The2013South American Footballer of the Year, given to the best football player in South America by Uruguayan newspaperEl País through voting by journalists across the continent, was awarded toRonaldinho ofAtlético Mineiro on December 31, 2013.^[1]

Rank	Player	Nationality	Club	Points
1	Ronaldinho	Brazil	Atlético Mineiro	156
2	Neymar1	Brazil	Santos	81
3	Maxi Rodríguez	Argentina	Newell's Old Boys	79
4	Everton Ribeiro	Brazil	Cruzeiro	8
5	Jô	Brazil	Atlético Mineiro	6
6	Éderson	Brazil	Atlético Paranaense	5
7	Jefferson Montero	Ecuador	Morelia	4
8	Pablo Velázquez	Paraguay	Toluca	2
9	Paulinho1	Brazil	Corinthians	1
	Diego Forlán	Uruguay	Internacional	1
	Victor	Brazil	Atlético Mineiro	1
	Bernard1	Brazil	Atlético Mineiro	1

¹Players who have been to Europe before ending theseason.

General

• "Abusou: Ronaldinho por "robo"" [Abused: Ronaldinho for "theft"].El País. December 31, 2013. Archived fromthe original on August 15, 2016. RetrievedDecember 31, 2013.

Specific

• South American Footballer of the Year winners
• 2013 in South American football