"I am very glad and proud to achieve this award," said Hassan, who becomes the second Qatari to secure the award after 2006 winner Khalfan Ibrahim. "Every player in Asia dreams of winning such an award and this is a great testament to Qatar football. It is a great honour to be the second Qatari to win this award. "Of course, I have to thank my team mates and I thank everyone who supported me in my career. "Personally I did not expect to win, but this is a great source of pride for me and I am very thankful.

Source: Egypt Today November 29, 2018 02:03 UTC