The 2010 South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaper El País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded to Andrés D'Alessandro of Internacional on December 30, 2010.^[1]

Andrés D'Alessandro won the award for the first time ahead of two-time holder Juan Sebastián Verón. D'Alessandro became the second Inter player to win the award.

Rankings

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Andrés D'Alessandro	Argentina	Internacional	61
2	Juan Sebastián Verón	Argentina	Estudiantes	51
3	Neymar	Brazil	Santos	47
4	Darío Conca	Argentina	Fluminense	46
5	Santiago Silva	Uruguay	Vélez Sársfield	35
6	Mauricio Victorino	Uruguay	Universidad de Chile	33
7	Hilario Navarro	Argentina	Independiente	28
8	Néicer Reasco	Ecuador	LDU Quito	26
9	Egidio Arévalo	Uruguay	Peñarol	24
	Leandro Desábato	Argentina	Estudiantes	24
	Giuliano	Brazil	Internacional	24
12	Pablo Guiñazú	Argentina	Internacional	23
13	Humberto Suazo	Chile	Monterrey	19
14	Thiago Ribeiro	Brazil	Cruzeiro	17
	Martín Silva	Uruguay	Defensor Sporting	17
16	Bolívar	Brazil	Internacional	14
	Guillermo Ochoa	Mexico	América	14
18	Kléber	Brazil	Palmeiras	13
	Rogério Ceni	Brazil	São Paulo	13
20	Roberto Carlos	Brazil	Corinthians	11
	Gary Medel	Chile	Boca Juniors	11
	Walter Montillo	Argentina	Cruzeiro	11
	Miguel Pinto	Chile	Universidad de Chile	11
24	Giovanni Moreno	Colombia	Racing	10
	Renan	Brazil	Internacional	10
26	Juan Pablo Carrizo	Argentina	River Plate	9
	Luis Ernesto Michel	Mexico	Guadalajara	9
	Victor	Brazil	Grêmio	9
29	Norberto Araujo	Argentina	LDU Quito	8
	Fábio	Brazil	Cruzeiro	8
	Índio	Brazil	Internacional	8
	Rodrigo Mora	Uruguay	Defensor Sporting	8
33	Rodrigo Braña	Argentina	Estudiantes	7
	José Francisco Cevallos	Ecuador	LDU Quito	7
35	Sebastián Abreu	Uruguay	Botafogo	6
	Ulises de la Cruz	Ecuador	LDU Quito	6
	Nei	Brazil	Internacional	6
	Agustín Orión	Argentina	Estudiantes	6
	Emiliano Papa	Argentina	Vélez Sársfield	6
40	Marcos Assunção	Brazil	Palmeiras	5
	Diego Barreto	Paraguay	Cerro Porteño	5
	Omar Bravo	Mexico	Guadalajara	5
	Fabián Cubero	Argentina	Vélez Sársfield	5
	Rafael Moura	Brazil	Goiás	5
	Jorge Valdivia	Chile	Palmeiras	5
46	Alex Silva	Brazil	São Paulo	4
	Elias	Brazil	Atlético Goianiense	4
	Jorge Guagua	Ecuador	LDU Quito	4
	Leo Moura	Brazil	Flamengo	4
	Lucas Mareque	Argentina	Independiente	4
	Mariano	Brazil	Fluminense	4
	Juan Manuel Martínez	Argentina	Vélez Sársfield	4
	Sebastián Peratta	Argentina	Newell's Old Boys	4
	Enzo Pérez	Argentina	Estudiantes	4
	Pedro Sarabia	Paraguay	Libertad	4
	Andrés Scotti	Uruguay	Colo-Colo	4