Aaron Mooy, Son Heung-Min and Shinji Kagawa are finalists in the 2017 AFC Asian International Player of the Year Award, which will be announced in Wednesday night's ceremony in Bangkok.
The trio are headed to next year's World Cup with their respective nations, but who is most deserving for the prize that rewards the best Asian performer, beyond AFC competitions?
We weigh up the pros and cons of each finalist.
Shinji Kagawa
Pros:
The midfielder may not quite have hit the heights of his pre-Manchester United spell at Borussia Dortmund, but he has shown some of the old signs after his return to the German giants.