As the Goal 50 for the 2012-13 season draws ever closer, we review some of the best performers from around the globe over the last 12 months

By Chris MysonWe are now just weeks away from the announcement of the prestigious Goal 50 accolade as we reward the best individual performers of the 2012-13 season.As ever when it comes to individual recognition, Lionel Messi and 2012 winner Cristiano Ronaldo will feature prominently in any consideration for honours.

Messi was the winner of the Ballon d’Or last year, while he was also named as the top player in Spain. His goalscoring exploits saw him win the Pichichi Trophy and the European Golden Shoe in what was another prolific year for the Argentine.



Ronaldo may have been outshone when it came to those honours but the Portuguese star did outscore Messi 12 to eight to pick up the Champions League Golden Boot as both Real Madrid and Barcelona reached the semi-finals.



Bayern Munich were the team of the season in Europe with their treble success and it was winger Franck Ribery who was voted player of the year in Germany by his fellow professionals.

AFRICA Africa-based Player of the Year Mohamed Aboutrika (Al-Ahly) CAF Champions League Golden Boot (2012) Emmanuel Clottey (Berekum Chelsea) African Footballer of the Year Yaya Toure (Manchester City) Africa Cup of Nations Best Player Jonathan Pitroipa (Burkina Faso) Africa Cup of Natons Top Goalscorer E. Emenike (NIG) & W. Mubarak (GHA) AMERICAS Copa Libertadores Best Player (2012) Emerson (Corinthians) Copa Libertadores Golden Boot (2012) Neymar (Santos) & Matias Alustiza (Deportivo Quito) CONCACAF Champions League Best Player Aldo de Nigris (Monterrey) MLS MVP Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes) Liga MX Top Goalscorer Christian Benitez (Club America) Campeonato Brasileiro Golden Boot Fred (Fluminense) Argentina Primera Division Golden Boot Ignacio Scocco (Newell's Old Boys) Canadian Championship Best Player Justin Mapp (Montreal Impact) Ecuador Serie A Top Goalscorer Narciso Mina (Club America) Colombia Liga Postobon Golden Boot Robin Ramirez (Deportes Tolima) ASIA & OCEANIA AFC Player of the Year Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) AFC Asian International Player of the Year Shinji Kagawa (Manchester United) AFC Foreign Player of the Year Rogerinho (Kuwait SC) AFC Champions League Best Player Lee Keun-Ho (Ulsan Hyundai) J-League Golden Boot Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) K-League Golden Boot Dejan Damjanovic (FC Seoul) A-League Golden Boot Daniel McBreen (Central Coast Mariners) OFC Champions League Golden Ball Sanni Issa (Ba FC) EUROPE Champions League Golden Boot Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) Europa League Golden Boot Libor Kozak (Lazio) European Golden Shoe Lionel Messi (Barcelona) European Golden Boy Isco (Malaga) Premier League Footballer of the Year Gareth Bale (Tottenham) PFA Player of the Season Gareth Bale (Tottenham) Premier League Golden Boot Robin van Persie (Manchester United) Premier League Golden Glove Joe Hart (Manchester City) La Liga Player of the Season Lionel Messi (Barcelona) La Liga Golden Boot Lionel Messi (Barcelona) La Liga Zamora Trophy Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid) Serie A Golden Boot Edinson Cavani (Napoli) Bundesliga Player of the Season Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich) Bundesliga Golden Boot Stefan Kiessling (Bayer Leverkusen) Ligue 1 Player of the Season Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Paris Saint-Germain) Ligue 1 Golden Boot Zlatan Ibrahmovic (Paris Saint-Germain) Russian Premier League Golden Boot Wanderson (Krasnodar) & Y. Movsisyan (Spartak) Eredivisie Player of the Year Wilfried Bony (Vitesse) Eredivisie Golden Boot Wilfried Bony (Vitesse) Scotland PFA Player of the Year Michael Higdon (Motherwell) WORLD Fifa Ballon d'Or Lionel Messi (Barcelona) Confederations Cup Golden Ball Neymar (Brazil) Confederations Cup Golden Boot Fernando Torres (Spain) Confederations Cup Golden Glove Julio Cesar (Brazil) Club World Cup Player of the Tournament Cassio (Corinthians) Club World Cup Golden Boot Hisato Sato (Sanfrecce Hiroshima) Fifa Puskas Award Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce)

And Neymar could yet gatecrash the Goal 50 party after tying for the Golden Boot in the 2012 Copa Libertadores and winning the Golden Ball at the Confederations Cup.Below, we list 50 of the most prominent award winners from around the globe.