Son Heung-min is Tottenham, and Tottenham is Son Heung-min 100% correct. Never forgetting SON's milestone

Aug 07, 2025

Son Heung-min is Tottenham, and Tottenham is Son Heung-min 100% correct. Never forgetting SON's milestone



Son Heung-min left, but the all-time records set by Son Heung-min will go down in history.

Tottenham officially announced Son Heung-min's full transfer to Los Angeles FC on its official website on the 7th (Korea time). Son, 33, has established himself as one of the greatest players to represent the club's history since joining Tottenham in August 2015. Son has scored 173 goals in 454 career appearances for Tottenham, the fifth-highest scoring record in club history.

Afterwards, soccer statistics media outlet Transfermarkt 'It will be a difficult day for Tottenham fans. Son left behind these historic records for Tottenham, shedding light on Son's all-time records.




First, Son Heung-min played the fifth-most games in Tottenham's history. It is a whopping 454 games. It's a record that won't be broken for a while. Among active Tottenham players, Ben Davies is following with 358 games, but Davies is a bench resource. Even if you play 25 games in one season, you have to play for about four more seasons. There is a good chance that Davis will leave before then. None of the other active players came close to Son's record. However, unlike Transfermarkt, Son Heung-min remains the sixth most played player in history on Tottenham's official website.
Son Heung-min is Tottenham, and Tottenham is Son Heung-min 100% correct. Never forgetting SON's milestone
The playing record could one day be broken by someone. This is because Tottenham will be the next legendary player after Son Heung-min. If the new legendary player plays 45 games every season for 10 years, there is a possibility that he will surpass Son Heung-min.

However, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane's records are likely to be eternal. While playing for Tottenham, the two players scored 51 goals in the Premier League alone. The reason why this record is hard to break is that it is a record that cannot be done alone.

It is possible only when two world-class players can play together for a long time on a team. Looking at the players who existed before Son Heung-min and Kane's records, Frank Lampard and Didier Drogba are second, Sergio Aguero and David Silva are third, and Robert Pires and Thierry Henry are fourth. They were all world class and legends recorded in the history of soccer.
Son Heung-min is Tottenham, and Tottenham is Son Heung-min 100% correct. Never forgetting SON's milestone
In order for Son Heung-min and Kane's records to be broken, two world-class players who can play consistently for a long time must play healthy for a long time in a team, showing excellent loyalty together. And the position has to be a striker. It's such a tricky condition in this era when loyalty and romance have disappeared for soccer players and clubs.

Son Heung-min's record of most goals and most assists in Asian history is also an achievement that will not be easily broken. He is 16th in the league with 127 goals and 17th in the league with 71 assists. There is no Asian player close to this record yet.

This record shows why the article dedicated to Son Heung-min in The Athletic, England, wrote 'Son Heung-min is Tottenham, and Tottenham is Son Heung-min,' Because he is really a player who will go down in history.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.