(FAN JUN)

Chinese football player Deng Zhuoxiang has been nominated for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Player of the Year 2011, according to the AFC's official website. The award will be presented at a grand ceremony on November 23, 2011, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Deng is the only Chinese player in this year's 15-member candidate list and the third Chinese in history to be on the list after his teammate Li Weifeng was chosen for the award in 2009 and 2010.

Deng, 23, entered the national youth team in 2003 and the national team in September 2009. Since 2010, he has been serving the Shandong Luneng Team and won accolades for his performance.