

Son Heung-min (South Korea)
What more can be said about the South Korea and Tottenham Hotspur captain? The 31-year-old is one of the best attackers in the Premier League. He had an underwhelming season last year with a poor Tottenham side but like the team as a whole has been reinvigorated under new Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou, who made him captain.
Kaoru Mitoma (Japan)
The winger was a virtual unknown to casual football fans until delivering a series of scintillating performances last season for Brighton in the Premier League.
Mitoma returned to Brighton in the summer of 2022 and found his feet in English football, since scoring 13 times and recording 14 assists in 65 appearances for his club. He made his debut for Japan just over two years ago and has made 18 appearances, scoring seven times, but goes into the Asian Cup with an ankle injury.