The 2019 South American Footballer of the Year award (Spanish: Rey del Fútbol de América), given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El PaÃÂs through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Brazilian striker Gabriel Barbosa of Flamengo on December 31, 2019.
The award is part of the paper's "El Mejor de América" (The Best of America) awards, which also presents the awards for South American Coach of the Year (Entrenador del año en Sudamérica) and the Best XI (Equipo Ideal), composed of the best eleven players at their positions. Marcelo Gallardo of River Plate was named Coach of the Year for the second consecutive year.
<div id="3"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Dani Alves played part of 2019 with Paris Saint-Germain (France).</small> <div id="3"></div><sup>2</sup><small>Filipe LuÃÂs played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).</small>
<div id="3"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).</small> <div id="3"></div><sup>2</sup><small>Alexandre Guimarães has Costa Rican dual-citizenship.</small>
<div id="3"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Filipe LuÃÂs played part of 2019 with Atlético Madrid (Spain).</small> <div id="3"></div><sup>2</sup><small>Rafinha played part of 2019 with Bayern Munich (Germany).</small>
<div id="3"></div><sup>1</sup><small>Jorge Jesus spent part of 2019 as manager of Al Hilal (Saudi Arabia).</small> <div id="3"></div><sup>2</sup><small>Gustavo Quinteros has Bolivian dual-citizenship.</small>