Son Heung-min's hat trick is also a hot topic in the UK. Interest in Son Heung-min, a former English Premier League legend, is not over even in the U.S.
The BBC reported on the 18th (Korea time) "Son Heung-min scored his first hat trick in the Major League Soccer (MLS), and Los Angeles FC beat Real Salt Lake 4-1 in the match."
The media said, `South Korean striker Son Heung-min scored two goals until the 16th minute to give LAFC a 2-0 lead and made it 3-1 by scoring his third goal in the 82nd minute of the second halfSon Heung-min has scored five goals in six games for LAFC since moving to the U.S. after 10 years with Tottenham last month.
After the match, Son said, "I'm surprised, very happy, and grateful to everyone to score my first hat trick in MLS. Even if I don't score a goal, I'm happy to play for this club, and I'm also happy to get a good result on the road. I'm enjoying every minute, every training, every game."
Son Heung-min's teammate Dennis Buanga helped Son's hat trick. On this day, Buanga assisted Son Heung-min's third goal, and he even scored his own goal. He scored his 94th career goal for LAFC, beating Carlos Vela to become the LAFC club's most prolific scorer.
Buanga, who joined from France's Saint-Etienne in 2022, has 19 goals in MLS this season and is third in the scoring list behind Sam Surridge (21) and Inter Miami's Lionel Messi (20).
The media explained "Bouanga helped Son Heung-min's hat-trick with an altruistic pass again on the day, completing LAFC's hat-trick for two consecutive games following his hat-trick against San Jose Earthquakes (4-2 wins)."
The win moved LAFC to fourth place in the Western Conference, beating the Seattle Sounders, with six regular-season games remaining.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
