According to data published by Transfermarkt in January 2025, Vietnam striker Nguyen Xuan Son is in the top 15 most expensive players in Southeast Asia.
The player born in 1997 is valued at 700,000 Euros, the highest in the history of the national team.
However, in the latest statistics of this valuation site, Xuan Son has fallen out of the top 15. Accordingly, the rookie group that Indonesia has just added has pushed Xuan Son down to 17th place.
However, the Brazilian striker still maintains the valuation of 700,000 Euros despite being out for many months due to injury.
Transfermarkt's April 2025 statistics show that the first 8 positions are all Indonesian players.
Among them, there are 7 naturalized stars: Mees Hilgers (7 million Euros); Emil Audero, Jay Idzes (5 million Euros); Kevin Diks (4.5 million Euros); Calvin Verdonk (2.5 million Euros); Maarten Paes (1.8 million Euros) and Thom Haye (1.5 million Euros). The 8th-placed player is Ole Romeny (1.3 million Euros).
In addition, Indonesia also occupied 2 other positions in the top 15 with names such as Sandy Walsh and Dean James.
Meanwhile, the Thai team has 4 players including Supachai Chaided, Chanathip Songkrasin, Supachok Sarachat and Suphanat Mueanta. In which, Supachai ranked 9th with 1.2 million Euros, the highest among the stars of the Golden Temple country.
The remaining name in the top 15 is Dion Cools (750,000 Euros) of the Malaysian team.
According to the forecast, in the coming time, the positions in the top 15 will continue to change as Indonesia and Malaysia are planning to naturalize new young talents.
