won the award in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018, led Japan to the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 Round of 16.

The Nadeshiko were equally impressive in the 2019 SheBelieves Cup in the United States.

The Nadeshiko held the United States 2-2 in their SheBelieves Cup opener and registered an impressive 3-1 win against Brazil before going down 3-0 to eventual champions England.

“I’m honoured to win this award and it is very special for me because it is the first time I’m winning this," said Yoshikawa.

"This is truly a result of all my hardwork and achievements this year.”

Son, who was also awarded the accolade in 2015 and 2017, has once again enjoyed an impressive season for club and country.

A celebration ceremony has been arranged for the squad which defied expectations to finish runners-up to Ukraine on Saturday.

Korea Republic enjoyed a dream start, with midfielder Lee giving them the lead in the fifth minute from the penalty spot.

Korea Republic's exploits in the tournament, which had seen them score five consecutive wins en route to the final after having lost to Portugal in their tournament opener, eventually caught up with them as they tired and Ukraine walked away 3-1 winners.